Call for Papers – Emerging Scholars’ Colloquium

The University of Sydney Business School, Accounting, Governance and Regulation, warmly invites you to the 25th Australasian Centre for Social and Environmental Accounting Research (A-CSEAR) Emerging Scholars’ Colloquium to be held on 2nd December 2026, prior to the main conference. 

The Colloquium will be held in Sydney, Australia. Prior Colloquiums have been well attended and have led to the creation of strong research relationships between new and emerging scholars in the discipline.

In keeping with a focus on creating informal, collaborative and productive research relationships, the A-CSEAR 2026 Emerging Scholars’ Colloquium aims to:

1. Provide a platform for networking between emerging scholars and experienced researchers and introduce them into the Social and Environmental Accounting (SEA) research community ;
2. Create a forum for supporting the advancement of research projects including in-depth feedback from mentors and other research students on submitted research outlines;
3. Serve as a training ground for building important skills in SEA research; and
4. Reflect on current and global initiatives, such as the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which are demanding more integrated ways of thinking, moving towards holistic systems design and decision-making, which are potentially of interest to emerging scholars.     

Guided by leading scholars in the field of SEA research, the Colloquium will include plenary sessions and small group discussions, and will provide networking opportunities. 

Selection criteria for applicants

The focus of the Colloquium will be on cultivating intensive research discussions. Therefore, a maximum of 16 places will be available for PhD students as well as Early Career Researchers (within the first 5 years of PhD completion). Applicants from Australia, New Zealand and other Pacific countries are particularly encouraged to apply.

Applicants should submit a two-page (maximum) document that includes: the project title; supervisor’s name; stage of candidature or years post-PhD; a brief summary of the project (including aims, theoretical framing, and methodological approach); and a clearly defined paragraph outlining the specific aspect of their project they would like to focus on during the Colloquium discussion.

In addition, participants are required to submit a one-page (max) curriculum vitae, including their name, email, affiliation, years in the doctoral program to date or year of PhD completion, and PhD supervisor’s name (if applicable).

Applications will be considered based on:

1. The quality of the research outline and fit into the discipline of Social and Environmental Accounting;
2. Theoretical and methodological diversity as well as contribution to the field;
3. Stage of research completion with preference given to candidates who have had their PhD proposal accepted or Early Career Researchers who are yet to publish from their PhD research. 

The Colloquium committee will engender an inclusive and open-minded approach to assessing applications. As such, a wide variety of applications are encouraged.

The deadline for submissions is 25th August 2026. The deadline for submissions is 25th August 2026. Please submit your applications to [email protected]. Notification about the decision will be made by 29th September 2026.

For more information or if you require any assistance, please do not hesitate to get in touch with the conference organisers at [email protected].