We are delighted to share with you the AAPS May 2026 Newsletter, bringing together highlights from across our scholarly, professional, and community networks. In this edition, you’ll find updates on recent events like the 2026 Epeli Hau’ofa Memorial Lecture with Dr Amy McQuire, new collaborations, and upcoming opportunities to connect and contribute to our shared vision of promoting and sharing Pacific Studies in Australia and beyond.
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Jione was a man of deep integrity – the kind of integrity that was woven in and birthed from the wombs of faith, justice, honesty and truthfulness.
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“Mei ‘Avaiki Mai: Oceanic Time, Deep Sea Change, and Pacific Studies” will take place in Rarotonga in the Cook Islands from 30 March – 2 April 2027.
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Photos from the AAPS 2026 Epeli Hau’ofa Annual Memorial Lecture and Postgraduate/ECR workshop are now available!
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The Australian Association for Pacific Studies is delighted to announce the winner and one highly commended awardee for the 2026 Tracey Banivanua Mar PhD Prize!
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AAPS is delighted to announce that Dr Amy McQuire will deliver the Epeli Hau’ofa Annual Memorial Lecture for 2026. The lecture will take place on the early evening of Thursday, 16 April followed by the postgraduate/ECR workshop in the morning of Friday, 17 April in the Adelaide CBD. This event is hosted by the Unbound Collective at Flinders University.
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The winning thesis will receive a prize of $1000 AUD, and an opportunity to be mentored in developing publications from their thesis. The call for nominations will remain open until 30 January 2026. The winner will be notified by 3 April, and publicly announced at the annual Epeli Hau’ofa Lecture, to be held in Adelaide in the week 13-17 April 2026.
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In very exciting news, we can now share the 2026 Epeli Hau ’ofa Annual Memorial Lecture will be held in Adelaide, hosted by the inimitable Associate Professor Ali Gumillya Baker, Professor Simone Ulalka Tur, Associate Professor Natalie Harkin, and Dr Faye Rosas Blanch—together, the Unbound Collective—at Flinders University. We anticipate the lecture, and the associated ECR/HDR masterclass, being held in the week 13-17 April.
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As we approach the end of the year, we take a moment to reflect with gratitude on the collective efforts that continue to strengthen our Pacific presence across education, research, and community spaces. We acknowledge every member who has contributed time, knowledge, and heart to AAPS this year — your tautua (service) and vā (relational care) make our network flourish.
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The Australian Association for Pacific Studies (AAPS) warmly congratulates the ACT Education Directorate on the groundbreaking milestone release of the Shape of the ACT Senior Secondary Curriculum: Pacific Studies (A/T/M). This marks a historic first in Australian education, a state or territory-based curriculum that brings Pacific histories, cultures, and perspectives into senior secondary learning in a sustained and meaningful way.
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