37th Annual Conference of the Australasian Society for Human Biology 11 -13 December 2023
The 2023 ASHB conference will be held in Brisbane, Australia from the 11th to 13th December 2023. This conference will feature a joint session with the Australasian Research Cluster for Archaeological Science (ARCAS) and a keynote address from Professor Leslea Hlusko (CENIEH, UC Berkeley), president-elect of the American Association of Biological Anthropologists. Stay tuned for more exciting conference information, which will be added to this page as it becomes available.
ASHB Conference Format and Awards
Conference FormatThe Conference provides a forum for discussing the latest research in human biology and includes presentations from postgraduate students, established researchers, and invited regional and international experts.
Postgraduate students are encouraged to present their research work at the Conference. |
Student Presentation PrizeAt each ASHB Conference, a student prize is presented in recognition of outstanding achievement in human biology research by a scientist early in their career. The award scheme is intended to stimulate research in human biology in general and to encourage students to present their work at the highest possible level. Learn more here.
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Student Conference GrantThese travel grants are intended to keep the Conference affordable and encourage participation of students by subsidising the conference registration costs. Successful applicants must present a short oral research paper at the Conference, and are chosen on the basis of the quality of an initial written description of their research content. For further details, please refer to the Conference Grant Guidelines.
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Student Presentation Prize Winners
Congratulations to our 2022 Winners:
Podium Presentation Prize Winners |
Presentation Title |
1st: Matheus Pinto, Edith Cowan University |
"Effect of fatiguing exercise on belly gear during eccentric contractions." |
2nd: Lauren Swift, University of Western Australia |
"Cranial Sex Estimation Predictive Models for the Contemporary Australian Population." |
3rd: Adam Bode, Australian National University |
"Psychological and biological evidence suggests that romantic love evolved by co-opting mother-infant bonding." |
Poster Presentation Prize Winners |
Presentation Title |
1st: Kajaal Prasad, Western Sydney University |
"Evolution of anatomy education: Functional 3D printed foot model." |
Past Conferences
ASHB conference abstracts are now published in RAL - Research in Anthropology and Linguistics. Click here for previous abstracts.