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Organisation profile
Organisation profile
Welcome to the Research School of Social Sciences (RSSS). The School is Australia’s major institution for theoretical and empirical research in the social sciences and has an international reputation for exceptional social science research and training.
RSSS has both undergraduate and graduate teaching programs. As well as the disciplinary Schools of Demography, History, Philosophy, Political Science, and Sociology, we have several centres, all of which have a multidisciplinary quality that encourage collaboration among social scientists across disciplinary boundaries. These include the Centre for Indigenous Policy Research, Centre for Arab & Islamic Studies, POLIS: The Centre for Social Policy Research, Centre for European Studies, and the Australian National Centre for Latin and American Studies.
We contribute to public debates in Australia and internationally across the whole social sciences spectrum. We convene workshops, public lectures, debates and roundtables that address issues of public and community importance, and these can be found in the websites of the individual schools and centres.
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Online Social Connections, Mental Well-Being, and Declining Fertility
Nitsche, N. (PI) & Gray, E. (CoI)
12/08/26 → 11/08/29
Project: Research
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Ethics, Sustainability and Future Generations
Steele, K. (PI) & Cato, S. (CoI)
1/08/26 → 31/07/29
Project: Research
Research output
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A cost–benefit analysis of the implementation and scale-up of harm reduction interventions in the Australian Capital Territory
Bowring, A. L., Tidhar, T., Olsen, A., Bailie, C., Burke, K., Martin-Hughes, R., Keane, H., Dietze, P. & Scott, N., 27 Jan 2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Addiction. 121, 5, p. 1-18 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Adoption, climate crisis and making kin: Australian young people discuss their reproductive futures
Roberts, C., Rasmussen, M. L., Harrison, L., Reinhardt, E., Bartels, G., Eagleton, A. & Connon, A., 5 Mar 2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Feminist Theory. 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Affordance Analyses of AI Safety Policies: A Proof-of-Concept using OpenAI's Preparedness Framework
Coggins, S., Saeri, A. K., Daniell, K. A., Henne, K., Ruster, L. P., Liu, J. & Davis, J. L., 25 Jun 2026, ACM FAccT 2026 - Proceedings of the 9th annual ACM Conference on Fairness, Accountability, and Transparency. Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), p. 3880-3893 14 p. (ACM FAccT 2026 - Proceedings of the 9th annual ACM Conference on Fairness, Accountability, and Transparency).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference Paper › peer-review
Open Access
Activities
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Blak Women's Alliance
Mason, J. (Organiser), Wissing, K. (Organiser), Thomassin, A. (Speaker) & Stevenson, J. (Host)
19 Jan 2026 → 23 Jan 2026Activity: Hosting or Participating in Events › Contribution to workshop, seminar, course
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Catalyst: Feminism, Theory, Technoscience (Journal)
Phan, T. (Editorial board member)
1 Dec 2025Activity: Editorial and Peer Review Work › Editorial responsibility
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The Secret Lives of Janus Tradwives: The Discursive Power of Online Aesthetics
Welty, L. (Presenter) & O'Shanassy, R. (Presenter)
Nov 2025Activity: Contribution to Event/Engagement › Contribution to Conference/Workshop
Prizes
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1st Prize, Gender Essay at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singaopore (NUS-LKYSPP)
Presto, A. C. (Recipient), 2021
Prize: Prizes and Awards
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2009 ASPA Lifetime Achievement Award
Sawer, M. (Recipient), Sept 2009
Prize: National/international honour
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2013 Fellow of the British Academy [FBA]
Pettit, P. (Recipient), 2013
Prize: Election to learned society