Kate Darian-Smith is President, Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia. She is Professorial Fellow in History at the University of Melbourne, where she previously held Chairs in History and in Cultural Heritage; and was Executive Dean and Pro-Vice Chancellor, University of Tasmania (2017-24).
With a distinguished international reputation for research in Australian history and Australian Studies, Kate has been Chief Investigator on 15 ARC and many other external grants. Her publications include 30 authored/edited books, and over 150 scholarly chapters, journal articles, and essays in top-tier journals and with leading scholarly publishers.
Kate has served in advisory and board capacities for government and other cultural and heritage institutions and organisations, including on the Board, Australia-Japan Foundation (DFAT), and the Council, Museum of Democracy, Old Parliament House. She was a former co-editor of Australian Historical Studies, and President of the International Australian Studies Association.