Library news and events

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Applications are now open for the Hugh Martin Weir Prize. Launching for the first time at the newly formed Adelaide University, the Prize awards $2000 to researchers focused on any aspect of Australia's involvement in war, or the treatment of prisoners of war in any conflict, including the effects on those involved, their families, and their communities.

This prize was created to honour Lieutenant Hugh Martin Weir (1915–2004), a prisoner of war of the Japanese in Java from 1942 to 1945, and his fellow POWs.

For further information, or if you would like to apply, please visit the prizes and fellowships webpage.

Applications close 31 July 2026.