At the heart of the research which the Faculty of Arts produces and shares is innovative critical reflection, interpretation, prediction, and evaluation of human reactions to events, of human behaviour and psychological states, and of the meaning humans give to experience as a function of culture.
Research Centres and Institutes
University of Melbourne Research Centres and Institutes hosted by the Faculty of Arts.
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ARC Centre of Excellence for the Dynamics of Language
Investigates language as a diverse, dynamic and evolving organism that interacts with our perceptual processes in ingenious ways.
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Australian Centre
Fosters world-leading research on the settler state, its culture, institutions, sovereignty and identities.
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Centre for Advancing Journalism
Fosters and encourages journalism that is useful to people in being informed and engaged citizens.
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Centre for Contemporary Chinese Studies
Furthering our understanding of China's ongoing transformation and the impacts within and beyond China.
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Grimwade Centre for Cultural Materials Conservation
Develops Australia’s capacity to conserve our continuing cultural record.
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Language Testing Research Centre
An international leader in research and development in language assessment and language program evaluation.
Research Units and Initiatives
Significant collaborative research endeavours hosted by the Faculty of Arts.
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Anti-Racism Hallmark Research Initiative
Solutions-focused research and interventions to combat racism at both the interpersonal and structural levels.
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DeathTech
The team study questions at the intersection of death, technology, and society.
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Enlightenment, Romanticism & Contemporary Culture
Re-envisions the transition from Enlightenment to Romanticism and its legacies in the present.
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Future of Work Lab
Provides innovative understandings of the intersections of inequality, technology and policy to create more equitable work futures.
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Initiative for Peacebuilding
Supporting effective engagement in conflict prevention and peacebuilding in the Indo-Pacific region.
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Korean Studies Research Hub
An inter-disciplinary virtual hub for collaborative research on Korean Studies.
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MetaMelb Research Initiative
Meta-researchers investigate scientific practice to help improve confidence in scientific claims as understood by practising scientists.
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Myanmar Research Network
Connects researchers and students working on and interested in Myanmar.
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PolicyLink
A ‘one-stop shop’ for policy research and expertise in the Faculty of Arts.
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Research Hub for Language in Forensic Evidence
Established to ensure that forensic evidence involving language and speech is managed in the best interests of justice.
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Research Initiative on Post-Soviet Space
Consolidating the emerging strengths in Soviet and post-Soviet studies through research, training, and global engagement.
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Research Unit for Indigenous Language
Working with Indigenous communities to support their efforts to maintain their linguistic and cultural heritage.
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Research Unit for Multilingualism and Cross-Cultural Communication
Undertakes research and engagement activities on multilingualism and cross-cultural communication.
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Research Unit in Public Cultures
Examining transformations in public culture produced by new intersections of knowledge, media, space and mobility.
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Work Futures Hallmark Research Initiative
Fosters our understanding of how the future of work is changing.
Research Groups and Networks
Key Faculty of Arts collaborative research groups and networks.
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Asia Pacific Tropical Climate Conservation Art Research Network
A collaborative effort to explore the cultural maintenance and preservation of cultural material in Asia and the Pacific.
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Australian Institute of Art History
Aims to advance research in the creation, use, and cultural meaning of art in all its forms from ancient rock art to the digital age.
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CAIDE Art, AI and Digital Ethics
Explores the contribution of art to enquiry about the ethics of artificial intelligence and digital innovation.
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Coded Aesthetics
Explores sense-making through human-machine entanglement.
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Communicative Cities Research Network
The CCRN brings together scholars from around the world to foster critical research into the city as a distinctive site for communication.
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Comparative Network on Refugee Externalisation Policies
Researches the impact and effects of the externalisation of refugee policies.
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Critical Fashion Studies
A research collective that brings together fashion scholars, practitioners, and industry members to advance research on sustainability, ethics and innovation.
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Critical Research Association Melbourne
CRAM is an open network for people working across the various disciplines of critical studies today, based at the University of Melbourne.
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Emporium: Cultures of Luxury and Consumption
Exploring cultures of luxury and consumption.
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Europe-Asia Security and Trade Network
Bringing together senior and junior researchers and think-tankers from three continents to analyse relations between the EU and the Asia-Pacific.
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Global Network on Justice. Conflict. Responsibility
Provides a public platform for the discussion and analysis of contemporary justice issues in Australia.
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Human Rights and Animal Ethics Research Network
An interdisciplinary network, whose major objective is to play a leading role in the new global field of Human-Animal Studies (HAS) that has achieved international prominence in the past two decades.
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International Digital Policy Initiative
Focuses on the role of digital policy in the age of global interdependence.
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Justice-Involved Young People Network
Building capacity within organisations working with and for justice-involved young people in Victoria
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Medicinal Psychedelics Research Network (MPRN)
Aims to facilitate engagement between Australian and international colleagues to consider research, policy and regulatory questions, as well as potential new opportunities for patient treatment.
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Migration and Mobility Research Network (MMRN)
Brings together a group of interdisciplinary researchers to focus on issues of migration, mobility, diversity and multiculturalism.
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Asian Cultural Research Hub (ACRH)
ACRH fosters a local, national and international scholarly community for PhD students and Early Career Researchers working on Asia-related cultural studies research.
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Child and Family Mediascape Research Group (CFMRG)
A collaboration between scholars from media studies and book publishing studies to address key challenges faced by children and their families in today’s rapidly changing media context.
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Narrative Network
A network for academics at the University of Melbourne interested in narrative research
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National Centre for Contemporary Islamic Studies
Aims to advance knowledge and understanding of the rich traditions and modern complexities of Islam.
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PARADISEC
A digital archive of records of some of the many small cultures and languages of the world.
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Raising Digital Youth
An international research network that brings together scholars and experts to address key challenges that young people and their families are experiencing in the digital landscape.
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Research Cluster in Asian Civil Society
Based in the Asia Institute.
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Research Cluster in Asian Governance Transformations
Based in the Asia Institute.
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Research Cluster in Gender, Environment and Migration
Based in the Asia Institute.
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Research Cluster in Islam and Politics in Contemporary Asia and the Middle East
Based in the Asia Institute.
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Research Cluster in Language Dynamics in the Asia Pacific
Based in the Asia Institute.
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The Disability, Diversity and Inclusion Initiative
Centering the voices, experiences and expertise of people with disability across the life through research, training, engagement, and service activities
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The Melbourne Political, Legal and Social Theory Network
A Melbourne-wide forum that brings together theorists based at multiple Melbourne universities, campuses, and departments, working across intersecting disciplinary research fields.
Research Infrastructure and Platforms
Research infrastructure and platforms supported by the Faculty of Arts.
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Australian Women's Register
Building knowledge and recognition of the social, cultural, historical and economic contribution made by Australian women.
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Digital Studio
Leveraging digital technologies to transform research and teaching.
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Find and Connect
Brings together historical resources relating to institutional 'care' in Australia.
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Melbourne Data Analytics Platform
Specialist team enabling data-intensive and collaborative research.
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Phonetics Laboratory
For phonetics teaching, speech science, and laboratory phonology research.
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Visual Cultures Resource Centre
Holds one of the largest collections of art reproductions in the southern hemisphere.
Partnered and Collaborative Initiatives
Collaborative research initiatives connected to the Faculty of Arts.
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African Research and Engagement Initiative in Australia
A community-driven approach to supporting the health, cultural, social, economic and political wellbeing of African Australian communities.
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Australian Centre for Architectural History, Urban and Cultural Heritage
Provides an international perspective on research and teaching in architectural history and heritage with a particular emphasis on Australia and the Asia-Pacific
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Centre of Visual Art
Facilitates innovative, cross-disciplinary research that focuses on the significant cultural issues of today.
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Centre for Artificial Intelligence and Digital Ethics
Committed to building cross-disciplinary research on artificial intelligence and digital ethics.
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Indigenous Knowledge Institute
Aims to advance research and education in Indigenous knowledge systems.
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Melbourne Centre for Cities
Designed to foster responsible and cosmopolitan city leadership, and the information it needs, in an interconnected and increasingly urbanised planet.
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Melbourne Research Alliance to End Violence against women and their children (MAEVe)
Aims to bring together researchers from across the University in partnership with community, industry and government agencies, to tackle the problem of violence against women and their children.