Professor Richard Scully

Biography

Born in Melbourne and educated at Xavier College (1991-98), Richard discovered an early passion for History via Hergé's Adventures of Tintin, and the Astérix stories of René Goscinny and Albert Uderzo. He studied at Monash University (1999-2003), where he was awarded the Ian Turner Memorial Prize for his BA (Honours) thesis (2003) and the J. D. Legge Prize for the best overall result in fourth-year History (graduated 2004). While studying for his PhD (awarded 2008), Richard worked as a sessional tutor, Associate Lecturer, and Lecturer in History and International Studies. He came to the UNE at the beginning of 2009 as Lecturer in Modern European History, pursuing his interests in teaching the 1789-2000 period, and his main areas of research interest (the cultural history of Anglo-German relations; the Great War; comic art and political cartoons). In 2012, Richard was awarded a DECRA (Discovery Early Career Researcher Award) by the Australian Research Council, to explore the history of Anglo-American cartooning from 1721 (funded 2013-2015 inclusive); and a follow-up ARC Discovery Project (2023-2026) examines Australia's cartoon history. Richard has been  Visiting Scholar at the Flinders University of South Australia (2014), the University of Cambridge (2015), and is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society (2018-Present). Between 2018 and 2020, Richard served as the elected staff representative of the UNE University Council.