Faculty Information and Assistance
Centre for Gender-Related Violence Studies
Established in 1999, the Centre for Gender-Related Violence Studies (CGRVS) is a multi-disciplinary community centre based in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at the University of New South Wales. The Centre aims to achieve excellence in the development and implementation of practice-informed research and community engagement projects that contribute to the body of evidence addressing the causes of, consequences from and intervention strategies for gender-based violence.
The following objectives reflect the Centre's purpose:
The following objectives reflect the Centre's purpose:
- generate a practice-informed research agenda in the field of gender-related violence
- attract funds from a variety of sources including national competitive funding sources, relevant government departments and community organisations
- use members of the Centre and affiliated researchers to undertake multidisciplinary research into gender-related violence, prioritising the development of innovative policy and professional practice
- prioritise engagement with diverse communities and groups around the issues emerging from gender-related violence
- initiate and/or participate in workshops and seminars for the consideration of research findings and their policy/practice implications
- act as a source of data and informed comment on gender-related violence issues
Current projects include the Australian Domestic and Family Violence Clearinghouse; Safe at Home Safe at Work; Staying Home Leaving Violence (SHLV) evaluation framework; Preventing DV homicide action research; Evaluation of DV services within the Homelessness Action Plan; Domestic violence and disasters research; and a range of other collaborative projects.
The Centre welcomes visiting scholars, interns and volunteers.
For further information contact the Director: Dr Jan Breckenridge (02) 93851863 or J.Breckenridge@unsw.edu.au
Gifted Education Research, Resource and information Centre
Since 1991 the University of New South Wales has been noted for its strong academic focus on teaching, research and service in gifted education and this was strengthened in 1997 by the establishment of the Gifted Education Research, Resource and Information Centre (GERRIC) within the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. GERRIC was formally opened on 19th September, 1997 by His Excellency the Honourable Gordon Samuels, AC, former Governor of New South Wales.
The foundation of GERRIC was not only an acknowledgement by UNSW of its leadership role in this field of education, but a milestone in the history of gifted education in Australia, being the first centre of research in gifted education established in the Southern Hemisphere.
The objectives of the Gifted Education Research, Resource and Information Centre include the following:
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to foster and conduct research on effective education of gifted and talented children, including contractual research on behalf of external Australian or international educational agencies
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to develop and present UNSW-based courses, workshops and specialist seminars for teachers, school administrators, psychologists, counselors, parents and other groups with an interest in the educational and welfare of gifted and talented students
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to develop and administer a range of UNSW-based school vacation programs for gifted and talented children and adolescents from pre-school through to senior high school
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to conduct, on a contractual basis for schools and other educational agencies, a range of teacher inservice programs featuring, as speakers, faculty members, graduate students and associates of the University
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to write and publish a range of books and audio-visual materials focussing on key issues in the education of gifted and talented students
Since 1997, the initiatives taken by GERRIC have had a significant impact on the education of gifted and talented students in Australia and internationally. More than 1500 teachers from every Australian state, and from across South-East Asia have successfully completed GERRIC’s postgraduate Certificate of Gifted Education (COGE) program which has been offered each year since 1991 and which features, as keynote and visiting presenters, leading international and Australian scholars in gifted education. In 2002 GERRIC, with its academic partner, the Belin-Blank Center for Gifted Education and Talent Development at The University of Iowa, received a major grant from the John Templeton Foundation of Pennsylvania which funded the writing of a two-volume international report on the outcomes, for gifted students, of 18 forms of academic acceleration. The report A Nation Deceived: How Schools Hold Back America’s Brightest students (Colangelo, Assouline and Gross, 2004) has its own website www.nationdeceived.org.
In 2004-2005 a GERRIC team developed, for the Australian Federal Department of Education, Science and Training (DEST) a Professional Development Package for Teachers in Gifted Education and DEST sent this 18 hour course, in book and CD-Rom format, into every Australian school. In 2005-2006 GERRIC developed and taught, for DEST, a program of 50 workshops for parents of gifted and talented children in regional and remote areas of Australia and, in 2007-2008, a series of advanced professional development workshops for teachers in capital cities and regional centres.
For further information on particular GERRIC activities please contact the Centre Director, Professor Miraca Gross AM, telephone (02) 9385 1972 or Centre Manager Mr Robert Urquhart telephone (02) 9385 1993.
The GERRIC website is http://gerric.arts.unsw.edu.au/ and e-mail is gerric@unsw.edu.au
The Centre for Refugee Research
The Centre for Refugee Research is an interdisciplinary Centre at the University of New South Wales. It focuses on refugee flows and resettlement issues in the Asia Pacific Region. In partnership with state, national, regional and international agencies, the Centre is an initiator of research and innovative education programs.
The Centre was established in 1999. Eileen Pittaway was appointed Director in July 2000. The Centre works closely with the refugee advocacy group, the Australian National Committee on Refugee Women (ANCORW) with which it shares office space.
The Centre's Objectives:
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to provide an international and interdisciplinary centre to initiate programs of enquiry relevant to refugee issues.
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to conduct research into the social, economic, legal, political, health and medical impacts of refugee intakes in countries of resettlement such as Australia as well as countries of first asylum with whom Australia is likely to have links based on trade and foreign relations.
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to apply research to the provision of foreign and humanitarian aid for peoples displaced within their own countries as a result of armed conflict as well as for exile and refugee communities internationally.
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to develop and extend a human rights framework for the analysis of all aspects of the refugee experience, and to evaluate the effectiveness of current human rights instruments for refugee populations.
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to produce research which will benefit the Australian community by maximising the capacity of refugees to become productive members of society.
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to benefit refugees, displaced persons and humanitarian immigrants through the provision of research to guide government policies and services.
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to develop and maintain a country information database about human rights violations around the world that is relevant to establishing refugee status.
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to disseminate outcomes through a web page, publications and a program of symposiums and conferences.
For further information, please contact the Centre:
e-mail: cenrefre@unsw.edu.auwebpage: www.crr.unsw.edu.auPhone: +61 2 9385 1961Fax: + 61 2 9662 8991
The Journalism and Media Research Centre
The Journalism and Media Research Centre (JMRC) is an initiative of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, and it gathers together researchers in the fields of journalism and media.
The JMRC aims to:
- Undertake research of high quality and impact in the fields of journalism, communication, and media
- Make a significant contribution to public and industry debate as well as policy
- Provide a focus for journalism, media and related areas across UNSW
- Offer rigorous, relevant, and excellent education and training for postgraduate coursework and PhD students.
The JMRC's core research areas are:
The evolving media landscape
This area includes: Media policy, business models, technology, regulation, distribution channels, the changing nature of audiences, and histories of new media.
Social, cultural and health impacts of media consumption
This area includes: The impact of popular media on children and youth, the role of the media in influencing social attitudes, the changing nature of communication and its effect on social, cultural and interpersonal practices and networks.
The ethics and practice of journalism
This area includes: Journalism, democracy and the public's right to know, the evolving workplaces and work practices of journalism, the ethical challenges facing journalism in an evolving media landscape, the history of Australian journalism; the role of news media in public debate.
The Centre is staffed as follows:
- Professor Catharine Lumby. Director of the JMRC
- Professor Gerard Goggin, Deputy Director of the JMRC.
- Associate Professor David McKnight, Senior Research Fellow in the JMRC
- Dr Kath Albury, ARC Postdoctoral Research Fellow
- Associate Professor Kate Crawford, ARC Postdoctoral Research Fellow
- Dr Clifton Evers, UNSW Postdoctoral Fellow.
The JMRC welcomes interest from potential PhD students, and will launch its Masters in Journalism in early 2009.
For further information, contact Professor Catharine Lumby (02 9358 8534) or Professor Gerard Goggin (02 9358 8532)
The National Centre in HIV Social Research
NCHSR was established in 1990 with funding from the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing. We are located within the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at The University of New South Wales, Sydney.
NCHSR is internationally recognised for its contribution to the Australian response to HIV and hepatitis C. While the core of its work has been in the social aspects of HIV, particularly with regard to sexual practice, in recent years NCHSR’s research program has expanded to include social research related to hepatitis C, injecting and illicit drug use, sexual health, Aboriginal health and the Asia-Pacific region.
NCHSR is internationally recognised for its contribution to the Australian response to HIV and hepatitis C. While the core of its work has been in the social aspects of HIV, particularly with regard to sexual practice, in recent years NCHSR’s research program has expanded to include social research related to hepatitis C, injecting and illicit drug use, sexual health, Aboriginal health and the Asia-Pacific region.
Our postgraduate research program in Health, Sexuality and Culture is one of the only programs of its kind in the world, offering a dynamic mix of empirical and applied research and contemporary social and critical theory. This program is guided by a social paradigm that understands persons and communicates as social beings. It is designed to provide the empirical skills necessary to participate in the global fields of sex and drug research, and to equip students with an understanding of critical debates in social theories of sex, drugs and the politics of health and medicine. It is this mix of practical empirical skills and critical inquiry that makes the Health, Sexuality and Culture program unique.
NCHSR offers three Postgraduate Research Programs
While the core work of NCHSR related to HIV, hepatitis C and STIs, we encourage conceptual and theoretical inquiry into questions of health, sexuality and culture and their interrelationships. We welcome postgradaute proposals on any aspect of social study of sex or drugs, including issues of gender, embodiment, medicine, technology, culture and globalisation. NCHSR academic staff come from a wide range of disciplinary backgrounds, with expertise in Anthropology, Cultural Studies, Gendre Studies, Linguistics, Media, Psychology, Public Health, Science Studies and Sociology.
The following postgraduate courses are offered by the Health, Sexuality and Culture Program. Students enrolled in other postgraduate programs within the university are welcome to enrol in NCHSR courses.
For further information about NCHSR and the postgraduate program please refer to our website or contact the postgraduate research coordinator at nchsrpg@unsw.edu.au
The Social Policy Research Centre
The Social Policy Research Centre provides a stimulating and supportive environment for postgraduate study. SPRC offers a unique opportunity for higher degree by research study in areas that explore and extend the theory and practice of social policy in Australia and internationally.
The SPRC has the strongest concentration of social policy researchers in Australia. It has extensive national and international connections and research collaborations with leading universities, research centres and international policy agencies. The Centre's policy research is situated both nationally and internationally.
The Centre's broad skill base stems from its multi-disciplinary staffing profile that includes social policy experts, economists, sociologists, political scientists, historians, psychologists, educationalists, public health experts and statisticians.
Our areas of expertise include:
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Australian, international and comparative social policy
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poverty, social inequality and standards of living
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income support and tax/transfer policies
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family policies and services
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work, employment and welfare reform
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organisation and delivery of human services
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housing policies and spatial dimensions of policy
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children and young people: policies, services and wellbeing
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disability policies
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informal and formal care
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ageing and retirement policies
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Indigenous families and communities
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culturally and linguistically diverse populations
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policies in the Asia/Pacific region, in particular Chinese social policy
For more information about the SPRC, current activities, future conferences, lectures and seminars, staff members’ research profiles, and lists SPRC reports and other publications check out our website at www.sprc.unsw.edu.au
For further information about studying at the Social Policy Research Centre and for queries regarding academic matters relating to research projects, contact the higher degree research coordinators
Professor Bettina Cass or Dr Karen Fisher on study.sprc@unsw.edu.au or phone (612) 9385 7800
For information about enrolment and scholarships contact the Graduate Research School at the University of New South Wales
Email enquiries.grs@unsw.edu.auor
phone (612) 9385 5500
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