Culture, society & creative communities research
We’re exploring how education, creativity and cultural understanding can be harnessed to promote equity, inclusion and social cohesion. We examine how different factors shape access to knowledge, influence power dynamics, and how these dynamics affect communities and outcomes.
We work closely with communities, government and industry to identify pressing social issues, design inclusive and culturally-responsive frameworks, and evaluate programs that foster change. We are particularly committed to amplifying marginalised voices, embedding First Nations perspectives, and creating educational systems that are accountable, just, and inclusive for everyone.
Explore our research priorities and learn about our impact in social and cultural research.
Communities & cultural diversity research
Our research offers educational programs and experiences that reflect key aspects of diversity, inclusion and social cohesion.
Bringing together work from our research programs, we conduct quality research and scholarships, forging collaborations among disciplines with similar interests and among community, government, industry, alumni, and international partners.
Creative arts & cultural studies research
Our research focuses on the shifting boundaries around issues of racial and cultural diversity, gender and sexuality, and class.
We are consistently responding to the challenges of culture through theory and creativity, as well as digital technologies. Our team is composed of award-winning writers, artists and thinkers.
Our team is concerned with how research can be translated and used outside of the institute.
History & society research
We conduct research that challenges and engages with social structures of race, class and gender.
Our team actively research historical origins and contemporary consequences of migration, social inequality and structures of power in the west of Melbourne, Australia and internationally. We use the disciplines of history, sociology, politics, peace studies.
