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On 4 November 1997 the Academic Board gave its endorsement to the establishment of the Centre for Research on Provincial China as a joint research centre of the University of New South Wales and the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) (resolution AB97/139). At UNSW it was a centre of the Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences, while at UTS it was a centre in the Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences. The Centre was run by a committee elected by its fellows every two years (UNSW-UTS Centre for Research on Provincial China 1998 Annual Report, file 2004/1663). The first Director of the Centre was Associate Professor Hans Hendrischke. On 26 July 2005 the centre was disestablished (letter from Deputy Vice-Chancellor Les Field to Vice-Chancellor Mark Wainwright, file 2004/1663). Controlling Organisation: UNSW - 04/11/1997-26/07/2005

On 6 May 1997 the Academic Board recommended the establishment of the Centre for Intercultural Jewish Studies - a co-operative venture between Macquarie University, the University of New South Wales and the University of Sydney (resolution AB97/35). On 22 May 1997 Professor Chris Fell, as Acting Vice-Chancellor, formally approved this proposal (file 970237). Professor John Milfull was appointed as the first director of the Centre. At UNSW the Centre was located within the Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences. On 7 November 2000 the Centre was disestablished by the Vice-Chancellor effective from 10 November 2000 (file 970237). Controlling Organisation: UNSW - 22/05/1997-10/11/2000

On 9 May 1988 Council approved the affiliation of the university with the Communications Law Centre (resolution 88/67). The Centre was located within the Faculty of Law and the founding director was Dr Kate Harrison. In January 1989 the Centre was incorporated as a company limited by guarantee (file 880383). On 5 August 2003 the Academic Board gave its approval for the Communications Law Centre to become a University Research Centre located jointly within the faculties of Law and Arts & Social Sciences, although the latter faculty was to have administrative responsibility. It was also noted that the faculties will not accept continuing responsibility for the Centre when UNSW support expires on 30 June 2005 in the event of financial non-viability (resolution AB03/35). As the Centre was not able to become independently commercially viable, it was closed on 30 June 2005 (files 2004/1405 & 2004/0392). Controlling Organisation: UNSW - 09/05/1988-30/06/2005

On 1 December 1998 the Academic Board recommended the establishment of the Centre for Refugee Research within the Faculties of Arts and Social Sciences, Law and Medicine (resolution AB98/143). On 2 February 1999 the Vice-Chancellor approved this proposal (file 981980). The founding director of the Centre was Dr Barbara Ferguson. In 2007 the director of the Centre was Dr Eileen Pittaway. Controlling Organisation: UNSW - 02/02/1999-

On 1 December 1998 the Academic Board recommended the establishment of the Research Centre for the Study of Ageing and Retirement: Social, Personal and Financial Transitions within the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (resolution AB98/144). After a change in the name of the centre to simply the Research Centre for the Study of Ageing and Retirement, the Vice-Chancellor gave his approval to its establishment on 3 March 1999. Dr Diana Olsberg was the centre's inaugural director (file 980614). On 9 December 2005 the Deputy Vice-Chancellor Les Field gave his approval for the closure of the centre effective 1 January 2006, due to it being unsustainable in terms of the workload placed on the director (file 980614). Controlling Organisation: UNSW - 03/03/1999-31/12/2005

On 4 November 1997 the Academic Board gave its endorsement to the establishment of the Centre for the History of Health & Medicine within the Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences (resolution AB97/138). This was approved by the Vice-Chancellor on 5 November 1997, but the Centre never became operational (file 972011). On 15 February 1999 the Vice-Chancellor approved the disestablishment of the Centre (file 972011). Controlling Organisation: UNSW - 05/11/1997-15/02/1999

On October 7, 1997 the Academic Board supported the in principle establishment of the Centre for Gender-Related Violence Studies within the Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences (resolution AB97/131). On 12 November 1997 the Vice-Chancellor gave his approval to the centre's creation. The inaugural director, Emeritus Professor Tony Vinson, was appointed on 17 September 1998. The centre was officially launched on 7 July 1999 (file 971417). In 2007 the director of the centre was Dr Jan Breckenridge. Controlling Organisation: UNSW - 12/11/1997-

On 3 August 1995 the Vice-Chancellor gave his approval to the division of the School of Sociology into two departments - the Department of Sociology, Culture & Communication and the Department of Sociology & Social Anthropology - until 30 June 1998, when the situation would be reviewed (file 951165). This was also supported by the Academic Board at its 5 September 1995 meeting (resolution AB95/97). The first head of the department was Dr Ann Game. In mid-1997 a Committee to Review the School of Sociology was formed. In its report it determined that the School of Sociology will retain two departments for a transitional period of three years (1998 - 2000)...at the end of the transitional period the two departments will be disestablished and the school will have a unitary structure (file 961766). By the 1999 Calendar, however, the two departments no longer appear, thus suggesting that both ceased to exist at the original review date of 30 June 1998. Controlling Organisation: UNSW - 03/08/1995-?30/06/1998

On 3 August 1995 the Vice-Chancellor gave his approval to the division of the School of Sociology into two departments - the Department of Sociology, Culture & Communication and the Department of Sociology & Social Anthropology - until 30 June 1998, when the situation would be reviewed (file 951165). This was also supported by the Academic Board at its 5 September 1995 meeting (resolution AB95/97). The first head of the department was Dr Mira Crouch. In mid-1997 a Committee to Review the School of Sociology was formed. In its report it determined that the School of Sociology will retain two departments for a transitional period of three years (1998 - 2000)...at the end of the transitional period the two departments will be disestablished and the school will have a unitary structure (file 961766). By the 1999 Calendar, however, the two departments no longer appear, thus suggesting that both ceased to exist at the original review date of 30 June 1998. Controlling Organisation: UNSW - 03/08/1995-?30/06/1998

Although Modern Greek was first offered in 1989 (file 880844), it was initially organised as part of the Languages Unit. On 31 October 1994 Council disestablished the Languages Unit and created the Modern Greek Section within the School of Modern Language Studies in the Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences with effect from 1 January 1995 (resolution CL94/86c). By the 1998 Calendar the Section had become known as Modern Greek Studies. As part of a Faculty of Arts restructure, the School of Modern Language Studies was re-named the School of Languages and Linguistics effective 31 January 2007 (6 February 2007 Academic Board papers). As part of this restructure, it was also deemed that no school was to establish a departmental structure (Principles of Government-Feb 2007 in SRF - Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences) and discipline advisors were instead created for each area of study. Therefore Modern Greek Studies as an independent entity ceased to exist from this date. Controlling Organisation: UNSW - 01/01/1995-31/01/2007