Dr Tatiana Bur, Lecturer in Classics, and Dr Amelia Dale, Lecturer in English, have been recognised by the Australian Academy of Humanities (AAH) as 'Rising Stars' in their respective fields, whose work is shaping the future of their disciplines.

Early-mid career researchers (EMCRs) play a critical role in sustaining and renewing the humanities. To recognise their outstanding contributions, the Academy’s disciplinary sections were invited to nominate ECMRs who have demonstrated exemplary achievement over the past year.

The citations praised Tatiana's many recent achievements: she has founded Fulcrum, Australia's pre-modern science and technology network, been awarded a ARC Discovery Project grant, 'Night Vision in the Late Ancient Mediterranean (2025-2027)', won an ANU Vice-Chancellor's Teaching Award, and been selected as one of Australia's Top 5 Humanities Scholars for an ABC Residency.

Amelia has had a busy year publishing two major articles, convened the symposium “The Unliterary Eighteenth Century” at ANU, and helped organise the conference, “The Terraqueous Globe: Land and Sea in the Age of Sterne” at the University of Liverpool. In November she was elected Vice President of the Romantic Studies Association of Australasia.  She also secured a visiting fellowship from Kazimierz Wielki University.

Congratulations to Tatiana and Amelia on this fantastic achievement! They exemplify the intellectual excellence, innovation and disciplinary leadership emerging across the humanities.