2022 Events

Back by popular demand, our online workshop is designed to help you boost your productivity with the 'Getting Things Done' (GTD) system.

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.

This is a casual, low-stakes gathering with no agenda other than reconnecting in person and enjoying some delicious Southeast Asian lunchboxes together. Please spread the word!

Focusing on the underwater cultural heritage of the Asia-Pacific region, this interdisciplinary panel brings together experts from Australia, Indonesia and Thailand to discuss the ethics, politics and legalities of two major ceramic collections in Australia and Indonesia.

Join us for the launch of 'Memory in the Mekong: Regional Identity, Schools, and Politics in Southeast Asia' (Teachers College Press, 2022).

Hear from a panel of Thailand scholars on their best strategies to pitch Thailand to research funding bodies.

Postgraduate students and early to mid-career researchers focusing on Southeast Asia are invited to attend a dedicated writing retreat. This retreat is designed to provide you with both inspiration and peer support to kick off the year.

Conferences are back, and they’re more exciting – and complicated! – than ever. Regardless of whether you’ll be presenting face to face, online, or in hybrid form, we are all keen to get back out there and share our research. This workshop is designed to help you build your public speaking skills and present with confidence at your next academic speaking engagement.

The Sydney Southeast Asia Centre is pleased to bring you Honours Bootcamp 2022, for students around Australia enrolled in an Honours program related to Southeast Asia

While Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos, Jr's promise of unity brought hope to millions of his supporters, many critics worry the country could descend into autocracy if Bongbong follows in his father’s footsteps and brings the Philippines under martial law. This roundtable discussion brings together a stellar lineup of experts from diverse disciplinary perspectives to examine what’s next for the Philippines.

Join us for a casual picnic lunch with other SSEAC postgraduate members.

In this event, a panel of experts reflected on the concept of 'human dignity' in the Cambodian context, interrogating both how ‘human dignity’ is used in Cambodian law, policy, and advocacy, and how it is understood by Cambodians from diverse backgrounds and disciplines.

Join us on World Mental Health Day to hear from Dr Nova Riyanti Yusuf, Dr Sandersan Onie, Professor Hans Pols and Dr Aliza Hunt, as they discuss the current state of mental health in Indonesia.

Register now to discuss the intricacies of GE15 and what awaits Malaysians at the outcome of what has been dubbed 'the mother of all elections'.

We are delighted to partner with the Centre for Disability Research and Policy for its inaugural Keynote Lecture, welcoming back to Australia Gerard Goggin, Professor of Media and Communications, returning from three years at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.

Join our SSEAC Residency Workshops to get tips and tricks on how to write a great academic article.

Join our panel discussion to understand the impact of Myanmar's political crisis on the country's economy, and what role the international business community and trade unions can play to protect human and labour rights.

Early and mid-career researchers researching Southeast Asia at the University of Sydney are invited to attend a dedicated residential writing retreat. This retreat is designed to provide you with both inspiration and peer support to wrap up the year.

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.

Join the Welcome Week festivities for a casual picnic lunch with other SSEAC postgraduate members.

You work hard to produce quality scholarship on Southeast Asia, but can you be sure other researchers can access your work? Join the Sydney Southeast Asia Centre for a special Sydney eScholarship (SeS) workshop to help you collect and connect your research.

Interested in turning your quality research on Southeast Asia into a practical teaching resource, accessible around the world? Join us for a special one-hour workshop on how to publish with SAGE Business Cases, a renowned collection of over 4,000 case studies used for teaching and classroom discussion.

Join us for an exclusive screening of 'Freedom Street', a moving documentary that explores the harrowing plights of Joniad, Ashfaq and Azizah, three refugees trapped in Indonesia as a consequence of Australia’s border protection policy.

Join us for a fascinating talk reflecting on Western depictions of Manila, stereotypically dubbed ‘the Pearl of the Orient’.

Join us on 27 May from 12-2pm for a casual picnic lunch with other SSEAC postgraduate members. We’re delighted to see you all again, and to welcome friends, old and new.

This event brings together industry and government representatives to discuss how Australia can deepen our engagement with Asia as we come out of the Covid-19 pandemic and in the midst of geopolitical uncertainties.

The SSEAC Emerging Scholars Conference provides a forum to bring together expertise on Southeast Asia from postgraduates and early career researchers at the University of Sydney and beyond.

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

Now in its tenth iteration, this year’s ASEAN in Focus event unpacks what needs to be considered if Australia is to build closer ties to ASEAN and its member states.

Manuscripts? Rare books? Historians and literature scholars have been accessing these materials for years, but it’s time we bring a new disciplinary perspective to the unique collections in Fisher Library.

Join us for a casual picnic lunch to celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival with other SSEAC postgraduate members. This is a casual, low-stakes gathering with no agenda other than meeting up to chat and enjoy some delicious mooncakes and Southeast Asian lunchboxes together.

Join us for a casual picnic lunch with other SSEAC postgraduate members. This is a casual, low-stakes gathering with no agenda other than meeting up to chat and enjoy some delicious food together.

Back by popular demand, we're delighted to partner with the Chau Chak Wing Museum to bring Southeast Asia to you!

Writing abstracts is a necessary evil when it comes to getting your research out there. Fortunately, it is as easy as following a simple formula!

Join our panel discussion to hear about the deteriorating human rights situation in Myanmar, and what can be done to help restore democracy.

Please join us for our last SSEAC postgraduate lunch of the year! This is a casual, low-stakes gathering with no agenda other than meeting up to chat and enjoy some delicious food together before a well-deserved end-of-year break!