Abstracts extended: Midnight EDT, 13th October 2026

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Call for Abstracts

Closing Date: Midnight EDT, 13th October 2026

We invite you to submit submissions for an either an abstract (400 words) or a Special session under the following themes:

  • Social housing, communities and inclusion

  • Homelessness and informal housing

  • Design, construction, retrofit, digitalisation and productivity

  • First Nations knowledges and experiences

  • Economics, finance, incomes and affordability

  • Health, housing and sustainability

  • Policy, urban planning and governance

  • Climate crisis, energy justice, and resilience

  • Housing regimes, politics and comparative analysis

  • Private ownership, rental and short-letting markets

  • Special sessions: organised by the chair.

 

Special sessions

If this is something you are interested in organising and chairing, please submit a synopsis, suggested speakers and format. All presenters in these sessions must register and submit abstracts for the conference.

Abstract submission options

Please select one or more of the following options:

  • Stand-alone presenter

  • Special session chair/organiser

Abstracts

Closing Date: Midnight EDT, 13th October 2026

Thank you for your interest in presenting. The contribution of presenters is critical and we value your input greatly.

Abstracts (400 word individual contributed abstract submissions).

Your abstract must follow the format conditions.

  • Title of Research Abstract (20 words)

  • Authors and affiliations, plus presenting author biographical details (100 words)

  • Research Abstract (400 words)

  • Abstract Submission - the pages online will take you through the process of submitting your abstract. 

    • Each of the tabs on the left hand side of the page will bring up a step in the submission process that needs to be completed.  If you see a X against an orange step, it means it is yet to be completed.

    • At any time in the process you can click the Save As Draft button to save your incomplete submission and return to it at a later time. 

    • The Review section will give you an overview of the sections that are still required to be completed before you can submit your abstract. 

    • Once all required sections have been completed, you can submit your abstract in the Submit section of this page.

    CONDITIONS
    * Please note that figures and tables are not to be included.
    * Abstract word count is strictly 400 words across all sections (excluding Abstract Title). Abstracts over this count will not be accepted.

CLICK HERE TO SUBMIT ABSTRACT

Special Submission

Closing Date: Midnight EDT, 13th October 2026

If this is something you are interested in organising and chairing, please submit a synopsis, suggested speakers and format. All presenters in these sessions must register and submit abstracts for the conference.

The special sessions (1.5 hours) provide flexibility to organisers regarding the format. For example some are thematically linked presentations while others also include a discussion panel (which may include industry, government or researchers). Or it could be something more novel.

  1. Title of Special Session (20 words)

  2. Format of Session - (50 words) - The format should be clearly spelt out to assist with programming. 

  3. Synopsis of Special Session (550 words) 

  • Proposed Speakers, titles of presentations and short abstracts for each; and/or

  • Proposed panel members, titles/affiliations and their expertise

Please note that each speaker will need to register for the conference.

CONDITIONS
* Please note that figures and tables are not to be included.
* Special Submission word count is strictly 600 words across all sections (excluding Special Session Title). Special Session Submissions over this count will not be accepted.

CLICK HERE TO SUBMIT SPECIAL SESSION

Special Issue: The Economics of Housing Under Pressure

To extend discussions arising from the 2027 AHRC–APNHR conference, AustralianEconomic Papers is inviting submissions to a special issue on The Economics of Housing Under Pressure.

The special issue aligns with the conference theme, “Housing in a time of crises: ensuring inclusion, sustainability and productivity,” and welcomes research examining the economic and policy dimensions of housing affordability, supply, finance, inequality, demographic change, sustainability and housing security.

Papers presented at the conference are particularly encouraged, although submissions are open to all authors and will undergo the journal’s standard peer-review process.

Submission deadline: 31 March 2027.

For full details go to Australian Economic Papers Call for Papers Special Issue on the Economics of Housing Under Pressure