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Research project to study the future of lay governance in a Syn...
29 AugustAustralian Catholic University (ACU) theologians will team up with one of the country's leading governance experts to contribute to the ongoing studies into lay leaders...
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Be at the intersection of ancient wisdom and contemplation about our contemporary world. Learn valuable skills such as abstract thinking, problem solving and logic. At the School of Philosophy, we seek to ignite wonder as we tackle some of the most fascinating, challenging questions wrestled with by history’s greatest minds.
“Our high-quality programs meet you where you are. Our dedicated undergraduate courses provide a world-class foundation in theological and philosophical thought and traditions. Our flexible postgraduate coursework programs are designed in collaboration with industry, church and community to equip you with the knowledge and skills required to lead and respond to the demands of an evolving global and digital world. Finally, our higher degrees by research (including PhD) make available to you some of the finest international scholars in our fields to accompany you on your research journey.
“Whatever you choose, you will engage – within a supportive learning environment – with key issues that are shaping our world. You will be challenged to examine, to reflect, and to respond in practical and informed ways."Australian Catholic University (ACU) theologians will team up with one of the country's leading governance experts to contribute to the ongoing studies into lay leaders...
Future students and their families can get a taste of life on campus at Australian Catholic University’s Open Days.
ACU PhD candidate Dr Farjana Mahbuba has won a prestigious ABC Top 5 Media Residency.
Professor James Franklin will explore how we can use abstract principles to navigate policy, law and ethics in this year's PM Glynn Lecture.
Professor Dermot Moran will examine empathy and human connection through the lens of two extraordinary female philosophers.
Since 2010, a vibrant partnership between ACU and Christ University (Deemed to be University) in India has been delivering a wealth of cross-cultural research, teaching...
ACU will partner with the Australian Province of the Society of Jesus to launch a new national research institute in Melbourne.
The highest achievers from the pool, football field, hockey pitch, athletics track and film stage were among a distinguished student cohort honoured at the 2023 Austral...
ACU theologian Emmanuel Nathan is bringing faith leaders to campus to speak to students against the backdrop of conflict in the Middle East.
Creating, not just a pathway, but a home for ADF personnel at Australian Catholic University is the calling for Aaron Cornwall, who has won Veteran Employee of the Year...
ACU has launched a Master of Liberal Arts (Western Civilisation) in partnership with the Ramsay Centre.
Australian Catholic University (ACU) has welcomed the release of the Universities Accord Panel’s interim report today.
Rev. Assoc. Prof. Orm Rush and Dr Sandra Cornish are among five experts and facilitators from the Oceania region chosen to be part of the global assemblies at the Vatic...
A $4.5 million-dollar global project dedicated to studying ancient religious manuscripts has been announced, featuring researchers from ACU's Institute for Religion and...
ACU has appointed three new lecturers in the Western Civilisation program: Assoc. Prof. Johanna Harris, Assoc. Prof. Sarah Irving-Stonebraker, and Dr Anna Corrias.
Dr Alda Balthrop-Lewis – a Senior Research Fellow in ACU's Institute for Religion and Critical Inquiry – has been appointed this year’s Denis Edwards Visiting Fellow at...
World renowned archaeologist and scholar Professor Yossi Garfinkel will visit Australia this month as the inaugural ACU Sir Asher Joel Fellow.
ACU welcomed its third cohort of Ramsay Scholars into the Western Civilisation program - the largest to date.
A partnership between Australian Catholic University and RSL Queensland will see the lives of veterans and their families transformed through education and opportunity.
A team of ACU students and academic staff are taking part in an archaeological dig at Tel Lachish in Israel.
ACU papal historian Dr Miles Pattenden led media coverage of the death of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, reaching a global audience of almost 50 million people.
If you have a capacity to help others find meaning and purpose in their lives, you might consider studying at ACU to become a spiritual director.
Eminent British philosopher Professor John Haldane will explore the role of virtue and character in education in his inaugural lecture at Australian Catholic University...
Theologian Dr Maeve Heaney VDMF says in a new book that music can be the ultimate tool where words fail to express the fullness of Christian truth.
ACU has partnered with the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide on a mapping project designed to improve the Commission’s understanding of the nature of th...
Open Day season has started at ACU with seven of our campuses welcoming visitors.
The Biographical Dictionary of Australian Catholic Educators (BDACE), hosted by ACU, will publish the lives and works of people – lay, ordained, and consecrated - who h...
ACU and the Australian Embassy to the Holy See have signed a memorandum of understanding to offer ACU students a prestigious internship in Rome.
More than 4500 new students were welcomed to ACU’s seven campuses this week for vibrant Orientation Week festivities.
ACU is ranked as one of the top univerisities of the top universities in Australia for philosophy.
Australian Catholic University will launch ACU Online, a fully online education portfolio, on 8 December 2021.
Australian Catholic University (ACU) has officially enrolled in the seven-year journey to implement the seven goals of the Laudato Si’ Action Platform.
Students from Queensland's South Burnett have at least two pathways to careers in sport and exercise science after a visit from ACU.
To celebrate the 700th anniversary of the first mechanical musical clock, Dr Matthew Champion is leading an event to sound bells around Australia.
Australian Catholic University will celebrate the 25-year milestone of the national agency that conducts surveys and research for the Catholic Church with a free public...
A new project to study Flourishing in Early Christianity will investigate how Christians in antiquity understood flourishing, and what these ancient accounts can offer ...
Statement from Vice-Chancellor and President Professor Zlatko Skrbis on the safe return of international students to Victoria
Pitching and storytelling masterclass.
Digital marketing essentials. The five stories of social change and identifying your customer avatar.
In response to the challenging financial and socio-cultural environments in which many not-for-profit Catholic institutions and organisations find themselves, the cruci...
Education experts at Australian Catholic University say teachers should bring back a sense of joy to student learning and extend lunch breaks when schools resume in Oct...
Australian Catholic University has been selected to host the Australasian Association of Philosophy (AAP) Conference in 2023, when the Association celebrates its Centen...
Designed by and for women who are inspired by the Gospel vision of justice, freedom and the dignity of the human person. This program has been acknowledged for its cont...
ACU's pre-eminence in theology research was evident in the award of the Theological Book Prize for 2021 to two books, both by ACU researchers. Reverend Associate Profes...
The NSW Government’s COVID-19 TechVoucher program is now open for applications.
New findings from ILSTE research discusses Teaching Performance Assessments as cultural disruptors in Initial Teacher Education.
For the Australian Catholic University students and alumni elite athletes, indelible memories were carved into their minds as they contemplate what comes next in their ...
Two ACU theologians have made the list of the top women working in the field.
Australian Catholic University (ACU) and the Order of Malta have signed a memorandum of understanding that details partnering on a range of life-changing engagement ini...
Staff and students on ACU's Brisbane campus will be able to borrow a human book in a scheme designed to increase understanding through human contact.
New research at ACU will uncover the unrecognised voices of disabled people and of women through two projects that have just received funding from the Discovery Early C...
The Hon Justice Martin Daubney AM and Ms Virginia Bourke have been appointed to the positions of Chancellor and Pro-Chancellor of Australian Catholic University (ACU).
Dianoia Institute of Philosophy MPhil student Mitch Barrington has won the 2021 Postgraduate Presentation Prize by the Australasian Association of Philosophy, for his p...
The research team behind an innovative program tackling cardiovascular disease risk in children has been recognised with one of the Council of Academic Public Health In...
Four-time Paralympic swimmer Brenden Hall and Rio sevens rugby gold medallist Emma Tonegato are among 11 current and former students who will represent ACU in Japan at ...
Australian Catholic University has recruited some of the world’s leading Catholic theologians to spearhead a new international project aimed at reconstructing theologie...
A national event was held to develop strategies for developing Catholic school leaders into the future
The founder of the Queensland Bioethics Centre Sister Regis Mary Dunne AO RSM has been named as one of the 2021 “Queensland Greats”.
Head of the School of Philosophy Dr Richard Colledge writes on the importance of providing general education through systems such as ACU’s Core Curriculum.
ACU has awarded its highest honour, an honorary doctorate, to Marionne MacRitchie and a posthumous award to the Hon John Fahey AC, GCSG during graduation ceremonies in ...
Researchers from the Institute for Religion and Critical Inquiry's Religion and Theology program will present at the conference "Theological Genealogies of Modernity," ...
The Holy Father Pope Francis was the key guest during the overnight announcement of an agreement between Australian Catholic University (ACU) and Fundación Scholas Occu...
A former soldier is helping other veterans find peace through university study.
Australian research, proven to improve children’s heart health and fitness, has been published by JAMA Pediatrics, the top-ranked paediatrics journal in the world.
Two ACU academics have been awarded prizes in the NSW Premier’s Literary Awards.
It sounds like science fiction but, as ACU philosopher Dr Samuel Baron explained in The Conversation, there are real-world possibilities to the concept of a warp drive.
ACU philosopher Dr Gillian Russell has been named the author of the top-cited article in the journal Philosophy and Phenomenological Research for 2019-20.
When fragments of a nearly 2,000-year-old scroll were discovered at the named Cave of Horror, near the western shore of the Dead Sea in Israel, ACU researcher Dr Gareth...
An innovative partnership with the Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle responds to the multiple challenges confronting faith-based organisations. Anchored by ACU's Graduate C...
As we return to work and study after summer, alarms are ubiquitous. ACU researcher Matthew Champion explores how past generations used birds, prayers, percussion, and e...
ACU’s Institute of Child Protection Studies is part of a new Global Safeguarding Alliance (GSA) that will promote knowledge and worldwide exchange on safeguarding and t...
ACU Acting Provost Professor Zlatko Skrbis was pleased to attend the launch of the first Australian Catholic Anti-slavery Network (ACAN) Annual Report
The ACU Centre for Liturgy hosted the President of the Catholic Theological Union, Rev Prof Mark R. Francis CSV
The ACU Faculty of Theology and Philosophy is pleased to announce that PhD candidate in Historical Theology, Mr Jonatan Simons, was awarded the Graduate Student Paper P...
IRCI is pleased to be relaunching the Biblical and Early Christian Studies program seminar series for 2020 via Zoom with an outstanding array of international speakers.
The ACU Centre for Liturgy Postgraduate Scholarship for 2020 has been awarded to ACU Faculty of Theology and Philosophy masters' student Thomas Cullen. On awarding the...
The Australian Province of the Society of Jesus (APSJ), and ACU are pleased to announce a new agreement for the delivery of ACU accredited courses by the Jesuit College...
Separated or divorced parents normally grapple with countless issues, but the COVID-19 crisis means they face new difficulties negotiating shared care of children with ...
Seven new research centres will enhance ACU’s reputation in the arts, education, health, and theology and philosophy.
Australian Catholic University (ACU) expects to offer a new BA degree in Western Civilisation from 2021.
Leading British philosopher Professor John Haldane will join the Australian Catholic University this year to establish a new project to develop Catholic school educatio...
ACU senior lecturer in Biblical Studies and Ancient Languages, Dr Michael P Theophilos has been awarded the 2019 Paul J Achtemeier Award for New Testament Studies.
ACU Senate has further renewed the contract for Vice-Chancellor and President Professor Greg Craven until December 2022, University Chancellor the Honourable John Fahey...
The new Archbishop of Melbourne, Peter A. Comensoli DD STL held the Sydney launch of his new book In God’s Image: Recognizing the Profoundly Impaired as Persons at ACU’...
When Dr Nicole Archard decided to study for her masters she had temporarily moved out of the Catholic school system.
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