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 2009, the faculty is in receipt of funding from 18 prestigious Australian Research Council (ARC) competitive grants, plus other awards including a Australian Learning and Teaching Council (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.