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AFRAN is pleased to announce that this year's successful application to our Call for Initiatives, partially funded by the Embassy of France to Australia. On the General stream, have been selected: Dr Malik Oedin and his project: Launching the Melanesia Biocultural Network: Building Indigenous-led Research and Conservation Partnerships across France, Australia and Melanesia - the launch will happen in Melbourne in November 9 to 13 Dr Maxime Cordeil and his project: Franco-Aust

Dear readers, before you read this summary, please find the outcome of this Forum: the Noumea Statement. Please feel free to share [SUMMARY] Nouméa, 2 to 4 September 2026 For three days, Nouméa brought together researchers, policymakers, practitioners, community organisations and young leaders from New Caledonia, Australia, Aotearoa New Zealand, Fiji, Tonga, Papua New Guinea, and beyond. The event, "From UNOC-3 to COP31: Science Evidence, Pacific Resilience and Southern Conne

The Permanent Secretariat for the Pacific (Secrétariat Permanent pour le Pacifique – SPP) has launched the 2027 main call for projects under the Pacific Fund (Fonds Pacifique). 📅 Applications must be submitted by 31 December 2026. The Pacific Fund is one of France’s key instruments for regional cooperation in the Pacific. Funded by the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs, it supports economic, social and cultural cooperation projects that strengthen the regional i

Discover 2 PhD positions available for next year at UNSW in AI for Sustainable Last-Mile Logistics and Digital twin of port and hinterland freight transport system and synchromodality framework. If you are interested, please submit your profile ASAP

As AFRAN celebrates 10 years of connecting people, knowledge and expertise across France, Australia and the Pacific, we come to the final story in our Pacific, Climate & Environment Profile Series. Over the past months, this series has showcased the diversity of people behind AFRAN's network and the many ways research, education, innovation and collaboration can contribute to a more sustainable and resilient Pacific. For our final profile, we are pleased to feature Nicolas Gu

As AFRAN celebrates 10 years of connecting people, knowledge and expertise across France, Australia and the Pacific, our Pacific, Climate & Environment Profile Series continues to showcase the diversity of people working towards a more sustainable and resilient region. Today, we are pleased to feature Pierre Tarik Elias, a computer engineer, consultant and project manager whose career brings together technology, forest conservation and community participation across the Pacif

On 30 September 2026, the University of Sydney will host Visions croisées: French-Australian Artistic Encounters, a symposium exploring the rich artistic and cultural exchanges between France and Australia. Organised by ISFAR and the Department of French and Francophone Studies at the University of Sydney, the event will bring together researchers, artists and cultural practitioners to discuss the role of women in transnational artistic exchange, as well as contemporary artis

As AFRAN celebrates 10 years of connecting people, knowledge and expertise across France, Australia and the Pacific, our Pacific, Climate & Environment Profile Series continues to highlight the people whose work contributes to a more sustainable, resilient and connected region. Today, we are pleased to feature Constance Rambourg, Research Fellow at the Australian National Centre for Ocean Resources and Security (ANCORS), University of Wollongong, and Course Coordinator for Oc

As AFRAN celebrates 10 years of connecting people, knowledge and expertise across France, Australia and the Pacific, our Pacific, Climate & Environment Profile Series continues to highlight the researchers whose work is helping shape a healthier, more sustainable and connected region. Today, we are pleased to feature Professor Corinne Caillaud, Professor at the Faculty of Medicine and Health at the University of Sydney and Lead of the Pacific.Youth.Connect research group at t

As AFRAN celebrates 10 years of connecting people, knowledge and expertise across France, Australia and the Pacific, our Pacific, Climate & Environment Profile Series continues to showcase the diversity of perspectives that make international research collaboration stronger. Today, we are pleased to feature Anaïs Rémont, a PhD researcher at the Australian National Centre for Ocean Resources and Security (ANCORS), University of Wollongong, whose work brings a legal and social