The Australian Academy of the Humanities

The Humanities in Australia Today

The Australian Academy of the Humanities has been awarded a grant by the Australian Research Council under the Linkage - Learned Academies Special Projects Programme, to review current activity and likely trends in teaching, learning and research across the academic humanities in Australia.

The last broad survey of the humanities in Australia was conducted a decade ago, and only in the research domain.

The current study aims to chart the disposition and trends of the humanities sector in Australia, including student enrolments and likely career paths, the academic workforce and its changing demographic, regional and institutional concentrations, disciplinary strengths, and perceptions of current and emerging academic workforce need.

In addition to collating statistical information about the humanities, the project will survey humanities constituencies to arrive at a nuanced understanding of the key issues facing the sector today.

Online survey

We are running a brief online survey to find out more about the present challenges for humanities research and teaching, the characteristics of the humanities workforce, and how and where the humanities have contracted and expanded across the university sector. This knowledge will help us present a better case for support and advancement of the humanities. We would really appreciate your participation: it will just take a few minutes of your time. Please click on the following link to go to the survey:

Click here to take the survey.

For further information, please contact Dr Kylie Brass; by email, Kylie.Brass(at)humanities.org.au, or by phone, on (02) 90367642.