Automated Worlds
No world is fully automated. From the jacquard loom to machine learning
Borders and Migration
The Borders and Migration Research Program brings together researchers working on diverse aspects of migration, including forced displacement, climate migration, diaspora studies and refugee studies.
Environment and Technology
Environmental crises now permeate and form all aspects of our lives.
Queer Cultures
Queer orientations open new horizons of research. The Queer Cultures Research Program brings together researchers who are working on and interested in queer theory(ies) and queer scholarship.
Urban Futures
The Urban Futures Research Program draws on interdisciplinary insights to identify the conditions that make
News
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ICS Senior Research Fellow appointment
26 May 2026
We are pleased to announce the appointment of Dr Katharine Legun to the role of Senior Research Fellow (Technology and Society) at the Institute for Culture and Society.
ICS Associate Professor in Environmental Futures appointment
26 May 2026
We are pleased to announce the appointment of Dr Amer Kanngieser to the role of Associate Professor (Environmental Futures) at the Institute for Culture and Society.
2025 ICS Indigenous Research Seed Funding Recipients Announced
21 Jul 2025
ICS is proud to announce the recipients of the 2025 ICS Indigenous Research Seed Funds. These grants support Indigenous and First Nations early career researchers (ECRs). Aligned with the University’s Sharing Knowledges in Good Spirit Indigenous Research Strategy (2024–2028) these research projects centre Indigenous voices
2025 ICS Industry Collaboration Fund Recipient Announced
21 Jul 2025
ICS is excited to support From “Recovery to Resilience: Community Leaders Workshop”, a project that brings together researchers, government agencies, and community leaders to explore the role of leadership in building disaster resilience. Led by Associate Professor Jessica Weir, this collaborative initiative is a $40,000 project co-funded by ICS and the NSW Reconstruction Authority.
Continuing Interdisciplinary Innovation: 2025 HASS-STEM Collaboration Projects Announced
08 Jul 2025
The Institute for Culture and Society (ICS) is pleased to announce the successful recipients of the 2025 HASS-STEM Collaboration scheme. A central idea behind this initiative is to expand on activities specific to each of the programs and develop new initiatives that cut across HASS and STEM disciplines and partners within and beyond WSU.
Highlights
ICS Seminar Series
The ICS Seminar Series presents an exciting breadth of social and cultural research from the Institute’s renowned staff and doctoral candidates as well as a range of national and international visiting scholars.
ICS researchers in Future-Makers Issue 7
We are excited to share the release of the latest issue of Future-Makers! Some of our fabulous Institute researchers have again been featured in this issue: Karen Soldatić and Corrinne Sullivan’s inspiring collaboration.
Key Thinkers & Concepts Lecture Series Videos
New 2024 lectures have been added on the topic of Community check them out now.
Researchers
The Institute for Culture and Society, incorporating the Young and Resilient Research Centre and the Urban Transformations Research Centre, is made up of a cohort of researchers on staff and a number of Western Sydney University School-based members.