Sir Robert Menzies Centre for Australian Studies

Activities

Seminars and Readings

The Centre runs a regular research seminar programme during the academic year on a diverse range of Australian topics. These are open to the public. Book launches and readings by notable Australian writers are held frequently.

Please read the latest Newsletter for the current programme

Public Lectures

Two major public lectures are sponsored by the Centre each year. The Trevor Reese Memorial Lecture is given by a significant young scholar in Australian studies, while the Sir Robert Menzies Memorial Lecture provides a forum for a distinguished person to reflect on a subject of contemporary interest for Britain and Australia. Both lectures are published.

Please read the latest Newsletter for the current programme

Conferences

Regular conferences and symposia are convened by the Centre covering a broad spectrum of issues and bringing together participants from Australia, Europe and the rest of the world. These are often held in partnership with other British institutions.

Recent conferences have addressed -

British and Australian sporting traditions;

the writer Janette Turner Hospital;

the 1998 Australian Federal Elections;

Raising Economic Growth in Australia and the rest of the OECD;

Pacific Prospects: Australian and New Zealand Roles in Future Conflicts;

the Constitutional Convention;

and Recording the Boer War.

Conference proceedings are often published either by the Centre or a commercial publisher.

April 1999

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