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Location: Remote (desk-based), with optional meetings at ANU, Canberra Duration: 1 month (part-time or full-time, flexible depending on availability, can be prolonged) Start date: Early December 2026 Type: Volunteer position — professional experience in science diplomacy, ocean policy and research mapping Organisation: AFRAN Inc (Australian-French Association for Research and Innovation) About AFRAN AFRAN is a not-for-profit association fostering scientific and innovation col

You are invited to participate in the Women Powering Circularity in the Pacific study. For background, this collaborative project brings together researchers from Western Sydney University, the University of New Caledonia, and the University of French Polynesia, in partnership with SPREP (Pacific Regional Environment Programme). It explores how Pacific women lead and innovate in circular economy and sustainable practices across households, enterprises and communities. Partici

Next February, researchers from Australia, Réunion Island and across the Indian Ocean will spend three days together on Réunion with one goal: turning shared regional challenges into concrete, fundable research projects. Thirty-two Australian researchers have already signed up, and we are opening the door to more. Why Réunion, why now Australia, Réunion and the island and coastal nations of the Indian Ocean face the same pressing questions: emerging diseases, cyclones and ris

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

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