ANU School of Sociology

21/08/2026

02/07/2026

📢Calling prospective students at The Australian National University! If you are studying , , and , this is for you!
We are seeking PhD applicants to join an exciting international project: 'The Cultures of the Cryosphere'.
ℹ️ https://tinyurl.com/52vms3rs

18/06/2026

📢 Child support reforms could affect thousands of Australian families. But some key issues may still be overlooked. A by Bruce Smyth provides insightful analysis.
ℹ️https://theconversation.com/the-government-is-reforming-child-support-heres-whats-changing-and-whats-been-missed-283880
The Conversation Australia + NZ | Arts & Social Sciences at ANU

One million children are meant to receive child support each year. Proposed changes will help them in some ways, but fall short of addressing big problems.

20/03/2026

and researcher Simon Copland highlights a few things we can learn from Louis Theroux’s latest Netflix documentary, 'Inside the Manosphere'.
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Manosphere researcher Simon Copland unpacks what we can learn from Louis Theroux’s approach to deep misogyny in his Netflix documentary.

17/02/2026

Celebrating Dr Jessie Liu’s double win! 🎉 Honoured with the ANU J.G. Crawford Prize and TASA’s Jean Martin Award for her outstanding doctoral research.
Read more: https://quicklink.anu.edu.au/1s0s

06/02/2026

Celebrating our ANU School of Sociology HDR graduates—rigorous research, big questions, real impact. Congratulations to the cohort! 🎓
Read more: https://sociology.cass.anu.edu.au/news/celebrating-contribution-success-and-futures-our-sociology-graduates

31/12/2025

🎉 Here is to a new year full of colour and diversity and many new ways to increase our understanding of society. | | Arts & Social Sciences at ANU

17/11/2025

We’re pleased to share that HDR student Queenie K. Y. Siu has had two media interviews published this week in ABC News and The Young Reporter, alongside a new co-authored journal article in Asian Studies Review - https://quicklink.anu.edu.au/5yml
Congratulations to Queenie on these contributions!

04/11/2025

Catch ANU sociology professors talking about estrogen, snakes and naturecultures tomorrow evening as part of great seminar series hosted by the Newcastle Youth Studies Centre. See details below.

How Estrogens, Yeasts and Snakes Reveal the Entanglement of Everyday Life

30/10/2025

Did you miss our visiting scholar Philip Roscoe talking about his book "How to Build a Stock Exchange" in March? Fear no more! This was another , thanks to ABC Radio National
https://quicklink.anu.edu.au/em1a