Grants, Awards, Achievements

From fellowship appointments to prestigious academies, presidencies and subject ranking success, see where the Faculty of Arts and its academics were recognised this month.

GRANTS

Dr Constantinos Yiallourides with Dr Madeline Taylor, and Ethan Beringen, all from Macquarie Law School, in collaboration with academic partners from Universität Hamburg (UHH) Faculty of Law, have been awarded a research grant for their project titled ‘Ocean Decarbonising Technologies under International Law (DecarbLaw).’ This MQ-UHH collaborative project aims to be one of the first international and comparative studies examining the state and adequacy of current regulatory frameworks in promoting large-scale development of ocean decarbonisation technologies. The project will conduct a comparative research study between Australia and Germany, aiming to identify and compare the legal, practical, and procedural challenges in offshore carbon storage technologies, along with the best legal practice principles to ensure wider public acceptability, transparency, and energy justice outcomes.

Associate Professor Eva Anagnostou, from the Department of History and Archaeology, in collaboration with Professor Stefan Pfeiffer from the University of Halle-Wittenberg, has been awarded $422,756 by the Gerda Henkel Stiftung for their project 'Dynastic Legitimacy and Ruler Representation in Hellenistic Royal Metropoleis: A Comparative Study of the Seleukid and Ptolemaic ‘Policy of Images.’” The project will run for three years and will examine the processes employed by the Ptolemies and the Seleukids to construct and broadcast images of royal legitimacy in their capitals through systematic interface with local groups and their traditions. Both dynasties built new capitals although their kingdoms boasted famous urban hubs dedicated to promoting ruler legitimacy: these older metropoleis had projected royal images for centuries, providing influential models to the Hellenistic kings who sought to write themselves in the history of world leaders. Old and new royal capitals, then, hold a mirror to Hellenistic images of charismatic leadership, later embraced by the Romans and their Christian heirs.

AWARDS

Dr Madeline Taylor, from Macquarie Law School, was awarded the coveted Excellence Award and Academic/Researcher of the Year at the Lawyer’s Weekly Women in Law Awards 2023. The Women in Law Awards is the biggest event that recognises the influence of exceptional women across the Australian legal industry, championing women across the legal profession and presenting an opportunity for them to showcase their talents and achievements. Read more here.

ACHIEVEMENTS

Australian Academy of the Humanities

Dr Greta Hawes, from the Department of History and Archaeology, has been elected as a Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities. The Australian Academy of the Humanities was established in 1969 to advance knowledge of, and the pursuit of excellence in the humanities. The Fellowship of the Academy comprises more than 700 distinguished individuals elected in recognition of the excellence and impact of their scholarship in various humanities fields including archaeology, the arts, Asian and European studies, classical studies, Indigenous studies, literature, cultural and communication studies, languages and linguistics, philosophy, musicology, history, and religion.

Distinguished Professor appointment

Professor Bronwyn Carlson, Head of the Department of Indigenous Studies, has been awarded the title of Distinguished Professor. Macquarie University Distinguished Professor is a title awarded to eminent professors of exceptional merit who have made an outstanding contribution to their field or discipline and to Macquarie University. Distinguished Professor Bronwyn Carlson is Head of the Department of Indigenous Studies, Director of the Centre for Global Indigenous Futures and Deputy Director of the Australian Research Council (ARC) Centre of Excellence for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. She is the recipient of three consecutive ARC Discovery Indigenous grants, awarded for her work on Indigenous peoples’ political, social, cultural and intimate engagements with digital technologies. Distinguished Professor Carlson was elected as a Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities for her work on Indigenous digital lives. She is a member of several industry and government advisory boards including for the Office of the eSafety Commissioner and the First Nations Digital Inclusion Advisory Council.

Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences in Australia

Professor Michelle Arrow, from the Department of History and Archaeology, has been elected as a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences in Australia. The fellowship recognises outstanding contributions to the advancement of social science knowledge and impact. Professor Arrow is one of Australia’s leading scholars in Australian postwar political, social and cultural life. Her research has made significant contributions to knowledge of histories of post-war Australian political and social life, popular culture, feminist and gay and lesbian activism, and the depiction of history in the media. Through both sole-authored and collaborative research, she has investigated the ways that activism centred on questions of gender and sexuality have had a transformative impact on the rights and protections of Australian citizenship in late twentieth century Australia.

President of the Australasian Association of Bioethics and Health Law

Professor Wendy Lipworth, from the Department of Philosophy, has been appointed President of the Australasian Association of Bioethics and Health Law (AABHL). AABHL is Australia and New Zealand’s leading organisation concerned with issues of bioethics and health law. It seeks to foster a distinctive Australasian voice on bioethical and legal issues, drawing on a range of disciplines including bioethics, health law, humanities, and social sciences.

Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings

The Times Higher Education (THE) subject rankings measure the performance of research-intensive universities across teaching, research environment, research quality, industry and international outlook. Education (85^th) has maintained its place in the top 100 globally for the sixth consecutive year. Arts and Humanities (fifth) ranked in the top 10 in Australia. Macquarie University placed in the top 200 globally for every discipline. Read more here.

The Australian Research Magazine 2024

The Australian newspaper has published its 2024 Research Magazine, outlining its top Australian researchers and research institutions in 250 fields of research. Macquarie University was recognised as the leading institution in five Faculty of Arts fields, with a top researcher from the Faculty featuring in one field.

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