School of Historical
and Philosophical Studies
The School for Historical and Philosophical Sciences is a place to discover – and contribute to – bold ideas about humanity and its complex societies. You’ll learn from academics whose own research inspires their teaching, and become part of the curious, intellectually-engaged and welcoming SHAPS community.

Disciplines that span the history of human civilisation
Whether you’re looking to immerse yourself in worlds of the past, engage with discourses around cultures and identities in the present, or learn the skills to conserve vital cultural materials for the future, you’ll be guided by exceptional, passionate academics.
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Learn about our research centres, hubs and units
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ARC Centre of Excellence for the History of Emotions (Europe 1100-1800)
The Centre’s research aims are to produce a new interdisciplinary understanding of the long history of individual and communal emotions in Europe (1100–1800). It was established 2011–18 with funding from the ARC, and extended by the ARC 2019–21, with funding from its nodes at Australian universities.
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Asia-Pacific Twentieth Century Conservation Art Research Network (APTCCARN)
The APTCCARN is a forum for the identification and discussion of research focusing on the conservation and scientific analysis of 20th century cultural materials in the Asia-Pacific region.
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Classical Association of Victoria
The Classical Association operates for the propagation and well-being of Classics and Ancient World Studies in the state of Victoria in Australia. The associations activities include a rich program of lectures given by distinguished academics from Australia and overseas.
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Emporium: Cultures of Luxury and Consumption
Emporium is a research hub, based at the University of Melbourne, dedicated to the long and rich histories of consumption, production, and consumer practices across time and space.
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Grimwade Centre for Cultural Materials Conservation (GCCMC)
The Centre is responsible for the conservation of the University's cultural material collections and provides commercial conservation programs, treatments and advice for individuals and organisations.
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Research Initiative on Post-Soviet Space
Consolidating the emerging strengths in Soviet and post-Soviet studies through research, training, and global engagement.
Contact us
For all general student enquiries, enrolment and administration, please contact Stop 1
Find us on Level 6, West Wing, Arts West (Building 148B)
The University of Melbourne, VIC 3010
Email: shaps-info@unimelb.edu.au
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Classics and Archaeology
Classics and Archaeology is a leading program internationally for the study of the ancient world. It is home to cutting-edge research and field study undertaken by its staff, researchers and fellows
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Cultural Materials Conservation
The Cultural Materials Conservation program is the only one of its kind in Australia combining both the theory and practice of cultural material conservation.
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Gender Studies
Our program explores the significance of gender and sexuality on a range of discourses embedded within culture, identity and global history.
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History
Established in 1854, the History program at the University of Melbourne is one of the most distinguished and longest running in Australia.
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History and Philosophy of Science
The History and Philosophy of Science program began in 1946 at the University of Melbourne as one of the first departments of its kind in the world.
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Philosophy
Established in 1853, the Philosophy program has fostered generations of outstanding students and researchers.
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The Program in Jewish Culture and Society
The Jewish and Hebrew Studies program has gained national and international recognition for scholarly excellence, educational initiatives and cultural outreach.
Head of School
Person | Position | Phone | |
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Professor Margaret Cameron | Head of School; Professor in Philosophy | margaret.cameron@unimelb.edu.au |
Classics and Archaeology
Person | Position | Phone | |
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Associate Professor James Chong-Gossard | Senior Lecturer in Classics; Classics and Archaeology Discipline Chair; Classics Honours/Graduate Diploma Coordinator | +61383444078 | koc@unimelb.edu.au |
Professor Tim Parkin | Deputy Head of School SHAPS; Tatoulis Chair in Classics; Honorary President of the Classical Association of Victoria; Undergraduate Coordinator, Master of Thesis Coordinator for Classics; Master of Thesis Coordinator | +61390356344 | tim.parkin@unimelb.edu.au |
Professor Louise Hitchcock | Professor of Aegean Bronze Age Archaeology; Academic Advising Lead (SHAPS) | +61383447033 | l.hitchcock@unimelb.edu.au |
Associate Professor Hyun Jin Kim | Associate Professor in Classics | +61390357461 | kim.h@unimelb.edu.au |
Associate Professor Andrew Jamieson | Associate Professor in Near Eastern Archaeology | +61383443403 | asj@unimelb.edu.au |
Professor Frederik Vervaet | Professor in Ancient History | +61383447496 | fvervaet@unimelb.edu.au |
Dr Gijs Tol | Senior Lecturer in Classics and Archaeology; Honours Coordinator Ancient World Studies specialisation; Master of Thesis Coordinator, Research Training Coordinator | +61383445924 | gijs.tol@unimelb.edu.au |
Dr Brent Davis | Senior Lecturer in Archaeology and Ancient Egyptian; Advanced Certificate in Arts Coordinator | +61390359645 | bedavis@unimelb.edu.au |
Dr Lieve Donnellan | Lecturer In Classical Greek Archaeology | lieve.donnellan@unimelb.edu.au | |
Dr James Stratford | Teaching Specialist- Classics And European Studies | j.stratford@unimelb.edu.au | |
Dr Thomas Davies | Seymour Reader in Ancient History and Philosophy | thomas.davies1@unimelb.edu.au | |
Dr Andrew Turner | Lecturer in Ancient Languages (Teaching Specialist) | +61390358939 | ajturner@unimelb.edu.au |
Dr Edward Jeremiah | Lecturer in Ancient Languages (Teaching Specialist); Honours/Graduate Diploma Coordinator | edwardj@unimelb.edu.au | |
Dr Konstantine Panegyres | Mckenzie Postdoctoral Fellowship | konstantine.panegyres@unimelb.edu.au | |
Gaetana Pellegrini | Classics and Archaeology Teaching Associate | gaetana.pellegrini@unimelb.edu.au | |
Larissa Tittl | Classics and Archaeology Teaching Associate | larissa.tittl@unimelb.edu.au | |
Dr Jacob Heywood | Classics and Archaeology Teaching Associate | jacob.heywood@unimelb.edu.au | |
Dr Becky Clifton | Classics and Archaeology Teaching Associate | becky.clifton@unimelb.edu.au | |
Felicity Smith | Classics and Archaeology Teaching Associate | smith.f1@unimelb.edu.au | |
Dr Ashleigh Green | Classics and Archaeology Teaching Associate | ashleigh.green@unimelb.edu.au | |
Dr Sarah Corrigan | Allan J Myers Lecturer in Classics | sarah.corrigan@unimelb.edu.au |
Classics and Archaeology honorary staff
Cultural Materials Conservation
Person | Position | Phone | |
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Professor Robyn Sloggett | Director, Centre for Cultural Materials Conservation; Cripps Foundation Chair | +61383446455 | rjslog@unimelb.edu.au |
Dr Robert Lazarus | Lecturer in Cultural Materials Conservation; Cultural Materials Conservation Discipline Chair | +61383443760 | robert.lazarus@unimelb.edu.au |
Dr Jonathan Kemp | Lecturer in Cultural Materials Conservation | +61390356088 | jonathan.kemp@unimelb.edu.au |
Dr Nicole Tse | Senior Lecturer in Cultural Materials Conservation | +61383440354 | nicoleat@unimelb.edu.au |
Petronella Nel | Senior Lecturer in Cultural Materials Conservation | +61383446049 | pnel@unimelb.edu.au |
Dr Paula Dredge | Teaching Specialist | +61383440458 | paula.dredge@unimelb.edu.au |
Dr Sadra Zekrgoo | Mary Lugton Postdoctoral Fellow | +61390356038 | sadra.zekrgoo@unimelb.edu.au |
Cultural Materials Conservation honorary staff
Person | Position | Phone | |
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Associate Professor Mandana Barkeshli | Principal Fellow | bmandana@unimelb.edu.au | |
Dr Sabine Cotte | Fellow | cotte.s@unimelb.edu.au | |
Professor Tonia Eckfeld | Honorary (Principal Fellow) | tonia.eckfeld@unimelb.edu.au | |
Dr Lachlan MacDowall | Senior Fellow | lmacd@unimelb.edu.au | |
Dr Marcelle Scott | Fellow | mmscott@unimelb.edu.au | |
Professor Amir Zekrgoo | Professorial Fellow | amir.zekrgoo@unimelb.edu.au | |
Dr Graham Price | Honorary Fellow | graham.price@unimelb.edu.au | |
Dr Ana Maria Labrador | Honorary (Senior Fellow) | ana.labrador@unimelb.edu.au |
Cultural Materials Conservation professional staff
Person | Position | Phone | |
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Tim Ould | Administrative and Laboratory Assistant | +61390359956 | tould@unimelb.edu.au |
Dr Rose Barrett | Laboratory Officer | rose.barrett@unimelb.edu.au |
Gender Studies
Person | Position | Phone | |
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Associate Professor Kalissa Alexeyeff | Head of Program, Senior Lecturer In Gender Studies | +61390359970 | k.alexeyeff@unimelb.edu.au |
Associate Professor Ana Dragojlovic | Senior Lecturer in Gender Studies | +61383446629 | ana.dragojlovic@unimelb.edu.au |
Dr Jaya Keaney | Lecturer in Gender Studies | +61383443647 | jaya.keaney@unimelb.edu.au |
Dr Joshua Pocius | Teaching Specialist in Gender Studies | +61383447046 | joshua.pocius@unimelb.edu.au |
Dr CQ Quinan | Lecturer in Gender Studies | +61383443525 | c.quinan@unimelb.edu.au |
Gender Studies affiliated staff
History
Person | Position | Phone | |
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Associate Professor Catherine Kovesi | Associate Professor in Late Medieval and Early Modern History. History Discipline Chair. | +61383448160 | c.kovesi@unimelb.edu.au |
Professor Andrew May | Professor in Australian History. | +61383447562 | a.may@unimelb.edu.au |
Professor Mark Edele | Hansen Chair in History of the Soviet Union and Successor States. Deputy Dean, Faculty of Arts. | +61383440523 | mark.edele@unimelb.edu.au |
Professor Kate McGregor | Deputy Associate Dean International (Indonesia), Professor in Southeast Asian History | +61383443379 | k.mcgregor@unimelb.edu.au |
Professor David Goodman | Professor in US History. Deputy Head of School, SHAPS. Director, Digital Studio, Faculty of Arts. | +61383447859 | d.goodman@unimelb.edu.au |
Professor Sean Scalmer | Professor of Australian History. | +61383445957 | sscalmer@unimelb.edu.au |
Professor Zoe Laidlaw | Professor of the History of Britain’s Empire. Research and Higher Degree Coordinator. | zoe.laidlaw@unimelb.edu.au | |
Professor Joy Damousi | Professor in Australian History. | j.damousi@unimelb.edu.au | |
Dr Julie Fedor | Senior Lecturer in Modern European History. Engagement Coordinator, SHAPS. | julie.fedor@unimelb.edu.au | |
Associate Professor Jenny Spinks | Hansen Associate Professor in Early Modern History. Education and Students Coordinator. | +61383443816 | jspinks@unimelb.edu.au |
Dr Angel Alcalde Fernandez | Senior Lecturer in twentieth-century European History. Research Coordinator, History Discipline and SHAPS. Deputy Director, Master of International Relations, SHAPS. | angel.alcalde@unimelb.edu.au | |
Dr Julia Hurst | Lecturer in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander History Deputy Director, Australian Centre, Faculty of Arts. | julia.hurst@unimelb.edu.au | |
Dr Matthew Champion | Senior Lecturer in Early Modern History. Engagement Coordinator. | mscha@unimelb.edu.au | |
Dr Andonis Piperoglou | Hellenic Senior Lecturer in Global Diasporas. | andonis.piperoglou@unimelb.edu.au | |
Dr Julia Bowes | Lecturer in Gender History. Honours/Graduate Diploma Advanced Coordinator. | +61383443379 | julia.bowes@unimelb.edu.au |
Dr Sarah Walsh | Hansen Lecturer in World History. | sarah.walsh@unimelb.edu.au | |
Dr Oleg Beyda | Hansen Lecturer in Russian History. | +61338344400 | oleg.beyda@unimelb.edu.au |
Dr Charlotte Millar | Teaching Specialist in Early Modern History. | +61383445952 | charlotte.millar@unimelb.edu.au |
Dr Bronwyn Beech Jones | Subject Coordinator in South East Asian History. | +61383441520 | bronwyn.beechjones@unimelb.edu.au |
Dr James Keating | Teaching Associate, Periodic. | james.keating@unimelb.edu.au | |
Dr Nat Cutter | Teaching Associate, Periodic. | nat.cutter@unimelb.edu.au | |
Dr Natasha Wilson | Teaching Associate, Periodic. | nwils@unimelb.edu.au | |
Dr Patrick McGrath | Teaching Associate, Periodic. | patrick.mcgrath@unimelb.edu.au | |
Dr Kathryn Ticehurst | Teaching Associate, Periodic. | kathryn.ticehurst@unimelb.edu.au | |
Dr Shannon Gilmore-Kuziow | Teaching Associate, Periodic. | shannon.gilmore@unimelb.edu.au | |
Dr Pete Millwood | Lecturer in East Asian History. | +61383447259 | pete.millwood@unimelb.edu.au |
Georgia Comte | Graduate Teaching Research Fellow. | georgia.comte@unimelb.edu.au | |
Arthur Knight | Graduate Teaching Research Fellow. | arthur.knight@unimelb.edu.au | |
Aleksandra Riabichenko | Graduate Teaching Research Fellow. | a.riabichenko@unimelb.edu.au |
History honorary staff
History and Philosophy of Science
Person | Position | Phone | |
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Professor Fiona Fidler | Professor of History and Philosophy of Science; History and Philosophy of Science Discipline Chair | +61393056315 | fidlerfm@unimelb.edu.au |
Professor Michael Arnold | Professor of Social Studies of Technology | mvarnold@unimelb.edu.au | |
Professor Cordelia Fine | Professor in History and Philosophy of Science | +61390354697 | cfine@unimelb.edu.au |
Associate Professor Sara Wills | Assoc. Professor in Historical and Philosophical Studies; Associate Dean (Advancement) | s.wills@unimelb.edu.au | |
Dr James Bradley | Lecturer in History of Medicine and Life Sciences; Undergraduate Coordinator; Graduate Certificate Coordinator; Graduate Certificate in Arts Coordinator; Graduate Diploma in Arts Coordinator | +61383443851 | jbradley@unimelb.edu.au |
Dr Kristian Camilleri | Senior Lecturer in History and Philosophy of Science; Honours and Graduate Diploma (Advanced) Coordinator; Undergraduate Coordinator Semester 2 | +61383447573 | kcam@unimelb.edu.au |
Dr Darrin Durant | Senior Lecturer in Science and Technology Studies | +61390354397 | ddurant@unimelb.edu.au |
Dr Gerhard Wiesenfeldt | Lecturer in History of Science; Undergraduate Coordinator Semester 1; Honours Coordinator; Master of Thesis Coordinator | +61383447983 | gerhardw@unimelb.edu.au |
Dr Kerstin Knight | Teaching Periodic | kerstin.knight@unimelb.edu.au | |
Dr Martin Bush | Senior Research Fellow & Teaching Periodic | +61383444000 | martin.bush@unimelb.edu.au |
Dr Fallon Mody | Score Project Qualitative Research Fellow & Teaching Periodic | fallon.mody@unimelb.edu.au | |
Dr Kate Lynch | Lecturer in Philosophy of Science - Life Sciences | kate.lynch@unimelb.edu.au | |
Dr Jacinthe Flore | Lecturer in Philosophy of Science - Technology | jacinthe.flore@unimelb.edu.au |
History and Philosophy of Science honorary staff
Person | Position | Phone | |
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Stephen Ames | Fellow | sames@unimelb.edu.au | |
Dr Rod Buchanan | Fellow | +61383445156 | rdbu@unimelb.edu.au |
Dr Martin Leckey | Honorary Fellow | mjleckey@unimelb.edu.au | |
Dr Richard Gillespie | Principal Fellow | gillespie.r@unimelb.edu.au | |
Professor Roderick Home | Professor Emeritus | home@unimelb.edu.au | |
Associate Professor Kevin Korb | Senior Fellow | kevin.korb@unimelb.edu.au | |
Associate Professor Gavan McCarthy | Principal Fellow | gavan.mccarthy@unimelb.edu.au | |
Dr Douglas Wilkie | Fellow | douglas.wilkie@unimelb.edu.au | |
Dr John Wilkins | Fellow | +61401876366 | john.wilkins@unimelb.edu.au |
Philosophy
Person | Position | Phone | |
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Professor Howard Sankey | Professor of Philosophy; Philosophy Discipline Chair | +61383446558 | chs@unimelb.edu.au |
Professor Margaret Cameron | Head of School; Professor in Philosophy | margaret.cameron@unimelb.edu.au | |
Associate Professor Karen Jones | Associate Professor in Philosophy | +61383440268 | jonek@unimelb.edu.au |
Associate Professor Daniel Halliday | Associate Professor In Political Philosophy; Honours and Graduate Diploma (Advanced) Coordinator | +61383445877 | daniel.halliday@unimelb.edu.au |
Associate Professor Holly Lawford-Smith | Associate Professor In Political Philosophy; Graduate Studies Coordinator (Philosophy) | holly.lawford-smith@unimelb.edu.au | |
Associate Professor Francois Schroeter | Associate Professor | +61383448169 | fschro@unimelb.edu.au |
Associate Professor Laura Schroeter | Associate Professor | laura.schroeter@unimelb.edu.au | |
Dr Dana Goswick | Senior Lecturer in Philosophy | dgoswick@unimelb.edu.au | |
Dr Andrew Inkpin | Senior Lecturer in Contemporary European Philosophy; Undergraduate Coordinator | +61383446539 | andrew.inkpin@unimelb.edu.au |
Dr Jenny Judge | Lecturer in Philosophy of Mind and Cognitive Science | ||
Dr John Powers | Lecturer in Buddhism Studies | john.powers@unimelb.edu.au | |
Dr Tristan Grotvedt | Lecturer in Philosophy (Teaching Specialist) | tristan.grotvedt@unimelb.edu.au | |
Dr James Kent | Teaching Associate, Periodic | james.kent@unimelb.edu.au | |
Dr Kai Tanter | Teaching Associate, Periodic | kai.tanter@unimelb.edu.au | |
Ms Alex Cain | Teaching Associate, Periodic | alex.cain@unimelb.edu.au |
Philosophy honorary staff
Person | Position | Phone | |
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Dr Andrew Alexandra | Fellow | +61383443863 | a.alexandra@unimelb.edu.au |
Associate Professor Purushottama Bilimoria | Principal Fellow | p.bilimoria@unimelb.edu.au | |
Professor Tony Coady | Professor Emeritus | +61383445155 | t.coady@unimelb.edu.au |
Associate Professor Karen Green | Professorial Fellow | karen.green@unimelb.edu.au | |
Dr Maurita Harney | Senior Fellow | +61383440266 | mharney@unimelb.edu.au |
Dr Tamas Pataki | Senior Fellow | +61383448113 | tpataki@unimelb.edu.au |
Professor Graham Priest | Professor Emeritus | g.priest@unimelb.edu.au | |
Dr Garry Young | Honorary (Senior Fellow) | garry.young@unimelb.edu.au | |
Associate Professor Christopher Cordner | Honorary | +61383447564 | ccordner@unimelb.edu.au |
The Program in Jewish Culture and Society
Person | Position | Phone | |
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Dr Dvir Abramovich | Director of The Program in Jewish Culture and Society; The Israel Kipen Senior Lecturer in Hebrew Studies; Undergraduate Coordinator and Graduate Studies Coordinator | +61383443789 | dvir@unimelb.edu.au |
Professional
Person | Position | Phone | |
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Ms Marica Banovac | School Manager | +61383446474 | mbanovac@unimelb.edu.au |
Ms Pauline Li | Teaching Leader - Academic Programs | tianbo.li@unimelb.edu.au | |
Ms Lou Benson | School Operations Coordinator | +61390355035 | lou.benson@unimelb.edu.au |
Ms Leanne Hunt | Executive Support Officer | +61383441521 | leanne.hunt@unimelb.edu.au |
Ms Kyleen Lee | Teaching and Learning Officer | +6183444678 | |
Mr Jesse Taig | School Support Officer | +6183445142 | jesse.taig@unimelb.edu.au |
Research projects
Explore a selection of Australian Research Council-funded and other research projects undertaken by academics at the School of Historical and Philosophical Studies.
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The Rediscovery of Tragic Myth: Senecan tragedy in fourteenth century Europe
In this Australian Research Council-funded research project, Dr K.O. Chong-Gossard (Classics, SHAPS) and Professor Bernard Muir (Professorial Fellow, English and Theatre Studies, SCC) investigate the medieval Latin commentaries by Nicholas Trevet on the ancient Roman tragedies of Seneca.
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repliCATS: Collaborative Assessments for Trustworthy Science
The repliCATS project is among the first projects to address one of the most pressing controversies of modern science: scientific replicability. Led by Professor Fiona Fidler, the team consists of interdisciplinary researchers from the School of BioSciences, School of Historical and Philosophical Studies and the Melbourne School of Engineering.
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Gender Diversity Narratives in the Australian Context
Do Australians think workplace gender diversity is important? In this project, Philosophy academics Professor Cordelia Fine and Dr Holly Lawford-Smith join an interdisciplinary team to explore reasons offered across a corpus of articles published in the Australian print media in the 25-year period between 1995-2020.
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Confronting Historical Injustice in Indonesia: Memory and Transnational Human Rights Activism
Using an innovative framework of the concept of ‘regions of memory’, Associate Professor in Southeast Asian History Kate McGregor is examining how human rights activists located within and outside Indonesia use memory for the purposes of achieving human rights outcomes.
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Constructing Social Hierarchy
In this ARC-funded project, a team of Philosophy academics aim to integrate recent developments in the philosophy of mind, language, emotion, and action to better understand how social hierarchies are created and maintained and how they can be disrupted.
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Disposal of the Dead: Beyond Burial and Cremation
The DeathTech research team is a group of anthropologists, social scientists and human-computer interaction specialists based at the University of Melbourne and the University of Oxford. They have been studying questions at the intersection of death, technology, and society for more than a decade.
Research centres, hubs and units
Explore the fascinating and fundamental research conducted by our centres, hubs and units.
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ARC Centre of Excellence for the History of Emotions (Europe 1100-1800)
The Centre’s research aims are to produce a new interdisciplinary understanding of the long history of individual and communal emotions in Europe (1100–1800). It was established 2011–18 with funding from the ARC, and extended by the ARC 2019–21, with funding from its nodes at Australian universities.
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Asia-Pacific Twentieth Century Conservation Art Research Network (APTCCARN)
The APTCCARN is a forum for the identification and discussion of research focusing on the conservation and scientific analysis of 20th century cultural materials in the Asia-Pacific region.
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Classical Association of Victoria
The Classical Association operates for the propagation and well-being of Classics and Ancient World Studies in the state of Victoria in Australia. The associations activities include a rich program of lectures given by distinguished academics from Australia and overseas.
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Emporium: Cultures of Luxury and Consumption
Emporium is a research hub, based at the University of Melbourne, dedicated to the long and rich histories of consumption, production, and consumer practices across time and space.
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Grimwade Centre for Cultural Materials Conservation (GCCMC)
The Centre is responsible for the conservation of the University's cultural material collections and provides commercial conservation programs, treatments and advice for individuals and organisations.
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Research Initiative on Post-Soviet Space
Consolidating the emerging strengths in Soviet and post-Soviet studies through research, training, and global engagement.
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Areas of expertise
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Research environment
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Research strengths
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Research publications
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Undergraduate
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Honours
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Graduate coursework
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Graduate research
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Scholarships and prizes
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