The Australian Centre ran an Interdisciplinary Graduate Research Program in Indigenous Settler Relations for students from any faculty undertaking graduate research related to the emerging field of Indigenous settler relations in Australia and the world. The program sought to deepen academic understandings and enhance interdisciplinary knowledge exchange, and to cultivate respectful and reciprocal relationships in scholarship through a focus on settler responsibility and justice for First Nations.

The Centre was enriched by the contributions of students and scholars who ran and attended workshops, masterclasses, writing sessions and critical reading groups. We hope the knowledge gained and the networks built will support future scholarship, and work towards the vision that drove the program: that the academy should and can be different.

The Australian Centre closed at the end of 2025. Content on this website relating to the Critical Public Conversations and Research sections will remain available until 31 December 2026.

Interdisciplinary Graduate Research Program in Indigenous Settler Relations - Applications closed

The Interdisciplinary Graduate Research Program supports students in establishing networks across the university while building their research knowledge and capacity. Premised on the belief that things in the academy should and can be different, the Program creates space for cultivating respectful and reciprocal relationships in scholarship through a focus on settler responsibility and justice for First Nations.

About the Program

The Program activities connect students with researchers across disciplines, foster a supportive intellectual community, and create a solid cohort experience that extends beyond the duration of their study.

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