The ARC Centre of Excellence for Indigenous and Environmental Histories and Futures is committed to Indigenous-led, authentically co-designed research that respects and uplifts community knowledge and priorities. 

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Sydney’s 1789 smallpox epidemic came from the First Fleet and killed up to 220,000 Indigenous Australians: new research

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CIEHF Director, Distinguished Professor Sean Ulm, was featured on ABC Radio National’s The Science Show with Robyn Williams.

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The First Inventors_How people shaped a continent by Billy Griffiths, Larissa Behrendt and Sean Ulm

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Sydney’s 1789 smallpox epidemic came from the First Fleet and killed up to 220,000 Indigenous Australians: new research

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CIEHF Director, Distinguished Professor Sean Ulm, was featured on ABC Radio National’s The Science Show with Robyn Williams.

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The First Inventors_How people shaped a continent by Billy Griffiths, Larissa Behrendt and Sean Ulm

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Sentient Seas_Archaeologies of Seascapes and Maritime Rituals, by Ian J. McNiven

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LAUNCH of ‘The First Inventors: How People Shaped a Continent at the Australian Museum in Sydney_June 2026

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Celebration of Ngurruwarra/Derndernyin: Stone Fish Traps of the Wellesley Islands at the Australian Museum in Sydney.

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Start your research journey with the ARC Centre of Excellence for Indigenous and Environmental Histories and Futures (CIEHF)! Join us as we work to integrate Indigenous knowledge with cutting-edge research to care for Land and Sea Country. Whether you’re passionate about history, ecology, or cultural preservation, there are a diverse range of opportunities waiting for you. Get in touch to explore how you can further your journey with ours.

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Acknowledgement of Country

We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as the first peoples, knowledge‐holders, and knowledge-creators of this country. We acknowledge that First Nations people never ceded their lands or seas. We value the knowledge and traditions that reflect the wisdom of ancestors going back 65,000 years and more and recognise the significance of this in the ways that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are custodians of Country. We will continue to learn ways to care for and be responsible for Country, and we will seek to build a future that is based on truth‐telling, mutual understanding, hope, empowerment, and self‐determination.