Our research shows the number of history academics in Australia has dropped by at least 31% since 1989
The Australian Catholic University has recently announced it will abolish academic positions in history as part of broader cuts in the humanities. Staff are understandably shocked and dismayed by the news. Regrettably, the plight of these academics is part of a broader decline in the study of history in Australian universities over the past few decades. As our yet-to-be-published […]… Learn more.