Ms Akuc Deng

Akuc Deng is a Project Officer and Research Assistant at the University of Melbourne's Faculty of Arts, working in the Initiative for Peacebuilding. She also holds positions as a Casual Academic and a Research Assistant at Deakin University. Akuc has a strong background in academic research and community engagement, having previously worked as a Community Researcher at Murdoch Children’s Research Institute. There, she was involved in community-based projects aimed at improving the wellbeing of socially disadvantaged communities of migrant and refugee background. Her role involved rigorous research, data collection, data analysis, and report writing.

Akuc is in the final stages of her Ph.D. and holds a Master of Education, a Bachelor of Education, and a Bachelor of Arts (Australian Studies). She is Project Officer for the Initiative's South Sudan Diaspora Peace Leadership Program.