Benefits of Membership

The Australasian Consortium of Humanities Researchers & Centres (ACHRC) is a network for groups and Humanities scholars engaged in Humanities-based research.  Our aim is to connect Humanities researchers, centres, associations, and cultural institutions, both within the Australasian region and internationally, and to promote relationships across these and sector representative bodies in the wider community. 

We invite potential members from university-based centres, institutes, networks, associations, collecting institutions and cultural institutions, as well as individual scholars, to join the ACHRC and share in our mission to connect and support humanities research across Australia and New Zealand. The ACHRC is interested in all practical and theoretical aspects of humanities research and of managing a humanities centre in today’s research environment.

ACHRC member centres are listed in our online Member Directory, are invited to participate in the ACHRC’s initiatives and projects, and are eligible to participate in our annual events. Most importantly, ACHRC members are part of an active association of Humanities-based organisations, the first of its kind in Australia, which gives collective voice to centres which might otherwise be institutionally isolated. 

Events

The ACHRC organises at least two events every year, for which no registration fee is required of members. These events give members access to the ACHRC’s collective expertise in running humanities research centres, navigating the Australasian research environment, and connecting researchers across institutions, disciplines and regions. We invite the Academy of Humanities and the Australian Research Council to both events to keep us apprised of recent trends and initiatives, funding opportunities and the ERA. The events also include research development workshops for ECRs, postdocs, and PhDs.

Humanities in the Regions

Annual Meetings

Advocacy

As a representative peak body, the ACHRC advocates for the humanities when the occasion arises and comments on decisions and initiatives directly affecting the practice and reputation of the humanities in Australia and beyond. Our Advisory Board has members dedicated to specific interests: Communications; Humanities in the Regions; Humanities in Cultural Institutions; Early Career Researchers and Postdoctoral Fellows; Research Policy and National Response; Public Humanities. We invite member centres to contribute to these initiatives.

The ACHRC is also currently developing a database to track (and broker) visits by distinguished humanities scholars to the different member centres, giving each member access to the activities of other centres and the opportunity to partner with other members in bringing out scholars of interest to more than one institution.