Conferences

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2019 Conference Information

1st to 4th December

Sir Roland Wilson Building
Australian National University
Canberra, Australia

September 16: Student Conference Grant Submissions Due
October 7: Abstracts Due (due date extended)
November 2nd: Early Bird Registration Closes
November 22nd: Registration Closes

All details in the 2019 Conference Pack

ASHB Conference Format and Awards

Conference Format

The 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.

ASHB Student Prize

At 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.

**NEW FOR 2019: ASHB poster prize also available- see Conference Pack for details

ASHB Student Conference Grant

These 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 ASHB Conference Award Guidelines.

Conference information and applications for presentation and awards are available in our
2019 Conference Pack

ASHB would like to congratulate the Student Presentation Award winners

2018:
1st Prize: Amy King (Australian National University), 'The Object Permanence Abilities of Two Gibbon Species: Hoolock leuconedys and Nomascus leucogenys.'
2nd Prize: Keaghan Yaxley (University of Cambridge), 'Reconstructing the Last Common Ancestor of the Homininae: A subspecies approach'.
3rd Prize: Kirrily Apthorp (Australian National University), 'The habitat of the Cat Ba langur (Trachypithecus poliocephalus) and its potential for expansion'.

2017:
1st Prize: Julie Spray (University of Auckland), 'The Embodiment of Unequal Childhoods in Aotearoa New Zealand'
2nd Prize: Hyab Mehari Abraham (University of Queensland), 'The Impact of the Periodontal Ligament on the Mechanics of the Primate Jaw During Post-Canine Chewing'.
3rd Prize: Nicole Williams (University of Adelaide), 'Students-as-Partners' Technology-Enhanced Co-creation Model to Improve Student Engagement and Attitudes to Anatomy Learning.'

Student Conference Grant Winners

2018:
Jade de la Paz, Gabriela Guizzo Dri, Shantha Karthigesu, Amy King, Ariane Maggio, Cynthia Parayiwa, Alannah Pearson, Phoebe Spencer, Jessica Williams and Keaghan Yaxley