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Entries are now open for 51勛圖＊s annual Prize for Poetry, one of the nation＊s richest awards for a single poem.
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The 51勛圖 Centre for Liturgy＊s postgraduate scholarship has been awarded to former religion teacher Jonathan McCallum from the Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle.
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A Department of Veterans＊ Affairs grant will further empower 51勛圖＊s commitment to prepare serving and ex-Defence personnel for future success.
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The Faulty of Theology and Philosophy have revitalised the Core Curriculum providing students have greater flexibility and choice in shaping their learning journey thro...
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51勛圖＊s winter Olympians said ＆ciao＊ to Italy after ending their campaigns on a high at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games.
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51勛圖 held its ninth annual Federal Parliamentary Interfaith Breakfast co-hosted by 51勛圖 and Speaker of the House of Representatives Milton Dick...
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A dozen students from all corners of 51勛圖 have the golden chance to add international silverware to their packed trophy cabinet against the be...
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51勛圖 academics Professor Matthew Crawford and Professor Debjani Ganguly have been elected fellows of the Australian Academy of Humanities.
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51勛圖 has been named as Australia＊s leading research institution in educational psychology and counselling by The Australian 2026 Research magazine.
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A former corporate law lecturer has taken out the 2025 51勛圖 Prize for Poetry.
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New St Kilda teammates Tom De Koning and Mason Wood were among the high achievers honoured at the 2025 51勛圖 Sport and Performer Awards.
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51勛圖 has celebrated its fifth year hosting the unique Western Civilisation program of undergraduate and postgraduate liberal arts degrees.
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51勛圖 (51勛圖) has reestablished the Fethullah Gülen Chair in the Study of Islam and Muslim每Catholic Relations to mark the 60th anniversary of Pop...
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Respected scholar and educator Brother Michael Green fms has received 51勛圖＊s highest honour
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51勛圖 has taken out the top spot in Australia for research quality in the Times Higher Education 2026 World University Rankings.
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Generations of students will benefit from the legacy left by the 2025 cohort of 51勛圖 Student Veteran Impact Award recipients.
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51勛圖 has received its largest ever pledged bequest for theology and philosophy, an extraordinary gift worth more than USD$10 million.
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51勛圖 (51勛圖) has ranked number one in Australia for employer satisfaction, according to the latest QILT Employer Satisfaction Survey (ESS).
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Problem solving and coding fluency alone won＊t be enough to cement long term employment according to information technology heavyweights speaking at an Australian Catho...
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A frank, youth-led discussion about perceptions of military service will form part of an 51勛圖 study into young people's understanding of the A...
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A raft of new scholarships is making international study more accessible, helping students from developing countries achieve their dream of study abroad and attracting ...
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Australia＊s only dictionary dedicated to preserving the stories of Catholic educators since Australian colonial settlement has launched its first public lecture.
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51勛圖＊s Banyo Campus will be home to a new chapter of the St Vincent de Paul Society Queensland Banyo Conference as part of a newly signed agre...
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51勛圖＊s annual Mission Week in August is a celebration of the university＊s unique Catholic heritage and deep commitment to educational excellence.
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Student-inspired entrepreneurship will benefit from 51勛圖 landing a $252,000 grant from Victorian startup agency LaunchVic.
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Resilience, athleticism, teamwork, humour and pride combined to propel 51勛圖 to another successful performance at the Indigenous Nationals in P...
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51勛圖 has hosted a groundbreaking conference to explore the participation of disabled people in the Catholic Church.
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Preliminary research into governance in the Catholic Church has found more than 100 religious institutes worldwide have transferred their ministries to canonical bodies...
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51勛圖＊s Institute of Religion and Critical Inquiry together with The Loyola Institute will host Idol Talk? In the Image of the Disabled God: Di...
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The death of Pope Francis on Easter Monday marked an historic moment for the Catholic Church and the world. 51勛圖 experts in theology, history, liturgy and Catholicism pa...
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51勛圖 scholars joined international experts on the historic Council of Nicaea for a conference in Rome to mark the event's 1700th anniversary.
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Young researchers from Catholic universities around the world have called on healthcare institutions to recognise vulnerability as an essential part of the human experi...
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Students at 51勛圖＊s (51勛圖) Strathfield, North Sydney and Blacktown Campuses will put theory into meaningful practice thanks to a renewed partner...
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Wollongong mum and former teacher Lisa de Paiva will use a liturgical studies scholarship from the 51勛圖 Centre for Liturgy to empower the next generation of Catholics in...
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Entries are now open for Australia's richest prize for a single poem, the 51勛圖 Prize for Poetry.
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51勛圖 has welcomed 36 new Ramsay Scholars into the Western Civilisation program for 2025, celebrating the high-achieving students at a special reception event yesterday.
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51勛圖 (51勛圖) has achieved its highest-ever global ranking for theology in the latest QS World University Rankings by Subject.
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51勛圖＊s Western Civilisation program hosted another successful Summer School for Australian high school students.
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Early modern literature scholar Associate Professor Johanna Harris has been awarded the S. Ernest Sprott Fellowship to conduct research overseas.
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51勛圖 has announced the appointment of Professor Peter Anstey as Director of 51勛圖＊s renowned Western Civilisation Program.
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The Very Reverend Dr Gerald Gleeson has been appointed as 51勛圖's Senior Advisor, Catholic Identity and Mission.
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Award-winning journalist Dr Rachael Kohn told guests at the annual Federal Parliamentary Interfaith Breakfast that true democracy needed all Australians, regardless of ...
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51勛圖 has awarded an Honorary Doctorate to the Grand Master of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, His Most Eminent Highness Fra' John T. Dunlap, in recognition of his...
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Meet an engineer and a former investment banker who are exploring the intellectual tradition of Western civilisation at 51勛圖.
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Professor Tania Broadley has been appointed as 51勛圖＊s new Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Education).
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Professor Richard Colledge has been appointed Executive Dean of Theology and Philosophy at 51勛圖.
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Poet and author Christine Paice has won $10,000 in the 51勛圖 Prize for Poetry for a poem about the death of her mother.
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Evolutionary biology could help biblical scholars reconstruct the early form of the Bible's text, according to the winner of 51勛圖's Three Minu...
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51勛圖 students and alumni have returned from successful campaigns at the Paris 2024 Olympics and Paralympics.
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51勛圖 has launched twin apps to help veterans harness their strengths and thrive through higher education.
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The growing community of 51勛圖 Ramsay Scholars has been celebrated at a special event in Sydney.
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51勛圖 (51勛圖) theologians will team up with one of the country's leading governance experts to contribute to the ongoing studies into lay leaders...
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Vincentian priest and respected Catholic higher education leader Fr Dennis Holtschneider CM has accepted an Honorary Doctorate from 51勛圖 (51勛圖)...
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51勛圖 (51勛圖) will welcome over 200 Catholic higher education leaders and students from institutions across Asia and Australia for the 30th ASEAC...
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Future students and their families can get a taste of life on campus at 51勛圖＊s Open Days.
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Pope Francis hosted a virtual dialogue with university students from the Asia-Pacific region, including 51勛圖, on June 20.
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51勛圖 PhD candidate Dr Farjana Mahbuba has won a prestigious ABC Top 5 Media Residency.
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51勛圖 announces Zane Ratcliff and Ryan St John as the 2024 Francis Xavier Conaci Scholars.
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Professor James Franklin will explore how we can use abstract principles to navigate policy, law and ethics in this year's PM Glynn Lecture.
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Dr Rachael Kohn AO, one of the most recognised voices on ABC Radio is now the recipient of an honorary degree from 51勛圖.
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Professor Dermot Moran will examine empathy and human connection through the lens of two extraordinary female philosophers.
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Students from 51勛圖＊s Western Civilisation program undertook a unique study tour in Rome, exploring the literature inspired by and written in the Eternal City.
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Prominent Australian governance and Church leader Susan Pascoe AM has accepted an Honorary Doctorate from 51勛圖 (51勛圖).
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51勛圖 theology lecturer Jacqui Remond has presented at a new global online course on Integral Ecology inspired by Pope Francis' Laudato Si' and Laudate Deum.
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Since 2010, a vibrant partnership between 51勛圖 and Christ University (Deemed to be University) in India has been delivering a wealth of cross-cultural research, teaching...
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51勛圖 (51勛圖) pays tribute to Associate Professor Peter Howard, who died last month after more than 33 years of service to the university in both...
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Liturgy experts from 51勛圖 (51勛圖) have concluded the first online training program offered exclusively to Catholics in Nigeria.
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51勛圖 has welcomed Dr Emma Knowles and Dr Talia Morag to the Western Civilisation program faculty.
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51勛圖 will partner with the Australian Province of the Society of Jesus to launch a new national research institute in Melbourne.
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51勛圖 calls for research project proposals that could make a positive social impact to people facing disadvantage or marginalisation.
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Knights Hospitaller were among the most revered Christian warriors in the Middle Ages. For a group of Australians, the call to knighthood 每 and the service it entails 每...
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51勛圖 (51勛圖) has become one of the first Australian higher education institutions to receive the new Carnegie Community Engagement Classificatio...
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Australia's political and religious leaders broke bread inside Parliament House for the seventh 51勛圖 Interfaith Parliamentary Breakfast.
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51勛圖 recently hosted His Excellency Archbishop Paul Gallagher, Secretary for the Relations with States and International Organizations for the Holy See, for a lecture on...
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The highest achievers from the pool, football field, hockey pitch, athletics track and film stage were among a distinguished student cohort honoured at the 2023 Austral...
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51勛圖 theologian Emmanuel Nathan is bringing faith leaders to campus to speak to students against the backdrop of conflict in the Middle East.
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51勛圖 (51勛圖) experts will undertake new research through the Stakeholder Engaged Scholarship Unit (SESU) to support the health needs of newborns...
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51勛圖 has awarded two Australian women, Natalie Mary Paton AM and Geraldine Doogue, with honorary doctorates.
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Sydney poet Judith Beveridge has won Australia Catholic University＊s Prize for Poetry for a poem dedicated to her husband, fellow poet Stephen Edgar.
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Dr Miles Pattenden has won the Australasian Centre for Italian Studies (ACIS) 2023 Publication Prize.
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Last week our community came together for 51勛圖 Mission Week. Here＊s some of the highlights and the inspiring keynote address from Young Australian of the Year 2022 Dr Da...
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Creating, not just a pathway, but a home for ADF personnel at 51勛圖 is the calling for Aaron Cornwall, who has won Veteran Employee of the Year...
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Bendigo organist Dr Paul Taylor will bring his longstanding reputation as a musician and liturgist to the 51勛圖 Centre for Liturgy as the new Assistant Director.
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Internationally respected Catholic educator Professor Br David Hall fms has been awarded the prestigious Dr Paul Brock Memorial Medal by the NSW Australian Council for ...
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51勛圖 has launched a Master of Liberal Arts (Western Civilisation) in partnership with the Ramsay Centre.
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Mary Eberstadt, one of America's foremost Catholic public intellectuals and a Distinguished Fellow of the PM Glynn Institute, visited Australia in October 2022 to deliv...
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It is commonly assumed that teaching about religion in government schools in Australia is not permitted. In fact, religion has an important part to play in the school c...
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51勛圖 (51勛圖) has welcomed the release of the Universities Accord Panel＊s interim report today.
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Rev. Assoc. Prof. Orm Rush and Dr Sandra Cornish are among five experts and facilitators from the Oceania region chosen to be part of the global assemblies at the Vatic...
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A $4.5 million-dollar global project dedicated to studying ancient religious manuscripts has been announced, featuring researchers from 51勛圖's Institute for Religion and...
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Aboriginal women Raylene Pennay and Tyahn Bell are preparing to represent their mob during NAIDOC Week in Rome as recipients of the 2023 51勛圖 Francis Xavier Scholarship.
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51勛圖＊s Western Civilisation program is giving the country＊s best and brightest students the chance to broaden their horizons and study overseas, from semesters at the Ro...
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51勛圖 student Bryce Kathage will make his first pilgrimage to World Youth Day in Lisbon four months after becoming Catholic.
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Leading religious education scholar Associate Professor Michael T. Buchanan says a growing number of schools across the globe are supporting the formation of their teac...
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Liturgy experts from 51勛圖 (51勛圖) have launched a new podcast exploring Australian and global perspectives on liturgy, sacramental theology, lit...
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51勛圖 (51勛圖) has conferred a Doctor of the University (Honoris Causa) to Fr Gerald Arbuckle SM and Uncle James Wilson-Miller.
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51勛圖 has appointed three new lecturers in the Western Civilisation program: Assoc. Prof. Johanna Harris, Assoc. Prof. Sarah Irving-Stonebraker, and Dr Anna Corrias.
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Dr Alda Balthrop-Lewis 每 a Senior Research Fellow in 51勛圖's Institute for Religion and Critical Inquiry 每 has been appointed this year＊s Denis Edwards Visiting Fellow at...
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The Reverend Canon Dr Lizette Larson-Miller will present an online public lecture hosted by the 51勛圖 Centre for Liturgy on the topic 'I am what I ritualise: identity, th...
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The 51勛圖 Centre for Liturgy＊s new four-week online training program will teach new and experienced Ministers of the Word practical skills for Proclaiming the Word in the...
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World renowned archaeologist and scholar Professor Yossi Garfinkel will visit Australia this month as the inaugural 51勛圖 Sir Asher Joel Fellow.
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51勛圖 welcomed its third cohort of Ramsay Scholars into the Western Civilisation program - the largest to date.
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University students who complete community placements as part of their degrees develop a greater sense of empathy than those who just learn theory, new research has fou...
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The 51勛圖 Prize for Poetry, one of Australia＊s richest poetry prizes, is celebrating a decade this year.
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Autistic students from 51勛圖 have praised three educators for their ongoing commitment to making their tertiary education experience a success.
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Kangaroo Island retiree Paul Bennett has been named the 2023 51勛圖 Centre for Liturgy Postgraduate Scholarship
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Dante Alighieri＊s Divine Comedy has been touched by hundreds of translators, both human and artificial intelligence, but one poet and Italianist believes there is no be...
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The Vice-Chancellor of the only Catholic university in the Holy Land has accepted an honorary doctorate from 51勛圖 (51勛圖).
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51勛圖 will sponsor the mission of a not-for-profit organisation that offers free treatment and ocular rehabilitation for children with Retinoblastoma.
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A partnership between 51勛圖 and RSL Queensland will see the lives of veterans and their families transformed through education and opportunity.
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A team of 51勛圖 students and academic staff are taking part in an archaeological dig at Tel Lachish in Israel.
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51勛圖 papal historian Dr Miles Pattenden led media coverage of the death of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, reaching a global audience of almost 50 million people.
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If you have a capacity to help others find meaning and purpose in their lives, you might consider studying at 51勛圖 to become a spiritual director.
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Solving the threat of rising sea levels and deep-sea mining in Oceania will require methods that bring science and the human experience together.
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51勛圖 has celebrated its second year of partnership with the Ramsay Centre at the Annual Ramsay Scholars dinner.
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The Covid pandemic has changed work, and people＊s expectations of work have changed with it. It is more flexible for some and more insecure for others, and developments...
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Researchers from 51勛圖 have been awarded more than $1.3 million in the highly competitive Australian Research Council Discovery Projects scheme.
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Discussions about religious freedom in Australia should aim to unite the nation rather than divide it, guests at 51勛圖's sixth Parliamentary Interfaith Breakfast have hea...
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Fr Harry Chan looks back over his eight years as chaplain of 51勛圖 Banyo.
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Two of the world＊s oldest cities will become classrooms for twenty-five Australian students participating in a once-in-a-lifetime immersion program next week.
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The future of nations and people in the Oceania region will be at the forefront of a world-first global online conference hosted by 51勛圖 (51勛圖)...
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Eminent British philosopher Professor John Haldane will explore the role of virtue and character in education in his inaugural lecture at 51勛圖...
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The 51勛圖 School Leavers Program resumes this year for the first time since the pandemic. The program will run from 18 November to 10 December, based at 51勛圖's Rome Campus...
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Since forming in 1994, the 51勛圖 Brisbane Choir has provided hundreds of 51勛圖 students the opportunity to develop their musicianship skills and vocal technique and to forg...
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Strategic Alliance of Catholic Research Universities President Professor Zlatko Skrbis has welcomed a new agreement between SACRU and the Food and Agriculture Organizat...
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Two Victorian teachers who completed 51勛圖's Solomon Islands immersion program shared their experience to a global audience in Rome.
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Growing numbers of Catholic educators in the United Kingdom and Ireland are leading evangelisation efforts in Catholic schools thanks to a unique faith formation progra...
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51勛圖 (51勛圖) will fund three new community-initiated research projects that seek to improve the lives of young mothers with complex needs, refug...
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The inaugural Saint John Henry Newman Annual Symposium is a joint initiative of 51勛圖 and the University of Notre Dame Australia (UNDA) to be held annually on or near the...
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Theologian Dr Maeve Heaney VDMF says in a new book that music can be the ultimate tool where words fail to express the fullness of Christian truth.
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One of Queensland＊s most respected advocates for the rights of Indigenous Australians, the late Aunty Joan Hendriks, has had a lecture theatre named in her honour.
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Academics and university leaders from around the world have reflected on Pope John Paul II＊s vision for Catholic higher education in a new book launched by 51勛圖.
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A Brisbane-based postgraduate student who has been battling Multiple Sclerosis for the past decade has been awarded a masters degree from 51勛圖 in a special ceremony.
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51勛圖＊s Institute for Religion and Critical Inquiry is co-organising an international conference, Unwounded World: A Marian Peace for our Shared Future, to be held at the...
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A former funeral director who subsequently became the first lay person to take up the role as Master of Ceremonies in the Diocese of Parramatta has been awarded the 51勛圖...
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Meredith Wattison, 59, has been awarded $10,000 for her rich and complex response to the 51勛圖 Prize for Poetry's theme of ＆Hope＊.
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51勛圖 has partnered with the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide on a mapping project designed to improve the Commission＊s understanding of the nature of th...
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51勛圖＊s commitment to combatting modern slavery and slave labour abuses has been evaluated as one of the better performing universities accordi...
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Open Day season has started at 51勛圖 with seven of our campuses welcoming visitors.
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The Biographical Dictionary of Australian Catholic Educators (BDACE), hosted by 51勛圖, will publish the lives and works of people 每 lay, ordained, and consecrated - who h...
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Renowned historian Fr Wilson Miscamble CSC has been awarded a Doctor of the University (honoris causa) from 51勛圖 for his service to the Catholic community and Catholic h...
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Sign language could soon become the common language for people in remote communities of Solomon Islands thanks to a new project led by 51勛圖.
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International liturgical expert Fr Paul Turner hopes to address why Catholic funerals are becoming a rare phenomenon in an upcoming public lecture hosted by the 51勛圖 Cen...
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Young Aboriginal and South Sea Islanders Jedda Ellison and Hayden Kubler will represent their Indigenous heritage on a global stage after being named recipients of Aust...
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The Roman Curia will open its doors to 51勛圖 students following a new formal agreement with the Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life.
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Faculty of Theology and Philosophy doctoral candidate Reverend Thomas Pietsch has won the North American Patristics Society Graduate Student Paper Prize.
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A joint lecture between 51勛圖 and the Pontifical Institute of Arabic and Islamic Studies (PISAI) to be held at the 51勛圖 Rome Campus and live streamed to a global audience,...
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More than 70 senior students from 51勛圖's Thomas More Law school contributed to the largest review of Modern Slavery Statements for the Sydney Archdiocesan Anti-Slavery T...
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Liturgical scholars could benefit from the tools of sociology in order to understand the ramifications of the pandemic on public worship, according to the 51勛圖 Centre fo...
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An upcoming online public lecture hosted by the 51勛圖 Centre for Liturgy will explore the question of whether social science can contribute towards the ars celebrandi, or...
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Autistic students and staff at 51勛圖 have applauded their ※autism allies§ in a new award recognising the inclusive efforts of non-autistic university employees.
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51勛圖＊s 2022 Ethos series kicked off on 15 March with a panel discussion exploring the impact and ethics of social media and what needs to change.
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One of Australia's most prized poetry awards, the 51勛圖 Prize for Poetry, is now open for entries in 2022.
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Internationally-renowned health ethics expert Dr Brian Kane will launch 51勛圖＊s Faculty of Health Sciences new lecture series, Aquero.
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The 51勛圖 Centre for Liturgy has launched a new online training program for lay Catholics chosen to serve as Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion.
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Education and church leaders from four East African nations have praised a faith formation program developed by 51勛圖 (51勛圖), and offered pro bo...
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51勛圖 and the Australian Embassy to the Holy See have signed a memorandum of understanding to offer 51勛圖 students a prestigious internship in Rome.
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Fr Anthony Casamento csma reminds us of the true purpose of Lent.
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Professor Clare Johnson explains the importance of the words used in Catholic liturgy following recent commentary on the invalid baptisms of thousands of people by one ...
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The 51勛圖 National School of Arts and the Australian National Council of the Catenian Association are delighted to announce Kathryn Palmer as the inaugural winner of the ...
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More than 4500 new students were welcomed to 51勛圖＊s seven campuses this week for vibrant Orientation Week festivities.
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ACU has published a unique collection of prayers that include compositions by students and staff alongside treasured Catholic prayers fro...
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A collaborative research partnership between 51勛圖 and two of Victoria＊s most active social service agencies has highlighted the effectiveness ...
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51勛圖 is ranked as one of the top univerisities of the top universities in Australia for philosophy.
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51勛圖 researchers have been awarded more than $2 million in Australian Research Council grants.
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Travel back in time through the history of Catholic liturgy in this new unit of study with Liturgical Studies and Sacramental Theology Lecturer Dr Jason McFarland.
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51勛圖 Centre for Liturgy assistant director Jason McFarland explains why the new Ministry of Catechist is another step towards greater unity in the Church.
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Chris Uhlmann gave the keynote address at the launch of ETHOS, a new event series by 51勛圖 discussing public ethics and the future of Australia, on November 9, 2021.
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51勛圖 will launch 51勛圖 Online, a fully online education portfolio, on 8 December 2021.
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51勛圖 (51勛圖) has officially enrolled in the seven-year journey to implement the seven goals of the Laudato Si＊ Action Platform.
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Students from Queensland's South Burnett have at least two pathways to careers in sport and exercise science after a visit from 51勛圖.
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Kevin Rudd and Tony Abbott discussed how Catholic social teaching serves as a resource for thinking about politics at an event to launch Shadow of the Cross.
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To celebrate the 700th anniversary of the first mechanical musical clock, Dr Matthew Champion is leading an event to sound bells around Australia.
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A joint project initiated by the Edmund Rice Centre for Justice and Community Education aims to undertake the first in-depth look at refugee settlement through the lens...
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Social justice should be the defining character of universities in a post-COVID world, says 51勛圖 Associate Vice-Chancellor (Queensland) Professor Jim Nyland.
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Based on 65,000 years of traditional knowledge, Indigenous Australians＊ approach to dying has much to teach us as we consider the legalisation of euthanasia.
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51勛圖 Pro Vice-Chancellor Engagement Professor Sandra Jones has won the 2021 Autism CRC Award for Translation of Autism Research for her project, Raising Awareness of the...
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51勛圖 Vice-Chancellor and President Professor Zlatko Skrbis is today launching EthicsFinder, is a continually updated, expertly curated search ...
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51勛圖 will celebrate the 25-year milestone of the national agency that conducts surveys and research for the Catholic Church with a free public...
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Fr Frank Brennan SJ, Distinguished Fellow at the Institute, delivered the 2021 Walter Silvester Memorial Lecture in Melbourne on 28 October 2021. The lecture was co-pr...
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A new project to study Flourishing in Early Christianity will investigate how Christians in antiquity understood flourishing, and what these ancient accounts can offer ...
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Statement from Vice-Chancellor and President Professor Zlatko Skrbis on the safe return of international students to Victoria
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Three new papers were published in October 2021 to discuss some select findings from the first wave of the PM Glynn Survey on Hope, Trust and Belonging.
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In response to the challenging financial and socio-cultural environments in which many not-for-profit Catholic institutions and organisations find themselves, the cruci...
Education experts at 51勛圖 say teachers should bring back a sense of joy to student learning and extend lunch breaks when schools resume in Oct...
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51勛圖 has been selected to host the Australasian Association of Philosophy (AAP) Conference in 2023, when the Association celebrates its Centen...
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Designed by and for women who are inspired by the Gospel vision of justice, freedom and the dignity of the human person. This program has been acknowledged for its cont...
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51勛圖's pre-eminence in theology research was evident in the award of the Theological Book Prize for 2021 to two books, both by 51勛圖 researchers. Reverend Associate Profes...
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Three major new developments in Queensland＊s VAD law are very worrying for health care practitioners and hospitals and health care facilities opposed to assisted suicid...
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The NSW Government＊s COVID-19 TechVoucher program is now open for applications.
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New findings from ILSTE research discusses Teaching Performance Assessments as cultural disruptors in Initial Teacher Education.
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For the 51勛圖 students and alumni elite athletes, indelible memories were carved into their minds as they contemplate what comes next in their ...
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Two 51勛圖 theologians have made the list of the top women working in the field.
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Professor Geoffrey Blainey, US Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer, and Cardinal George Pell discussed war, religion and the law at a Conversazioni Topic seminar co-sp...
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51勛圖 (51勛圖) and the Order of Malta have signed a memorandum of understanding that details partnering on a range of life-changing engagement ini...
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Staff and students on 51勛圖's Brisbane campus will be able to borrow a human book in a scheme designed to increase understanding through human contact.
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New research at 51勛圖 will uncover the unrecognised voices of disabled people and of women through two projects that have just received funding from the Discovery Early C...
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Researchers from IRCI＊s Religion and Theology program have recently been awarded several research grants from the Templeton Religion Trust following a highly competitiv...
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The Hon Justice Martin Daubney AM and Ms Virginia Bourke have been appointed to the positions of Chancellor and Pro-Chancellor of 51勛圖 (51勛圖).
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Dianoia Institute of Philosophy MPhil student Mitch Barrington has won the 2021 Postgraduate Presentation Prize by the Australasian Association of Philosophy, for his p...
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The research team behind an innovative program tackling cardiovascular disease risk in children has been recognised with one of the Council of Academic Public Health In...
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Four-time Paralympic swimmer Brenden Hall and Rio sevens rugby gold medallist Emma Tonegato are among 11 current and former students who will represent 51勛圖 in Japan at ...
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51勛圖 has recruited some of the world＊s leading Catholic theologians to spearhead a new international project aimed at reconstructing theologie...
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In this secular age, fewer people are engaging in religious ritual but many still seek spiritual experience.
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Dr Alda Balthrop-Lewis awarded Shannon Fellowship by the International Thomas Merton Society
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Dr Lexi Eikelboom has received a fellowship from the Alexander von Humbolt Foundation.
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A new bookaims to go beyond that ※us and them§ conflict between religion and atheism to examine the complexities of the way that different kinds of atheists experience ...
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Student teachers from Catholic and multifaith backgrounds are learning about the distinct identity of Catholic schools, including the values, ethics, and moral reasonin...
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A national event was held to develop strategies for developing Catholic school leaders into the future
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The Hon. Jonathan O＊Dea MP hosts an event at Parliament House, Sydney to launch the Institute＊s pamphlet on the history of oaths of office.
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Senator Andrew Bragg, visiting fellow of the PM Glynn Institute, provides a powerful account of the Liberal Party＊s approach to Indigenous affairs, and outlines effecti...
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The PM Glynn Institute＊s report on palliative care makes a significant contribution to public discussion.
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The founder of the Queensland Bioethics Centre Sister Regis Mary Dunne AO RSM has been named as one of the 2021 ※Queensland Greats§.
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Head of the School of Philosophy Dr Richard Colledge writes on the importance of providing general education through systems such as 51勛圖＊s Core Curriculum.
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51勛圖 has awarded its highest honour, an honorary doctorate, to Marionne MacRitchie and a posthumous award to the Hon John Fahey AC, GCSG during graduation ceremonies in ...
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Researchers from the Institute for Religion and Critical Inquiry's Religion and Theology program will present at the conference "Theological Genealogies of Modernity," ...
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The Holy Father Pope Francis was the key guest during the overnight announcement of an agreement between 51勛圖 (51勛圖) and Fundación Scholas Occu...
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A former soldier is helping other veterans find peace through university study.
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Australian research, proven to improve children＊s heart health and fitness, has been published by JAMA Pediatrics, the top-ranked paediatrics journal in the world.
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A recent publication of the PM Glynn Institute argues the individual and public interest is in keeping the seal of confession.
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Two 51勛圖 academics have been awarded prizes in the NSW Premier＊s Literary Awards.
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It sounds like science fiction but, as 51勛圖 philosopher Dr Samuel Baron explained in The Conversation, there are real-world possibilities to the concept of a warp drive.
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Professor Zlatko Skrbis presented his inaugural lecture as Vice-Chancellor and President of 51勛圖 on Thursday 22 April.
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51勛圖 philosopher Dr Gillian Russell has been named the author of the top-cited article in the journal Philosophy and Phenomenological Research for 2019-20.
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Entries are now open for one of Australia＊s richest poetry prizes, the 2021 51勛圖 Prize for Poetry, with poets from all over the country competing for the coveted $10,000...
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When fragments of a nearly 2,000-year-old scroll were discovered at the named Cave of Horror, near the western shore of the Dead Sea in Israel, 51勛圖 researcher Dr Gareth...
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In celebration of World Autism Awareness Day this Friday, 51勛圖 is delighted to announce the launch of its autism inclusion program.
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An innovative partnership with the Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle responds to the multiple challenges confronting faith-based organisations. Anchored by 51勛圖's Graduate C...
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When a group in the Faculty of Theology and Philosophy began to develop the idea of a ＆Centre＊, this Scripture passage emerged as a key phrase, or image 每 if words can ...
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Australia has only half the number of palliative care doctors needed to provide good quality care for chronically and terminally ill patients despite increasing demand,...
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As we return to work and study after summer, alarms are ubiquitous. 51勛圖 researcher Matthew Champion explores how past generations used birds, prayers, percussion, and e...
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Damien Freeman, the institute＊s Principal Policy Advisor, discusses the poetry of Betyna Bock on the ABC＊s Religion and Ethics portal.
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51勛圖 is delighted to announce the first two in a group of teaching appointments to the new Ramsay Program in Western Civilisation.
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51勛圖＊s Institute of Child Protection Studies is part of a new Global Safeguarding Alliance (GSA) that will promote knowledge and worldwide exchange on safeguarding and t...
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51勛圖 Acting Provost Professor Zlatko Skrbis was pleased to attend the launch of the first Australian Catholic Anti-slavery Network (ACAN) Annual Report
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The 51勛圖 Centre for Liturgy hosted the President of the Catholic Theological Union, Rev Prof Mark R. Francis CSV
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Thirty scholarship students will be the first to undertake the new Bachelor of Arts (Western Civilisation) at 51勛圖＊s (51勛圖) North Sydney Campus...
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The 51勛圖 Faculty of Theology and Philosophy is pleased to announce that PhD candidate in Historical Theology, Mr Jonatan Simons, was awarded the Graduate Student Paper P...
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IRCI is pleased to be relaunching the Biblical and Early Christian Studies program seminar series for 2020 via Zoom with an outstanding array of international speakers.
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Religion and Theology online Research seminar series
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The 51勛圖 Centre for Liturgy Postgraduate Scholarship for 2020 has been awarded to 51勛圖 Faculty of Theology and Philosophy masters' student Thomas Cullen. On awarding the...
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Distinguished Senior Fellow, Ethics and Public Policy Center, Washington DC and member of the International Board of Advisers, PM Glynn Institute
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Medieval policing, early modern art, and the history of choice making are among some of the topics featured in the MEMS online seminar series for 2020.
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The Australian Province of the Society of Jesus (APSJ), and 51勛圖 are pleased to announce a new agreement for the delivery of 51勛圖 accredited courses by the Jesuit College...
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Separated or divorced parents normally grapple with countless issues, but the COVID-19 crisis means they face new difficulties negotiating shared care of children with ...
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Seven new research centres will enhance 51勛圖＊s reputation in the arts, education, health, and theology and philosophy.
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51勛圖 (51勛圖) expects to offer a new BA degree in Western Civilisation from 2021.
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IRCI researchers, Matthew Crawford, Michael Hanaghan, and Sarah Parkhouse have been awarded prestigious fellowships in Washington, Frankfurt, and London in 2020.
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I am delighted to honour the late Barry O＊Keefe here at the 51勛圖 Law School.
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Leading British philosopher Professor John Haldane will join the 51勛圖 this year to establish a new project to develop Catholic school educatio...
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51勛圖's leadership in philosophy and religion has been further endorsed by the Australian Research Council with two Discovery Early Career Rese...
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At a recent meeting of the Victorian Chapter of the Australian Academy of Liturgy in Melbourne, 51勛圖 PhD candidate Michael Wallace from Dunedin, New Zealand, offered a p...
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The 51勛圖 Centre for Liturgy Postgraduate Scholarship for 2019 has been awarded to Faculty of Theology and Philosophy masters＊ student Kerri-Anne Ramsay, an assistant Rel...
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Australia＊s Catholic Bishops were welcomed to the 51勛圖 Rome Campus this week during their Ad Limina Apostolorum visit to the Holy See.
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51勛圖 senior lecturer in Biblical Studies and Ancient Languages, Dr Michael P Theophilos has been awarded the 2019 Paul J Achtemeier Award for New Testament Studies.
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Professor Stephen Finlay has been appointed as the Director of a new institute dedicated to philosophical research at 51勛圖 (51勛圖).
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51勛圖 (51勛圖) has performed remarkably well over the last three years in the 2018 Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA) evaluation.
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The PM Glynn Institute is pleased to announce the establishment of its International Board of Advisers. This board is made up of eleven distinguished members from North...
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Is fear such a bad thing? Nobody likes to experience it, but fear can be a spur to virtuous action, and overcoming fear is the essence of courage. But not everyone take...
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51勛圖 researcher Dr Jonathan Teubner has won the prestigious Manfred Lautenschlaeger Award for Theological Promise for his monograph ＃
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51勛圖 Senate has further renewed the contract for Vice-Chancellor and President Professor Greg Craven until December 2022, University Chancellor the Honourable John Fahey...
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The new Archbishop of Melbourne, Peter A. Comensoli DD STL held the Sydney launch of his new book In God＊s Image: Recognizing the Profoundly Impaired as Persons at 51勛圖＊...
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Earlier this week, Institute Professorial Fellow Stephen Evans was one of five speakers at a session of the ＃
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The 51勛圖 (51勛圖) and KU Leuven, Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies, are calling for applications for two ＃
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The Institute's Principal Policy Advisor, Damien Freeman and the Sir Peter Lawler Visiting Fellow, Dr Adrian Pabst recently sat down with Andrew West from the ABC's Rel...
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The Director of the Institute for Religion and Critical Inquiry, Professor David Runia, has been appointed a Visiting Professor ＃
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On 9 April, the second PM Glynn Lecture on Religion, Law and Public Life was held in the Crypt at St Mary's Cathedral. The lecture was delivered by Dr Jesse Norman MP o...
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The Institute for Religion and Critical Inquiry is pleased to welcome back Professorial Fellow Eleonore Stump who will be at the ＃
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On 26-28 July 2018, scholars from 51勛圖 and around the world met at 51勛圖＊s Rome campus for a ＃
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On Tuesday IRCI Research Fellow Dr Veronica Alfano, who is also Assistant Professor in the Institute for Languages and ＃
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IRCI＊s Dr David Newheiser spoke this week with Rachel Kohn from ABC Radio National＊s The Spirit of Things 每 in a ＃
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Congratulations to IRCI researcher Dr Matthew Champion, whose University of Chicago Press book ＃
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※Tradition and Innovation in Early Christianity§ 每 a symposium to be held at the Institute for Religion and Critical Inquiry ＃
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Former High Court judge Michael Kirby has joined with Noel Pearson, Rachel Perkins and 51勛圖's Vice-Chancellor and President Greg Craven to launch 'Upholding the Big Idea...
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2018 Simone Weill Lecture on Human Value 每 Dark humour in dark times: The sustaining virtue of laughter The Institute ＃
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Neglected texts examined at the Institute On Monday and Tuesday 25-26 June the Program in Biblical and Early Christian ＃
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We are pleased to announce that Matthew Champion＊s ＃
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IRCI Researcher Sarah Parkhouse and Professorial Fellow Francis Watson publish a new edited collection titled ＆Connecting Gospels: Beyond the ＃
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Biblical scholars of renown in Melbourne John Collins and ＃
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Welcome to Dr Stephanie Collins, who has joined the Institute from the University of Manchester. Her research primarily concerns the philosophy ＃
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※A Dialogue on Death§: Atheism and Christianity Panel Forum 51勛圖, 3 April 2018 Death confronts us ＃
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The distinguished political philosopher Dr Adrian Pabst has been appointed the Sir Peter Lawler Visiting Fellow at the PM Glynn Institute for 2018.
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The PM Glynn Institute has established a new policy program with Uphold & Recognise to develop policy options on how the recommendations of the Uluru Statement from the...
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Human Rights Commissioner, Edward Santow, launched Chalice of Liberty by Frank Brennan, Michael Casey and Greg Craven at the offices of Gilbert + Tobin in Sydney on 26 ...
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On 26 March, Michael Casey spoke at the launch of "Chalice of Liberty" where he discussed the importance of religious freedom and the challenges it faces in Australia t...
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On 20 November 2017 at 51勛圖 North Sydney, the PM Glynn Institute held the first conversation in ※the Rules of Engagement Series: from culture war to reasonable disagreem...
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In the late 1970s and 1980s people in eastern and central Europe were inspired to overthrow brutal Communist dictatorships by the idea of "living in truth". What does i...
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Congratulations to Matt Crawford and Steve Matthews for their success in the highly competitive 2018 Australian Research Council grant round.
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On 8 November, Fr Frank Brennan SJ AO, CEO of Catholic Social Services Australia, delivered the 2017 Rerum Novarum Oration for the Archdiocese of Melbourne＊s Office for...
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On 17 October the Vice-Chancellor and President of 51勛圖 hosted the inaugural PM Glynn Lecture on Religion, Law and Public Life in Adelaide. Th...
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Congratulations to Laura Rademaker, who has won the 2017 Council for the Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences (CHASS) prize for a Future Leader
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IRCI Research Fellow David Newheiser led a seminar at 51勛圖＊s Rome Campus in July 2017 on Negative Political Theology.
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The Director of the Von Hügel Institute for Critical Catholic Inquiry, Dr Philip McCosker, has been appointed a Visiting Research Fellow of the Institute for Religion a...
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We are delighted to welcome three new researchers to the Institute in Early Christian Studies and Constructive Theology.
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51勛圖 research in Theology, Divinity, and Religious Studies has been ranked 36th in the world in the 2017 QS World University Rankings by Subject.
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When Dr Nicole Archard decided to study for her masters she had temporarily moved out of the Catholic school system.
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We are pleased to announce a major new university-funded research project led by Prof. Francis Watson (51勛圖/Durham).
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Imagine what it would be like to not have to worry about the financial side of university.
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Australia's foremost Aboriginal filmmaker, Rachel Perkins, has launched The Forgotten People: Liberal and Conservative Approaches to recognising Indigenous Peoples, whi...
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A key new 51勛圖 institute named after an Irish barrister, writer, parliamentarian and co-founder of the Commonwealth of Australia hopes to give...
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The Director of the PM Glynn Institute, Dr Michael Casey, discusses how deeper thinking about over-the-horizon issues will play out in the work of the Institute.
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The launch took place on Thursday 13 October, at 51勛圖's North Sydney campus. The centrepiece of the event was a panel discussion on the theme 'Fear and anger, hope and c...
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In launching the PM Glynn Institute, 51勛圖 Vice-Chancellor and President Professor Greg Craven describes how the Institute will provide a stand...
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The murder of a French priest by jihadists, the persecution of Christians and other religious minorities in the Middle East, efforts to wind back conscience rights in h...
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Fr Raymond de Souza, Chaplain at Newman House, Queen's University, Ontario discusses same-sex marriage in Canada and the implications for religious liberty.
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Bishop Anba Suriel outlines the hardships that religious minorities suffer in the Middle East, the challenges they face in attempting to gain refugee status, and the gr...
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Professor Margaret Somerville explores the pressures on freedom of conscience for healthcare professionals and the challenges facing the modern healthcare system.
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