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  1. Philosophy Students Compete in Tertiary Ethics Olympiad

    In October 2023 two teams of students from the University of Melbourne participated in the inaugural Australian Association for Professional and Applied Ethics (AAPAE) Tertiary Ethics Olympiad. These ethics athletes or ‘eth-letes’, as they are known in the competition, went up against universities from across Australasia. They were supported by coach Dr Alex Cain (Teaching Associate, Philosophy), […]

    blogs.unimelb.edu.au/shaps-research/2024/03/08/philosophy-students-compete-in-tertiary-ethics-olympiad

  2. SHAPS Digest (February 2024)

    A monthly roundup of media commentary, publications, projects and other news from across the School community.

    blogs.unimelb.edu.au/shaps-research/2024/03/04/shaps-digest-february-2024

  3. Ancestral Ties to the Kabayan ‘Fire’ Mummies is Driving Research to Save Them

    An unexpected family link to the Philippines’ Kabayan mummies inspired research into environmental changes in the mountain caves that house them. Grimwade Centre’s Fen Reyes and Sarah Soltis, together with Camille Calanno from National Museum of the Phillipines explore their research on the mummies and their conservation in this article, republished from Pursuit. Tucked away […]

    blogs.unimelb.edu.au/shaps-research/2024/03/01/ancestral-ties-to-the-kabayan-fire-mummies-is-driving-research-to-save-them

  4. Professor Mike Arnold: A Vote of Thanks

    Professor Michael (Mike) Arnold recently retired as head of SHAPS’s History & Philosophy of Science Program. His longtime colleague, Emeritus Redmond Barry Distinguished Professor, Janet McCalman, AC, reflects here on Mike’s career and legacy. Mike Arnold has retired from History & Philosophy of Science, leaving it, the social sciences, the university and, indeed, the world, […]

    blogs.unimelb.edu.au/shaps-research/2024/02/26/professor-mike-arnold-a-vote-of-thanks

  5. Grimwade Centre Students Launch Scroll Vol. 3

    In December 2023, Student Conservators @ Melbourne (SC@M) hosted an intimate celebration at the Grimwade Centre’s nearby watering hole, The Clyde Hotel, to congratulate the new Master of Cultural Materials Conservation graduates and officially launch Scroll Vol. 3. The student-led journal celebrates its third successful release in three years. Founded by the Grimwade Centre’s Master […]

    blogs.unimelb.edu.au/shaps-research/2024/02/19/grimwade-centre-students-launch-scroll-vol-3

  6. Eliza O’Donnell

    Eliza O’Donnell (PhD in Cultural Materials Conservation, 2024), The Painting is Broken: Understanding Issues of Authenticity and Art Attribution in Contemporary Indonesia The circulation of counterfeit paintings in the Indonesian art centres is a sensitive issue that threatens the cultural record and intellectual property of artists and their legacy. Since the beginning of Indonesia’s first […]

    blogs.unimelb.edu.au/shaps-research/2024/02/17/eliza-odonnell

  7. Meet Dr Sarah Corrigan, Allan J Myers Lecturer in Classics

    In 2023 we were thrilled to welcome Dr Sarah Corrigan as the newly appointed inaugural Allan J Myers Lecturer in Classics (Latin Language and Literature). Dr Corrigan received her PhD from the University of Galway in 2017 and has since held fellowships funded by the Irish Research Council, working on a variety of projects. Dr […]

    blogs.unimelb.edu.au/shaps-research/2024/02/12/meet-dr-sarah-corrigan-allan-j-myers-lecturer-in-classics

  8. ‘The Man’: Taylor’s Feminism Could Go So Much Further

    In another Swiftposium-related SHAPS post, republished from Pursuit, Gender Studies PhD Candidate Dana Fahadi examines Taylor Swift’s feminism, exploration of hegemonic masculinity, and how she can do more as a role model. I’m going to say at the outset, I am a Taylor Swift fan. She is my Goddess and I am one of the […]

    blogs.unimelb.edu.au/shaps-research/2024/02/08/the-man-taylors-feminism-could-go-so-much-further

  9. ‘The 1’: Something’s Been Forgotten in the Kanye-Taylor Feud

    Ahead of Taylor Swift’s Australian tour, in this article republished from Pursuit, SHAPS History Lecturer Dr Sarah Walsh talks about the drama with another celebrity, Kanye West, that occurred almost 15 years ago, and some of the nuance that has been lost in the discussion over time. Before I weigh in on exactly what happened […]

    blogs.unimelb.edu.au/shaps-research/2024/02/08/the-1-somethings-been-forgotten-in-the-kanye-taylor-feud

  10. SHAPS Digest (January 2024)

    A monthly roundup of media commentary, publications, projects and other news from across the School community.

    blogs.unimelb.edu.au/shaps-research/2024/02/06/shaps-digest-january-2024

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