Research School of Social Sciences

New Fellows of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia

Congratulations to David Chalmers and Andrew Podger, who have just been elected Fellows of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia (ASSA). Both have been recognised by the Academy for having built an outstanding and distinguished research career in the social sciences.

Integrity in Queensland

The 2009 jailing of former Labour Minister Gordon Nutall for receiving secret commissions indicates how easily corrupt practices can return.

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New Bachelor of Politics, Philosophy and Economics begins in 2013

The Bachelor of Politics, Philosophy and Economics (BPPE) at ANU is for ambitious, motivated students with an excellent academic record, who aspire to become leaders and influencers in their chosen careers.

Welcome

The Research School of Social Sciences (RSSS) is Australia’s major institution for theoretical and empirical research in the social sciences. It is also a significant presence in the nation’s undergraduate, postgraduate and postdoctoral training in the social sciences.

Research news

Congratulations to Dr Gemma Betros, from the School of History, who has received three awards.

Ernst Keller European Humanities Travelling Fellowship from the Australian Academy of the Humanities. Visiting Fellowship at Chawton House Library former home of Jane Austen, in the United Kingdom. 2012-13 Research Association in Women...

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ANU equal first in philosophy

The ANU is equal first in the world across two of its philosophy specialties as ranked by the biennial Philosophical Gourmet Report, an international ranking of philosophical learning edited by the University of Chicago's Professor...