Moving beyond engagement to elevate Indigenous Knowledge in the research environment
WHEN: June 19, 2025 at 1:30 pm
WHERE: Institute of Advanced Studies, Stirling Highway, Crawley WA, Australia
A Workshop with Duane Hamacher, Director, Cultural & Indigenous Astronomy Program, University of Melbourne
With elevating Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander knowledge systems being a key National Science and Research Priority, we invite researchers across all disciplines to join Associate Professor Duane Hamacher to explore ways that we can foster new pathways to achieving a shared future. Duane will share his learnings and approach for Sky Country and invites participants to share their perspectives and collectively explore how we can progress towards a shared future and potential cross-disciplinary collaborations.
Participants are encouraged to attend the de Laeter colloquium earlier in the day to learn more about Duane’s experiences, enabling the workshop to be more action focussed however it is not a prerequisite.
Duane Hamacher is an Associate Professor in the School of Physics and Director of the Cultural & Indigenous Astronomy Program at the University of Melbourne. His work focuses on examining humanity’s connections with the stars in terms of history, culture, and science. For 17 years, he has been working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities to learn more about the science of traditional star knowledge, having authored the best-selling book The First Astronomers with six Elders.
