2017
David Rowe Awarded Title of Emeritus Professor
18 Dec 2017
The Institute for Culture and Society congratulates Professor David Rowe who has been awarded the title of Emeritus Professor for his major contribution to his ...Read more.
Two reports: Western Sydney University and UNICEF unite to help minimise harm for children in the online digital world
18 Dec 2017
A new global report released by UNICEF Australia investigates the relationship, impacts, opportunities and threats of the internet and digital technology on children. It calls ...Read more.
Podcast: On the Interconnections between Music, Sport and Media
01 Dec 2017
ICS PhD candidate, Alejandra Villanueva interviews ICS researcher Emeritus Professor David Rowe about the interconnections between music, sports and media. Professor David Rowe poses some ...Read more.
Director's Notes on the Knowledge, Culture, Ecologies Conference
22 Nov 2017
Fifteen of us from the ICS are gathered here in Santiago for the fourth Knowledge/Culture conference. In the tradition of previous missives describing our engagement, ...Read more.
ICS Co-Authors Australia's First National Children's News and Media Report
16 Nov 2017
Australia’s first national children’s news and media report, co-authored by Dr Tanya Notley from the Institute for Culture and Society, was officially launched in Sydney ...Read more.
ICS Researchers Awarded ARC Grants
10 Nov 2017
Congratulations to Professor Deborah Stevenson and Dr Karen Soldatic for their successes in the latest round of Australian Research Council (ARC) grants, announced today.Professor Stevenson ...Read more.
Podcast: Experts Weigh in on Resilience
07 Nov 2017
  As part of Western Sydney University's 2017 Research Week, the Institute for Culture and Society hosted a Thinking in Common panel on the theme ...Read more.
Institute to Co-host Conference on Diversity and Disability Inclusion in Muslim Societies
06 Nov 2017
The Institute for Culture and Society is proud to be a co-organiser of the International Conference on Diversity and Disability Inclusion in Muslim Societies: Experiences ...Read more.
Researcher Helping Young People Navigate the Digital Age Wins Research Impact Competition
02 Nov 2017
Congratulations to Dr Philippa Collin from the Institute for Culture and Society who has taken out first place in the University's third annual Research Impact ...Read more.
Paper Co-authored by Dr Alexandra Wong Receives Best Paper Award
01 Nov 2017
Congratulations to Dr Alexandra Wong and her colleagues Dr Dallas Rogers (University of Sydney) and Dr Jacqueline Nelson (University of Technology Sydney) whose paper ‘Public ...Read more.
WSU and Chile Strengthen Research Partnership
31 Oct 2017
Western Sydney University’s Institute for Culture and Society (ICS) has signed Memorandum of Understandings with four leading Chilean Institutions in a move to formalise and ...Read more.
A Rite of Passage in the Life of Professor David Rowe
20 Oct 2017
By ICS Director, Professor Paul James Rites of passage are important in life - specially for academics who choose to forego the usual clear markers ...Read more.
Kolorob Jobs Awarded Prize in MIT Solve Challenge
25 Sep 2017
Congratulations to the Kolorob Jobs app for being awarded a Solver's prize in the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's 2017 Solve Challenge. As a winning solution, ...Read more.
2016-17 ICS Annual Review Published
16 Aug 2017
The Institute for Culture and Society (ICS) at Western Sydney University has just published its yearly 2016-17 Annual Review.The Annual Review opens with two ...Read more.
Al Gore to headline Institute for Culture and Society EcoCity World Summit
07 Jul 2017
To help make cities resilient in the face of rapid change, a series of international experts including former US Vice-President Al Gore will speak at ...Read more.
Working Arts and Cultural Lives in Western Sydney: New ICS Report
06 Jun 2017
A new report by Western Sydney University's Institute for Culture and Society (ICS) paints a complex picture of the role of the arts and cultural ...Read more.
New Report Maps Culture in the City of Sydney
18 May 2017
A new multi-layered database assists with the design of cultural policy in the CityA new independent report produced by the Institute for Culture and Society ...Read more.
Kolorob App Wins National Mobile Application Award
15 May 2017
The Institute for Culture and Society is pleased to announce that the Kolorob App has been awarded the title of 'Champion' in the 'Inclusion and ...Read more.
Western Sydney University Ranked 8th Nationally for Sociology
08 Mar 2017
A global assessment of research performance in the university sector has ranked Western Sydney University as 8th in Australia and in the global top 100 ...Read more.
New Report Maps Culture in the City of Sydney
08 Mar 2017
A new independent report produced by the Institute for Culture and Society (ICS) commissioned by the City of Sydney has just been published.The report, entitled ...Read more.
Study Finds Australia Set to be the Most Connected Continent on the Planet
03 Feb 2017
Australia is set to be the world's most connected continent following the completion of the nbn™ network rollout in 2020, according to new research released ...Read more.
Parents urged to #talkb4sharing pictures of children
27 Jan 2017
Digital safety experts from the Office of the Children's eSafety Commissioner and the Institute for Culture and Society have partnered in an education initiative urging ...Read more.
Ghassan Hage on Reflexive Writing
20 Jan 2017
On 13 December 2016, esteemed Professor Ghassan Hage gave a keynote presentation on 'Reflexive Writing' at Western Sydney University. The keynote presentation was part of ...Read more.
Al Gore to be Principal Speaker at Ecocity Summit
09 Jan 2017
We are delighted to announce that the Hon Al Gore (former US Vice President and current Chair of the Climate Reality Project) will be the ...Read more.
