Upcoming events

We host a range of entertainment and events on Southeast Asia throughout the year

From film screenings to professional development workshops, seminars and book launches, our public events program features local and international experts on Southeast Asia.

Productivity Workshop

Close-up photograph of the wooden statue of a Javanese man

Object-Based Learning Workshop for Research Portfolio Staff

Early and mid-career researchers retreat

Dedicating time and space to disconnect and reconnect through writing

Early and mid-career researchers researching Southeast Asia at Australian tertiary institutions are invited to attend a dedicated writing retreat. This retreat is designed to provide you with both inspiration and peer support to set you up for a productive year of research in 2022.

2022 SSEAC Postgraduate Welcome Lunch

Join the Welcome Week festivities for a casual picnic lunch with other SSEAC postgraduate members. We’re delighted to see you all again, and to welcome old friends and new. This is a casual, low-stakes gathering with no agenda other than reconnecting in person and enjoying some delicious Southeast Asian lunchboxes together. Also joining us will be a few of SSEAC’s Early Career Researchers, who are happy to answer any questions you might have about getting through your PhD (relatively!) unscathed. Please spread the word!

One year on from the military coup in Myanmar, what comes next?

Can newly formed armed resistance to dictatorship in Myanmar dislodge the country’s military from government where unarmed opposition has failed? What are the prospects for the exiled National Unity Government? Whither the NLD? What, if anything, can other governments and international organisations do?

Book Launch | Families, the State and Educational Inequality in the Singapore City-State

Join Dr Charleen Chiong and Emeritus Professor Fazal Rizvi to explore how socio-economically disadvantaged families in Singapore relate with the state and schools through relations of both dependency and responsibility – and the equity implications of these relations.

EndNote Workshop

Making your writing and referencing software work for you

If you can write and submit a piece of research with all your citations in the correct place, you probably know how to use Word, and maybe even EndNote – right? Wrong! It’s one thing to use writing and referencing software, it’s another thing to use it well.

2022 ISA RC44 Asia-Pacific Conference

The International Sociological Association (ISA)’s Research Committee on Labour Movements (RC44) is running an Asia-Pacific regional conference from 27–29 June 2022 on the theme of Labour Movements in a Post COVID-19 World.

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Indonesia Social Science Seminar Series (IS4)

Join us in the last week of each month on Zoom to hear from the world's best experts on Indonesia!

This virtual seminar series brings together social science experts from across the globe to discuss pressing issues facing Indonesia.

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Philippines Social Science Seminar Series (PhilS4)

Join us in the second week of each month on Zoom to hear from the world's best experts on the Philippines

This virtual seminar series brings together a diverse group of social scientists from across the globe with shared interests in the Philippines.

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Thailand Social Science Seminar Series (TS4)

Join us in the second week of each month on Zoom to hear from the world's best experts on Thailand

This virtual seminar series brings together social science experts from across the globe to discuss pressing issues facing Thailand.

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Past events

Our centre runs a number of events throughout the year in conjunction with industry, government, NGOs and community partners. Take a look at our past events for ideas on how you can get involved with our centre.