13 November 2025
The 2025 Hancock Lecture, Design as an act of (Blak) power, was presented by Professor Alison Page, Professor of Practice at the Faculty of Design and Society, UTS.
Events
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2 February 2026
The 2026 Trendall Lecture was presented by Associate Professor Gina Salapata from Massey University, she considered the mythology of Medea, and the iconographic similarities between Medea and the Hesperides — and the motif of the “ideal maiden”.
25 November 2025
This event was held on Tuesday 25 November, at the CHASS Congress at The University of Melbourne, and explored what it means to define, contest and safeguard academic freedom in the 21st century.
12 November 2025
Australian Academy of the Humanities President Professor Stephen Garton’s 2025 lecture, When Universities Mattered, is now available to stream.
13-15 November 2024
The 56th Annual Academy Symposium was held from 13 to 14 November 2025 in Sydney and online and examined the vital role of creative practice in Australian social, cultural, and economic life.