Attn PhDs! Australian Graduate Women are offering 2 Research Fellowships of $10k each. These fellowships are available to female PhD by research candidates. Applications close 13/2/26. See their website for eligibility and further details. www.australiangradwomen.org.au/fellowships/

Another conference to keep an eye out for is the National Archaeology Student Conference which is making a return this year! Hosted by the University of Queensland in Spetember, keep an eye on their socials for more details to come. www.facebook.com/nascaustralia

As mentioned at the last conference, the Congress of the International Federation of Associations of Anatomists is being held in Melbourne this year (August 13-16) and will include a panel run by ASHB members! Abstract submission is open NOW! And closes on the 14th of February. ifaa2026.org/en-AU

Great keynote by Zaneta Thayer @aushumanbiology.bsky.social #ASHB2025 — while early life environments and experiences shape health trajectories, they do not make poor (or good) health inevitable. Presented fascinating data on negative health aspects of by-passing natural labour processes in Brazil.

Less than one month until #ASHB2025 in Tāmaki Makaurau / Auckland! 💀🦷👣🗣🦧🐒🔬🩻🧬⚰️🪦 @aushumanbiology.bsky.social

REMINDERS: *Abstracts for the 2025 conference are due at 11:59pm NZDT Monday 13/10 *Discounted early bird registration also ends at 11:59pm NZDT Monday 13/10 *Regular price registration closes Monday 20/10 Abstract submission and registration here: www.australasianhumanbiology.com/conferences....

We are pleased to offer Student Conference Support Grants for our 2025 meeting. If you are an ASHB student member and intend on presenting either a paper or poster, consider applying for financial support here: forms.gle/77WCN3ym3fGQ... Applications close 11:59 NZDT on Monday 13th of October.

ASHB wishes to pays its respects to the amazing and inspirational Dr Jane Goodall as she starts her next adventure. Image credit: Johanna Lohr.

We are extending the deadlines for abstract submission and earlybird registration for our 2025 Conference until 11:59pm NZDT on October 13! Learn more and register by clicking below:

There's just over a week left to claim earlybird registration discounts and get your abstracts in for the upcoming Auckland conference! Register and/or submit your abstracts at the link below by October 6 to avoid missing out! www.australasianhumanbiology.com/conferences....

Professor Siân Halcrow is the first in Aotearoa to be awarded the British Academy Global Professorship worth over $2 million! She will spend four years at Durham University in England, developing the first socially informed policy guidelines for anatomical skeletal collections. Read more here 👇

Conference registration and abstract submission are now open for our 2025 Conference in Tāmaki Makaurau / Auckland! Learn more at www.australasianhumanbiology.com/conferences....

Two biological anthropology positions have been advertised at the University of Western Australia! Learn more about these opportunities at the links below: Level B (Lecturer) position: external.jobs.uwa.edu.au/en/job/52090... Level D (A/Prof) position: external.jobs.uwa.edu.au/en/job/52090...

It is with great sadness that we share the news of the passing of Emeritus Professor Charles Oxnard on the 27th of June at the age of 91. We extend our deepest condolences to Eleanor and their sons, Guy and Hugh, and to their extended families.

The 2025 round of the ASHB Studentship is now open for applications! Up to $2000 of funding is available to support student research. To become a member and learn more about this opportunity, please visit www.australasianhumanbiology.com

**SAVE THE DATE - 2025 CONFERENCE! ** We are thrilled to announce that our 2025 Conference will be held in Auckland, New Zealand, from 10-12 December! More information will be available on our website soon: www.australasianhumanbiology.com/

Hi all! 👋 We're the Australasian Society for Human Biology! We were founded in 1987 to promote and support research, teaching, and communication in all fields of human biology in Australasia, and we offer student funding, annual conferences, and more! Learn more at www.australasianhumanbiology.com