We’re thrilled to kick off our monthly blog series in the lead-up to the 2025 ANZSOC Conference, taking place at Queensland University of Technology from 1-3 December. Whether you’re a seasoned academic, practitioner, policy thinker, or first-time attendee, this is your invitation to be part of something bigger.
Theme: Advancing Knowledge, Shaping Justice
Dates: 1-3 December
Location: Queensland University of Technology, Gardens Point Campus
Website/Registration: https://www.anzsoc2025.com
Use hashtag #ANZSOC2025 to join the conversation!
This year, we’re bringing together criminologists and industry professionals from across Australia, Aotearoa New Zealand, and beyond to explore how we can address the pressing challenges facing our discipline and broader society. The theme, Advancing Knowledge, Shaping Justice invites attendees to explore the empirical and practical value of their research and how it shapes the future of criminology.
We are inviting research across several critical and emerging research streams, including:
The 2025 Conference Committee and Organisers are looking forward to welcoming everyone to QUT and Brisbane in early December.
Conferences are a fantastic way to network and connect with your colleagues in the field. They provide a safe place to establish and foster genuine connections and collaborations with academic and industry professionals.
Whether you’re passionate about youth justice, prison reform, cybercrime, green criminology, or emerging trends in policing, the 2025 conference offers a safe space to:
The Call for Abstracts are now live and will close Thursday 31 July 2025, with acceptance notifications sent by Friday 29 August 2025.
Abstracts are welcomed for oral presentations, panels, and posters. Contributions are welcomed that attend to the following issues through a global, national or local lens:
The 2024 ANZSOC Conference at the University of Canterbury, Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha, Christchurch was fantastic. The warm and collegial environment and diversity of research and knowledge presented across the program made it a rich conference experience.
Each month, we’ll release a new post featuring:
