The Australasian Consortium of Humanities Researchers & Centres is pleased to present its 2021 Annual Conference: ‘Communicating Truth and Beauty: A Dialogue with the Sciences’.

The conference will explore disciplinary and institutional relationships both inside and outside the academy, and will feature a number of distinguished scholars from the humanities, creative arts, and sciences on panels and as keynote speakers. The questions our panellists and speakers will be considering include:

-Has the COVID pandemic given us any insight into how the humanities and creative arts might better collaborate with the sciences?

-What can humanists and creatives learn from scientists about communicating their ideas and value to the public at large?

-What is the role of cultural institutions in public culture, and how can the humanities and creative arts contribute to that mission?

We have two keynote presentations on the first day of the conference. The first, given by Emeritus Professor Ian Gibbins, retired Professor of Anatomy at Flinders University and, more recently, an accomplished poet, musician, and artist, and the second by Dr Susannah Eliott, CEO of the Australian Science Media Centre and a leading expert in science communication. You can find bios and abstracts on their keynotes, as well as details on the panels and panellists in the full program link below.