A national initiative
Social Sciences Week is coming up in September. It is our annual celebration of the many ways that we do social science research and teaching.
The Macquarie School of Social Sciences (MSSS) is pleased to announce an exciting week of events including:
- seminars and workshops with inspiring activists, journalists and researchers
- careers and advice sessions and awards celebrations for our fabulous students.
Join us to celebrate the social sciences and their unique contributions to understanding and supporting flourishing societies.
Learn more about Social Sciences Week.
Schedule
Our events will commence on Monday 9 September 2024 and will conclude on Friday 13 September 2024. For more details on any of the events below please click here.
All events will be held in the Arts Precinct, at 25 Wally’s Walk on the University’s Wallumattagal campus.
Contact socialsciences@mq.edu.au if you have any questions about these events.
| Date and time | Event | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| Mon 9, 2–4pm | HDR/ECR workshop: Scholarly publishing in the social sciences (Professor Kirsten Bell, Imperial College London, and Professor Lisa L Wynn) | C120/121, Building C |
| Mon 9, 4–5.30pm | Implications of the University Accord (Professor Andrew Norton, Australian National University) | B603, Building B |
| Tue 10, 1.30–4pm | Writing out from the academy
| C122, Building C |
| Wed 11, 1–2pm | Care infrastructures and regional energy transitions (Dr Chantel Carr, University of Wollongong) | C120/121, Building C |
| Wed 11, 2.30–3.30pm | Amani Haydar on Violence | C120/121, Building C |
| Wed 11, 6–8pm | Careers event | C122, Building C |
| Thu 12, 1–2.30pm | Dr Amy McQuire and Professor Sandy O’Sullivan on Black Witnesses | C122, Building C |
| Thu 12, 3–3.30pm | Prize ceremony | C122, Building C |
| Thu 12, 3.45–4.45pm | Who’s on top? Inequality for rich and poor (Dr Nick Harrigan, Dr Hangyoung Lee and Dr Jarvis Zhuo) | C122, Building C |
| Fri 13, 2–3.30pm | Tech for good? Anthropology and the quest for ‘ground-truths’ after weather disasters (Associate Professor Caroline E Schuster, Australian National University) | C120/121, Building C |
Prize ceremony
The Macquarie School of Social Sciences will celebrate our annual prize ceremony during Social Sciences Week.
The event will recognise outstanding performance and academic achievements within the school’s undergraduate, postgraduate coursework and higher degree research students during 2023.
Prize winners will receive their certificates during the ceremony, which will be chaired by Dr Richard Carter-White (Acting Director of Education, MSSS).
The ceremony will be followed by a three lightning talks on ‘Who’s on top? Inequality for rich and poor’, organised by the school’s Work Inequality and Wellbeing research group.
Refreshments will be provided.