Welcome

The Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies (RSPAS) is Australia's pre-eminent centre for research and postgraduate training on the Asia Pacific region.

Priority areas for the School's research are Northeast Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia and the Southwest Pacific. Research is focused on anthropology, archaeology, economics, gender relations, history, human geography, international relations, linguistics, political science, regulatory institutions, resource management and strategic and defence studies.

With more than 100 academic staff, the School represents one of the largest concentrations of expertise on the Asia-Pacific region in the world.

The School has an enrolment of over 265 PhD students and 250 Masters students, with students representing about 90 different nationalities.

The Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies is located at the centre of the ANU campus in Australia's national capital, Canberra.