Dr. Paul Pickering

Biography

Professor Paul Pickering is the Founding Director of the Australian Studies Institute. He has held numerous significant roles at the Australian National University (ANU), including Director of the Research School of Humanities and the Arts, Dean of the College of Arts and Social Sciences, and Director of the ANU Centre for European Studies. His academic contributions cover a breadth of interests including Australian, British, and Irish social, political, and cultural history, as well as public memory and commemoration, making important contributions through his numerous publications. He has authored books such as 'Chartism Chartists Manchester Salford', 'People's Bread: History Anti-Corn Law League', and 'Unrespectable Radicals? Popular Politics Age Reform'. He is also a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society and has received accolades including the Vice Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Graduate Supervision in 2012. He has held multiple prestigious fellowships, such as the Fellow of the Institute of Advanced Studies at the University of Edinburgh and various appointments as a Visiting Research Professor in notable institutions, furthering his extensive influence in the field of history and cultural studies.

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