The Academy has warmly welcomed the announcement that the Government will direct $10 million dollars worth of funding over the next three years to support multi-disciplinary research by Australia's four Learned Academies under the auspices of the Australian Council of Learned Academies (ACOLA). Under the new arrangement the Academies will work with the Chief Scientist, Professor Ian Chubb, and the Prime Minister’s Science Engineering and Innovation Council (PMSEIC) to inform national policy and bring an in-depth interdisciplinary perspective to the complex challenges facing the nation.

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Applications for National Library of Australia Fellowships close on 30 April 2012. Fellowships at the NLA offer researchers, scholars and writers unparalleled opportunities to delve into the Library’s rich collections and are awarded for 3-6 months. Application information is available on the NLA's website.

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The Academy is delighted to announce that it has awarded 12 travel bursaries for early career researchers from Australia and New Zealand to attend the inaugural conference of the Australasian Association for the Digital Humanities (aaDH), Digital Humanities Australasia 2012: Building, Mapping, Connecting.

A draft conference programme is now available.

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Leading publishers, booksellers, academics and librarians discussed the future for the academic book in Australia at a forum organised by the National Scholarly Communication Forum under the auspices of the Australian Academy of the Humanities.

More information about the forum, including presentations, is available on the website.

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The Australian Council of Learned Academies (ACOLA) is currently conducting a survey to identify best practice models for supporting career development for Australian researchers across all disciplines. Take the survey.

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The Academy has signed a new agreement with the Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei which paves the way for a research exchange programme between the two countries.

On 8 June 2011 a memorandum of understanding was signed by Professor Joseph Lo Bianco, President of the Australian Academy of the Humanities and Professor Alberto Quadrio Curzio, Vice Presidente of the Lincei. We are very grateful to the Italian Embassy in Canberra for brokering this collaboration.

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The Academy welcomes the launch of the Languages and Cultures Network for Australian Universities (LCNAU) which aims to raise the profile of language educators and public awareness of the cultural, strategic and economic importance of language education for Australia.

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The Academy of the Humanities welcomes the establishment of the Australasian Association for Digital Humanities (aaDH). The Association will act to support and extend links between digital humanities researchers, improve professional development opportunities and provide international leverage for local projects and initiatives.

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The Australian Academy of the Humanities warmly welcomes the establishment of the Hong Kong Academy of Humanities. As the peak body representing humanities academia in Hong Kong, it aims to promote outstanding scholarly achievements of the territory through meaningful engagement and cooperation with similar institutions internationally.

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