Research Grants

The Faculty manages successful funded partnerships with local schools and communities, State and Federal Government departments, through to international scholarly collaborations on global standards of education and social policy.

In 2008, the Faculty is in receipt of funding from 18 prestigious Australian Research Council competitive grants, plus other awards including a Fulbright Fellowship and a Carrick Professorial Fellowship. With competitive research grant income averaging around one and half million dollars per annum, the Faculty commands a significant portion of national research effort in Education and Social Work.

Recent Research partners include: Powerhouse Museum, Department of Education and Training, Optus SingTel, AusAID, Catholic Education Office, Northern Territory Dept of Education, Australian Electoral Commission, Fairfield/Liverpool Mental Health Service, Education Centre Against Violence, Joan Harrison Support Services for Women Inc, and the Transcultural Mental Health Centre.

Writing in the Academy
This Australian Research Council funded study investigates the
practice-based doctoral thesis in the creative and performing arts.

Towards Better Practice
Towards Better Practice: Enhancing Collaboration Between Women's Domestic Violence Services and Mental Health Services
This Australia Research Council funded study aims to improve co-ordinated service responses for women who are experiencing, or have previously experienced, domestic violence and mental health concerns/mental illness.