UQ scholars elected to Australian Academy of the Humanities

Three University of Queensland academics have received the nation’s highest honour in humanities. 

Professor Chris Clarkson, Dr Geoffrey Gray and Associated Professor Patrick Jory have been elected Fellows of the Australian Academy of the Humanities. 

The trio are recognised by their peers for their contributions to cultural and societal understanding. 

2024 Fellows: 

• Professor Chris Clarkson - for research on early Aboriginal sites, particularly at the 65,000-year-old Madjedbebe site in the Northern Territory. 

• Dr Geoffrey Gray - for transformative work on the history of Australian anthropology and its impact on Indigenous knowledge and racial thought.  

• Associate Professor Patrick Jory - for research on Thai intellectual history and modernity in South East Asia.  

The scholars are among 41 elected to the academy.