Security Studies @ MQ

On behalf of all staff in SSC, welcome to Semester 1, 2025! We look forward to seeing previous students and getting to know new ones. A big shout out to our dedicated Criminology students, who turned up at 8am this morning ready to get started!

🚨🚨We are hiring! Our school is seeking a 2 yr Postdoc Research Fellow with research experience in online extremism and/or disinformation, digital media & proficiency in Bahasa Indonesia. Details here: mq.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/CareersatMQ/jo…

📢📢 ATTN: @PICTJournal is seeking reviewers for the following two titles. We especially encourage PhD/early career scholars to consider submitting a review with us so if you're interested, please DM us or email melanie dot brand @ mq dot edu dot au

What is a crime scene, really? MQ Lecturer Vince Hurley answers all your questions in this @ConversationEDU piece: theconversation.com/what-is-a-crim…

Please consider submitting to this important special issue on gender in the security in the Indo-Pacific. The journal editors are happy to answer questions you may have. Full details are below 👇

ICYMI: SSC Postdoctoral Fellow @KMooreGilbert writing for The Age/SMH on Iran's critical strategic blunders: theage.com.au/world/middle-e…

Is predictive intelligence possible? Guest Editors Erik J Dahl and David Strachan-Morris tackle this bold question in their Introduction to our exciting Special Issue, Predictive Intelligence for Tomorrow's Threats. Link in comments 👇

I'm pleased to publish 3 excellent articles in the #AsanForum examining the case for 🇦🇺🇰🇷🇯🇵 trilateral cooperation, with perspectives from @CorbenTom (@USSC), @DongkeunLee31 (@ANU_SDSC) and Ryosuke Hanada (@SSC_MQ). theasanforum.org/category/natio…

This @PICTJournal special issue on Predictive Intelligence edited by Erik Dahl and @DrDavidSM is fascinating and well worth a read! 👇 doi.org/10.1080/183353…

My comments to @smh about the recent arrest of Kurdish-Australian Cigdem Aslan in Turkey, and the urgent need for high level political engagement over her case smh.com.au/national/real-…

Applications now open for @ANU_SDSC & Girls Run the World's 'Women in Strategic Policy Program'. This program will support the publication of over 40 opinion articles and 10 policy papers - all authored by women under the age of 35 👭🌏 Details below 👇🏽 girlsruntheworld.com.au/wisp

If you're an intelligence studies scholar travelling in or through Sydney, please reach out to @melaniebrand68 or @briancuddy5 at @SSC_MQ. We'd love to hear from you!

That's a wrap on our 2024 Seminar Series! We just want to say a big thank you to our fantastic speakers David Gioe (@GioeINT), Aaron Bateman (@aaronbateman22), Miah Hammond-Errey (@Miah_HE), and Ashley Barnett (@AshleyEBarnett) for making the series such a success!

📢 Don't miss SSC Lecturer @lavinalee3 speaking at the 2024 AFR Asia Summit in Melbourne on 3 Sep. For more info and to register click here 👇 live.afr.com/asiasummit/age…

Just a gentle reminder that this CFP for the @PICTJournal special issue on gender in the security sectors of the Indo-Pacific closes on October 31. Early Career Researchers encouraged to apply. Details in the link below:

🔖 ICYMI: Here's the video of the launch of the @CSIS Report on U.S.-Australia-Japan Trilateral Cooperation on Strategic Stability in the Taiwan Strait, featuring SSC's Dr Lavina Lee @lavinalee3: csis.org/events/us-aust…