Social policy case studies in public lecture series
ADSRI has announced a series of public lectures in which experts will look at Australian social policies such as family payments, early childhood education and care, indigenous housing, Australian…
ADSRI Director, Professor Peter McDonald, awarded an Order of Australia
The Governor General of Australia has approved the appointment of ADSRI Director, Peter McDonald, as a Member in the General Division of the Order of Australia. The citation for the award made on 9…
$4 million for Australian Social Science Data Archive
The Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research will provide substantial funding for the activities of the Australian Social Science Data Archive (ASSDA). The total funding is $4 million…
News has come of the death of Pat Caldwell (12 January 1922 – 24 May 2008)
Pat has been an important presence in ANU Demography for almost 50 years. She made a very substantial contribution in the field to the development and promotion of anthropological demoraphy. Our…
Julia Gillard to open the Australian Demographic and Social Research Institute
Julia Gillard, Deputy Prime Minister, will officially open the Australian Demographic and Social Research Institute at Parliament House, Canberra, on 19 June.
Thomas Schindlmayr passes away
Thomas Schindlmayr passed away on 26 April 2008. Thomas was a PhD graduate of the Demography & Sociology Program (now ADSRI). Memorial services will be held in New York, Canberra and…
Borrie Prize Winners - Brian Opeskin and Madeleine Rowland
The Borrie Prize is awarded by the Australian Population Association each year to students for the best paper on a population-related topic. For 2007 the prize in the undergraduate category was won…