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Jennefer Lyn Bagaporo – 2018 Hugh Martin Weir Prize Winner
Jennefer is undertaking a Doctor of Philosophy in the School of Social Sciences, Faculty of Arts. Her thesis is entitled, Challenging Masculinities: The internationisation and performance of masculinities among Filipino men during internal displacement due to armed conflict.
Jennefer’s research aims to examine the performance of masculinities among Filipino men in southern Philippines who have experienced […]
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Apply now! Hugh Martin Weir Prize 2018
We are still accepting applications for the 2018 Hugh Martin Weir Prize.
The Prize honours the memory of Lieutenant Hugh Martin Weir (1915 – 2004) and his fellow prisoners of war. It is designed to encourage study and research, including the use of the Barr Smith Library collections, into any aspect of Australia’s involvement in any war, […]
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Applications now open for the 2018 Hugh Martin Weir Prize
The University Library is very pleased to invite applications for the 2018 Hugh Martin Weir Prize.
The Prize honours the memory of Lieutenant Hugh Martin Weir (1915 – 2004) and his fellow prisoners of war. It is designed to encourage study and research, including the use of the Barr Smith Library collections, into any aspect of Australia’s involvement […]
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Rachel Harris – 2017 Hugh Martin Weir Prize Winner
Rachel Harris is undertaking a PhD in the Department of History, School of Humanities and her thesis title is: In a State of War: Women’s experiences of the South Australian home front, 1939-1945.
Rachel’s research aims to ascertain the extent to which gender shaped the social and economic experiences of civilian women in South Australia during […]
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The Hugh Martin Weir Prize – applications open for 2017
The Barr Smith Library is pleased to invite applications for the 2017 Hugh Martin Weir Prize.
The Prize is to honour the memory of Lieutenant Hugh Martin Weir (1915 – 2004) and his fellow prisoners of war. Hugh was a prisoner of war of the Japanese in Java for three and a half years between 1942 […]
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Felicia Bardan, Stacey Henderson and Alexia Moncrieff: 2016 Hugh Martin Weir Prize winners
Congratulations to Felica, Stacey and Alexia!
Find out more about our winners and their fields of study here
The Hugh Martin Weir Prize was established in 2011, by Glen and Robina Weir (pictured above with our 2016 winners), to honour the memory of Lieutenant Hugh Martin Weir (1915-2004) and his fellow prisoners of war. Hugh Martin Weir […]