Our academics have excelled again this month with book awards and releases, innovation awards and funding.
AWARDS
Congratulations to the Wallumatta Legal team who were recently awarded the Innovation in Social Justice, Inclusion and Diversity category at the Financial Times Innovative Lawyers Asia Pacific 2022 Awards. The awards celebrate the exceptional accomplishments of law firms and clients, in-house legal teams and legal service providers that promote innovation within the sector. Winners were recognised for their work on pioneering projects and initiatives across a range of markets and disciplines.
Dr Emily O’Gorman, from Macquarie School of Social Sciences, has been awarded the 2022 Nautilus Book Awards Silver Winner in Ecology and Environment for 'Wetlands in a Dry Land: More-Than-Human Histories of Australia’s Murray-Darling Basin'.
ACHIEVEMENTS
A reception was hosted by the Australian Academy of Humanities on 31 May at the State Library of New South Wales, which brought together recently elected Fellows of the Australian Academy of the Humanities to sign the Academy Charter and receive their Certificate of Fellowship. Distinguished Professor Wendy Rogers, Philosophy, Professor Louise D'Arcens, Deputy Dean-Research and Innovation, and Associate Professor Trevor Evans, History and Archaeology, are newly elected fellows from the Faculty of Arts. Congratulations to Wendy, Louise and Trevor on their prestigious appointments.
Dr Bates Gill, from the Department of Security Studies and Criminology, has released his latest book ‘Daring to Struggle: China’s Global Ambitions Under Xi Jinping’. This is one of the first major books to take stock of China’s approach to the world under Xi Jinping’s leadership, and provides a unique and insightful framework for analysing the complexities of China’s international engagement.
Lise Barry, Interim Dean of Macquarie Law School, has been promoted to Level E.
Dr Jo Rey (Department of Indigenous Studies), "Dharug Women and Allies Cultural Burn Activation - Brown’s Waterhole” – Stakeholder Engagement Event in collaboration with the NSW Department of Planning and Environment, 26 May.
GRANTS
Professor Bronwyn Carlson, Madi Day and Dameyon Bonson (Department of Indigenous Studies), “Looking forward: Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander LGBTIQSB+ People’s Wellbeing beyond the COVID-19 Pandemic”, Australian Institute of Health and Welfare funding.
Professor Sandy O’Sullivan and Madi Day (Department of Indigenous Studies) “Toolkit for Parents and Caregivers of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children”, Victorian Health / Parents of Gender Diverse Children funding.