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School of Social and Political Sciences


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It is a pleasure to welcome you to our School which is at the forefront of teaching and research in the social sciences in Australia.

Professor Karen Farquharson
Professor Karen Farquharson

Welcome to the School of Social and Political Sciences. We are home to a dedicated team of academic and professional staff in the disciplines of Anthropology and Development Studies, Criminology, Political Science, and Sociology. Through excellence in teaching and research, and in partnership with our communities, we are:

  • Redefining and addressing today’s most important challenges
  • Creating, curating, challenging and enriching knowledge; and
  • Reshaping understandings of our multicultural and swiftly changing world

Our work is underpinned by our values of intellectual freedom, integrity, social justice, diversity, and environmental sustainability. Through our research and teaching our ambition is to redefine the world and change what matters. In addition to the research conducted in our disciplines and with our numerous partners, the School hosts two research units: the Indigenous Settler Relations Collaboration and the Policy Lab.

Professor Karen Farquharson
Head of School of Social and Political Sciences

  • Our people

  • Contact us

  • Anthropology and Development Studies

    Our programs investigate the diverse ways that people today interact, organise and find meaning in their lives. We analyse the processes of social, economic, political and cultural change that underlie poverty, inequality and insecurity in the contemporary world.

  • Criminology

    Criminology is the critical examination of crime and justice policy and practice. Criminology at Melbourne seeks to understand how society constructs and responds to crime.

  • Gender Studies

    Our program explores the significance of gender and sexuality on a range of discourses embedded within culture, identity and global history.

  • Political Science

    We are one of the top-ranked programs for the study of political science and international relations in the region with a reputation for excellence in research and teaching.

  • Sociology, Social Policy and Social Theory

    Our program investigates the complexity and breadth of living in today’s societies, challenging expectations and assumptions about what it means to live with others.

  • SSPS Scholarships

  • Faculty of Arts Scholarships

Our people

  • Head of School
  • Leadership group
  • Anthropology and Development Studies
  • Criminology
  • Gender Studies
  • Political Science
  • Sociology, Social Policy and Social Theory
  • Professional

Head of School

Person Position Phone Email
Professor Karen Farquharson Head of School +61390356220 karen.farquharson@unimelb.edu.au

Deputy Head of School Engagement and Advancement

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Associate Professor Dan Woodman TR Ashworth Associate Professor in Sociology +61383449081 dan.woodman@unimelb.edu.au

Deputy Head of School Research

Person Position Phone Email
Professor Belinda Hewitt Professor in Sociology +61383441450 belinda.hewitt@unimelb.edu.au

Deputy Head of School Teaching and Learning

Person Position Phone Email
Associate Professor Monica Minnegal Associate Professor in Anthropology +61383444708 mmam@unimelb.edu.au

Anthropology and Development Studies Discipline Chair

Person Position Phone Email
Associate Professor Bina Fernandez Associate Professor in Development Studies +61383443205 bina.fernandez@unimelb.edu.au

Criminology Discipline Chair

Person Position Phone Email
Associate Professor Jennifer Balint Associate Professor in Socio-Legal Studies +61383443352 jbalint@unimelb.edu.au

Political Science Discipline Chair

Person Position Phone Email
Associate Professor Paul Fawcett Associate Professor in Public Policy +61383440526 paul.fawcett@unimelb.edu.au

Sociology Discipline Chair

Person Position Phone Email
Professor Lyn Craig Professor of Sociology and Social Policy +61383447840 lyn.craig@unimelb.edu.au

Anthropology and Development Studies

Person Position Phone Email
Dr Kalissa Alexeyeff Senior Lecturer In Gender Studies k.alexeyeff@unimelb.edu.au
Professor Andrew Dawson Chair in Social Anthropology +61383444201 dawsona@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Isabelle de Solier ARC DECRA Senior Research Fellow i.de@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Anne Decobert Lecturer in Development Studies +61390358747 anne.decobert@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Rachael Diprose Senior Lecturer In Indonesian Studies +61383443757 rachael.diprose@unimelb.edu.au
Associate Professor Bina Fernandez Associate Professor in Development Studies +61383443205 bina.fernandez@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Erin Fitz-Henry Senior Lecturer in Social and Cultural Anthropology +61383445982 erinfh@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Jeff Garmany Senior Lecturer in Latin American Studies +61390353714 jeff.garmany@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Amanda Gilbertson ARC Research Fellow +61383441921 amanda.gilbertson@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Ben Gook ARC Research Fellow +61383441424 benjamin.gook@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Paul Green Lecturer in Social and Cultural Anthropology +61383444281 pgreen@unimelb.edu.au
Professor Akhil Gupta Professor of Anthropology akhil.gupta@unimelb.edu.au
Professor Ghassan Hage Professor in Anthropology and Social Theory +61390358834 ghage@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Benjamin Hegarty McKenzie Postdoctoral Fellow +61390354061 benjamin.hegarty@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Lan Anh Hoang Senior Lecturer in Development Studies +61383444610 lahoang@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Dolly Kikon Senior Lecturer in Development Studies +61383449446 dolly.kikon@unimelb.edu.au
Professor Tamara Kohn Professor in Anthropology +61383446676 tkohn@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Nadeem Malik Senior Lecturer in Development Studies +61383440070 malikn@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Fabio Mattioli Lecturer in Social Anthropology +61383441291 fabio.mattioli@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Debra McDougall Senior Lecturer in Anthropology +61383445648 debra.mcdougall@unimelb.edu.au
Associate Professor Monica Minnegal Associate Professor in Anthropology +61383444708 mmam@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Rebekah Plueckhahn McArthur Research Fellow in Anthropology +61383444497 rebekah.plueckhahn@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Violeta Schubert Lecturer in Development Studies +61383445089 violetas@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Lesley Pruitt Wolf Senior Lecturer In Development Studies lesley.pruitt@unimelb.edu.au

Anthropology and Development Studies honorary staff

Person Position Phone Email
Associate Professor Hans Baer Principal Fellow +61383449895 hbaer@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Denis Dragovic Fellow denis.dragovic@unimelb.edu.au
Professor Jonathan Goodhand Professorial Fellow j.goodhand@unimelb.edu.au
Mr Steve Fisher Fellow sfisher@unimelb.edu.au
Professor Michael Herzfeld Professorial Fellow mherzfeld@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Salim Kassim-Lakha Senior Fellow salim@unimelb.edu.au
Associate Professor Martha Macintyre Principal Fellow +61383449474 marthaam@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Ian Patrick Senior Fellow ipatrick@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Daniel Perkins Fellow d.perkins@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Melissa Phillips Fellow phim@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Philippa Smales Fellow philippa.smales@unimelb.edu.au

Criminology

Person Position Phone Email
Associate Professor Jennifer Balint Associate Professor in Socio-Legal Studies +61383443352 jbalint@unimelb.edu.au
Professor Andrew Day Melbourne Enterprise Professor in Criminology +61383443708 day.a@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Bianca Fileborn Lecturer in Criminology +61383442916 biancaf@unimelb.edu.au
Associate Professor John Fitzgerald Associate Professor in Criminology +61383445173 jlfitz@unimelb.edu.au
Professor Fiona Haines Professor in Criminology +61383446563 f.haines@unimelb.edu.au
Ms Natalie Ironfield Teaching Specialist Indigenous Knowledges +61383449735 ironfield.n@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Diana Johns Senior Lecturer in Criminology +61383445394 diana.johns@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Claire Loughnan Lecturer in Criminology (MECAF) +61390356119 clairebl@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Dave McDonald Lecturer in Criminology +61383449508 mcdj@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Nesam McMillan Senior Lecturer in Global Criminology +61383443484 nesamcm@unimelb.edu.au
Associate Professor Juliet Rogers Associate Professor in Criminology +61383447945 juliet.rogers@unimelb.edu.au
Professor Stuart Ross Melbourne Enterprise Professor in Criminology +61383443445 rosssr1@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Claire Spivakovsky Senior Lecturer in Criminology +61390354709 cspivakovsky@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Anton Symkovych Lecturer In Criminology +61390354083 anton.symkovych@unimelb.edu.au
Professor Alison Young Francine V McNiff Chair in Criminology +61383446569 ayoung@unimelb.edu.au

Criminology honorary staff

Person Position Phone Email
Paul Betts Fellow paul.betts@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Mark Brown Senior Fellow +61383449461 mark.brown@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Roberto Catello Fellow roberto.catello@unimelb.edu.au
Associate Professor Julie Evans Principal Fellow +61383445933 j.evans@unimelb.edu.au
Associate Professor Steve James Principal Fellow spj@unimelb.edu.au
Professor Yvonne Jewkes Fellow yvonne.jewkes@unimelb.edu.au
Professor Ian Loader Professorial Fellow ian.loader@unimelb.edu.au
Dr James Petty Fellow j.petty@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Evelyn Rose Fellow evelyn.rose@unimelb.edu.au
Ms Simone Shaw Fellow shaw.s@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Armon Tamatea Senior Fellow armon.tamatea@unimelb.edu.au

Gender Studies

Person Position Phone Email
Dr Ana Dragojlovic Gender Studies Coordinator; Senior Lecturer in Gender Studies ana.dragojlovic@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Kalissa Alexeyeff Senior Lecturer In Gender Studies k.alexeyeff@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Joshua Pocius Lecturer In Gender Studies +61383441588 joshua.pocius@unimelb.edu.au

Gender Studies affiliated staff

Person Position Phone Email
Dr Lan Anh Hoang Senior Lecturer in Development Studies +61383444610 lahoang@unimelb.edu.au
Associate Professor Karen Jones Associate Professor in Philosophy +61383440268 jonek@unimelb.edu.au
Associate Professor Claire Maree Associate Professor In Japanese; Japanese Studies Convenor +61390354108 cmaree@unimelb.edu.au
Associate Professor Fran Martin ARC Future Fellow +61383445486 f.martin@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Hannah McCann Lecturer in Cultural Studies +61383440630 hannah.mccann@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Una McIlvenna Hansen Senior Lectureship in History; History Honours Coordinator +61383444774 una.mcilvenna@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Lauren Rosewarne Senior Lecturer in Public Policy +61383446820 lrose@unimelb.edu.au
Professor Alfredo Martinez-Exposito Professor In Spanish +61390354742 alfredo.m@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Benjamin Hegarty Mckenzie Postdoctoral Fellow +61390354061 benjamin.hegarty@unimelb.edu.au
Associate Professor Birgit Lang Associate Professor In German +61383447667 langb@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Chloe Diskin Senior Lecturer In Applied Linguistics +61383443676 chloe.diskin@unimelb.edu.au
Professor Natalya Lusty ARC Future Fellow +61390354288 natalya.lusty@unimelb.edu.au
Professor Peter Otto Redmond Barry Distinguished Professor +61383445482 peterjo@unimelb.edu.au
Professor Tamara Kohn Professor of Anthropology +61383446676 tkohn@unimelb.edu.au

Political Science

Person Position Phone Email
Dr Erik Baekkeskov Senior Lecturer in Public Policy +61383444134 erik.baekkeskov@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Lou Bennett Westpac Research Fellow +61383445869 cindy.bennett@unimelb.edu.au
Ms Eleanor Benson Indigenous Settler Relations Collaboration (ISRC) Research Assistant +61383441276 eleanor.benson@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Mhamed Biygautane Lecturer In Public Policy (Mecaf) +61383444114 mhamed.biygautane@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Michael Breen McKenzie Postdoctoral Fellow +61383446586 michael.breen@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Scott Brenton Lecturer in Politics +61390358001 sbrenton@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Clayton Chin Senior Lecturer in Political Theory +61383449548 clayton.chin@unimelb.edu.au
Professor Robyn Eckersley Professor in Political Science +61383443504 r.eckersley@unimelb.edu.au
Associate Professor Paul Fawcett Associate Professor in Public Policy +61383440526 paul.fawcett@unimelb.edu.au
Professor Jenny Lewis Professor of Public Policy +61383445194 jmlewis@unimelb.edu.au
Professor Adrian Little Pro Vice Chancellor (International); Professor in Political Theory +61383448969 little@unimelb.edu.au
Associate Professor Timothy Lynch Associate Professor in American Politics +61390354059 tlynch@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Kate MacDonald ARC Future Fellow +61383443442 kmac@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Terry MacDonald Senior Lecturer in International Relations +61390357690 terry.macdonald@unimelb.edu.au
Professor Sarah Maddison Professor in Political Science +61383444552 sarah.maddison@unimelb.edu.au
Associate Professor Aaron Martin Associate Professor In Political Science Research Methods +61383446837 aaron.martin@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Margherita Matera Lecturer In Political Science (Mecaf) +61383440347 m.matera@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Daniel McCarthy Senior Lecturer in International Relations +61383443723 daniel.mccarthy@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Jessica Megarry Lecturer In Political Science (Mecaf) +61390353434 jessica.megarry@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Sara Meger Lecturer in International Relations +61390358287 sara.meger@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Gosia Mikolajczak ARC Postdoctoral Research Fellow +61390354987 malgorzata.mikolajczak@unimelb.edu.au
Professor John Murphy Professor in Political Science +61383443670 john.murphy@unimelb.edu.au
Associate Professor Sana Nakata Associate Dean (Indigenous) +61383446559 snakata@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Evgeny Postnikov Senior Lecturer In International Relations +61383441279 evgeny.postnikov@unimelb.edu.au
Mr George Rennie Senior Tutor In Political Science +61383449720 rennieg@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Lauren Rosewarne Senior Lecturer in Public Policy +61383446820 lrose@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Pradeep Taneja Lecturer in Asian Politics +61383446585 ptaneja@unimelb.edu.au
Ms Tamara Tubakovic Research Coordinator – Jean Monnet Erasmus+ Network +61383445694 ttubakovic@unimelb.edu.au
Professor Andrew Walter Professor in International Relations +61390359633 andrew.walter@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Tamas Wells Research Coordinator +61390354628 t.wells@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Carla Winston Lecturer in International Relations +61383444200 carla.winston@unimelb.edu.au
Professor Sally Young Professor of Political Science +61383446586 s.young@unimelb.edu.au
Mr Ali Reza Yunespour Internships Coordinator +61383445054 alireza.yunespour@unimelb.edu.au

Political Science honorary staff

Person Position Phone Email
Dr Wayne Atkinson Senior Fellow waynera@unimelb.edu.au
Yehudi Blacher Professorial Fellow yehudi.blacher@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Emma Blomkamp Fellow blomkamp.e@unimelb.edu.au
Professor Peter Botsman Fellow peter.botsman@unimelb.edu.au
Professor Glyn Davis Professor Emeritus g.davis@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Trevor Findlay Principal Fellow +61383444900 trevor.findlay@unimelb.edu.au
Professor Leslie Holmes Professor Emeritus +61383447293 leslieth@unimelb.edu.au
Professor Brian Howe Professorial Fellow bhowe@unimelb.edu.au
Professor Sheila Jeffreys Professorial Fellow sheila@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Anita Lacey Fellow anita.lacey@unimelb.edu.au
Professor John Langmore Professorial Fellow +61383449467 langmore@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Lachlan McKenzie Fellow lachlan.mckenzie@unimelb.edu.au
Professor Amitabh Mattoo Professorial Fellow amattoo@unimelb.edu.au
Professor Derek McDougall Professorial Fellow +61390353783 d.mcdougall@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Lachlan McKenzie Fellow lachlan.mckenzie@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Travers McLeod Fellow travers.mcleod@unimelb.edu.au
Professor Philomena Murray Professorial Fellow +61383445151 pbmurray@unimelb.edu.au
Associate Professor Allan Patience Principal Fellow +61393910358 allan.patience@unimelb.edu.au
Professor John Power Professor Emeritus +61383445133 john.power@unimelb.edu.au
Mr Ashton Robinson Fellow ashton.robinson@unimelb.edu.au
Professor Richard Tanter Fellow +61383444586 richard.tanter@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Sandy Ross Fellow rossda@unimelb.edu.au
Professor Michael Wesley Professorial Fellow +61390355791 michael.wesley@unimelb.edu.au

Sociology, Social Policy and Social Theory

Person Position Phone Email
Dr Ashley Barnwell ARC Early Career Researcher +61383444559 ashley.barnwell@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Brendan Churchill Postdoctoral Research Fellow +61390355636 brendan.churchill@unimelb.edu.au
Professor Lyn Craig Professor of Sociology and Social Policy +61383447840 lyn.craig@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Liz Dean Lecturer In Sociology (Teaching Specialist) +61390353416 ldean@unimelb.edu.au
Professor Belinda Hewitt Professor in Sociology +61383441450 belinda.hewitt@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Max Holleran Urban Studies Foundation Research Fellow +61383449771 max.holleran@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Carmel Laragy Senior Research Fellow +61383444087 carmel.laragy@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Rennie Lee Academic Convenor Esprit Hallmark +61390355273 rennie.lee@unimelb.edu.au
Professor Shelley Mallett Professorial Fellow in Social Policy +61383441903 s.mallett@unimelb.edu.au
Professor Keith Raymond McVilly Professorial Fellow in Disability and Inclusion +61383445366 keith.mcvilly@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Geoffrey Mead Lecturer in Sociology (MECAF) grmead@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Nikki Moodie Senior Lecturer in Indigenous Studies +61383449217 nikki.moodie@unimelb.edu.au
Associate Professor Irma Mooi-Reci Associate Professor in Social Policy +61390354809 irma.mooi@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Joshua Pocius Lecturer In Gender Studies +61383441588 joshua.pocius@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Signe Ravn Senior Lecturer In Sociology +61383440399 signe.ravn@unimelb.edu.au
Associate Professor Leah Ruppanner Associate Professor of Sociology; Co-Director of The Policy Lab +61390357454 leah.ruppanner@unimelb.edu.au
Associate Professor Dan Woodman TR Ashworth Associate Professor in Sociology +61383449081 dan.woodman@unimelb.edu.au
Associate Professor Jens Zinn TR Ashworth Associate Professor in Sociology +61383443533 jzinn@unimelb.edu.au

Sociology, Social Policy and Social Theory honorary staff

Person Position Phone Email
Dr Marcus Banks Fellow marcus.banks@unimelb.edu.au
Professor Simon Biggs Professorial Fellow +61383445970 biggss@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Dina Bowman Principal Fellow +61394831373 dinab@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Petra Bueskens Fellow petra.bueskens@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Peter Gibilisco Fellow peter.gibilisco@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Ben Gook Fellow +61383441424 benjamin.gook@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Nick Hagiliassis Fellow nick.hagiliassis@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Stella Koritsas Fellow stella.koritsas@unimelb.edu.au
Mr Gary Marks Principal Fellow g.marks@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Peter Smith Fellow peter.smith1@unimelb.edu.au
Mr Warwick Smith Fellow smith.w@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Ani Wierenga Senior Fellow +61393455522 wierenga@unimelb.edu.au

Professional

Person Position Phone Email
Natalie Reitmier School Manager +61383449953 nataliem@unimelb.edu.au
Cathy Alizzi Administrative Assistant +61390358758 calizzi@unimelb.edu.au
Julie Anderson Scope-University of Melbourne Partnership Coordinator +61383444087 julie.anderson@unimelb.edu.au
Jo Helsby Team Leader, Academic Programs +61383448431 jhelsby@unimelb.edu.au
Lauren Sanders Executive Assistant and Events Officer +61383440472 lsanders@unimelb.edu.au
Lei Yu APSA Executive Assistant
Jason Zheng Teaching and Learning Officer +61383440450 jason.zheng@unimelb.edu.au

Through our research the School of Social and Political Sciences aims to redefine the world, changing what matters. We undertake disciplinary and multi-disciplinary research which is underpinned by our shared values of intellectual freedom, integrity, social justice, diversity, and environmental sustainability.

Featured projects

Our world class research is influential in many fields beyond academia and our social and political scientists make a significant difference to people’s lives both nationally and internationally. Explore our broad range of current and completed research projects.

  • Community employment partnerships

    This project investigated how a successful model for promoting employment for people with disabilities, originally developed in Canada by Inclusion Alberta, could be adapted for implementation in Australia.

  • Federalism and multiethnic political parties in Asia: Blending accommodation and moderation

    This project aims to discover the kinds of hybrid federal designs and electoral systems that are most likely to be successful in multiethnic countries in Asia.

  • Improving Indigenous health and wellbeing over the family life course

    This project aims to reduce Indigenous health inequalities, a major social and economic problem, by improving the policy relevant evidence base on the determinants of Indigenous health and wellbeing.

  • Women's collective action and the village law in Indonesia

    How women are driving change and shaping pathways for gender-inclusive development in rural Indonesia.

  • Minutes of Evidence

    A collaboration between Indigenous and non-Indigenous researchers, education experts, performance artists, community members, government and community organisations that sheds light on the little-known history of the 1881 Victorian Parliamentary Coranderrk Inquiry.

  • Nga Tūmanakotanga

    Nga Tūmanakotanga (Turning the Tide on Prison Violence) is a project investigating the commissioning of institutional violence and how it might best be prevented.

  • Scaling-up the impact of voluntary sustainability standards

    From niche labels to catalysts to systemic change?

  • The future cemetery

    This research investigates the potential of new and innovative technologies to be incorporated into Australian cemeteries and memorial spaces.

Explore our projects

Collaborations and partnerships

Our collaborations and partnerships are truly global in nature and generate significant impact both in academic and non-academic contexts.

Research units

  • Indigenous Settler Relations Collaboration (ISRC)

    The multidisciplinary team of the ISRC research unit explores the challenges that lie at the heart of relations between Indigenous and settler Australians.

  • The Policy Lab

    The Policy Lab, a Faculty of Arts research unit, explores public policy decision making, policy design, and how we know what's working. The Policy Lab works in partnership with government and other organisations on public policy design experiments and policy-relevant research.

  • Narrative Network

    The Narrative Network is a network for academics at the University of Melbourne interested in narrative research, founded by Ashley Barnwell and Signe Ravn. The network comprises 70+ members from across the Faculty of Arts and beyond.

Research networks

  • Comparative Network on Refugee Externalisation Policies (CONREP)

    CONREP is an international, interdisciplinary six university network which researches the impact and effects of the externalisation of refugee policies in two regions.

  • Justice-involved Young People (JYP) Network

    Connecting people working for better outcomes for justice-involved young people in Victoria.

  • Medicinal Psychedelics Research Network (MPRN)

    The Medicinal Psychedelics Research Network (MPRN) brings together multidisciplinary researchers, policymakers and regulators to focus on the emerging field of medicinal psychedelics.

  • Europe-Asia Security and Trade Network (EAST)

    The Jean Monnet Erasmus+ Network on Europe-Asia Security and Trade (EAST) brings together an international, interdisciplinary network of experts.

  • The Migration and Mobility Research Network (MMRN)

    The Migration and Mobility Research Network (MMRN) initiative brings together a group of interdisciplinary researchers to focus on issues of migration, mobility, diversity and multiculturalism.

  • Myanmar Research Network (MRN)

    The Myanmar Research Network was created in 2019 by researchers from SSPS (ADS and Political Science) and School of Geography, and now includes over 60 members including academic staff and students across the University of Melbourne.

Contact us

The School welcomes research collaboration.
Contact us to learn more about partnering opportunities with the School of Social and Political Sciences.

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    Information for current undergraduate students including essay writing guides and citation styles, cover sheets, minor thesis due dates, policy, and the On Country field trip subject.

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    Information for current Honours students including essays and assignments, extensions, the minor thesis, and policy documents can be found here.

  • Graduate coursework

    Information for current graduate coursework students including essay writing guides and citation styles, cover sheets, minor thesis due dates, and policy.

  • Graduate research

    Information for prospective students and those currently enrolled in a PhD program.

  • Work Integrated Learning (Internships)

    Information for students interested in applying for the Parliamentary Internship program, Public Affairs Internship program and Master of Development Studies Internship program.

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Brotherhood of St Laurence partnership

The University’s partnership with the Brotherhood of St Laurence is one of the key community relationships within the University.

The University and the Brotherhood share a history of collaboration going back at least 50 years, with a more formalised approach established in 2003 to broaden the partnership’s cross-faculty links and encourage greater University-wide collaboration. A Memorandum of Understanding was completed in 2013 which drove the work for the next five years. The partnership continues to flourish to this day.

This long-standing partnership focuses on a joint research agenda that addresses social inclusion across the life course, with a particular focus on helping to shape inclusive growth, social inclusion and poverty-prevention policies.

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Scope – University of Melbourne Partnership

The Scope – University of Melbourne Partnership is a collaboration that draws upon the interdisciplinary expertise of staff from both University of Melbourne and Scope Australia.

Working with the emerging expertise of University of Melbourne students, the partnership is a leader in disability research, teaching and advocacy, informed by rigorous scholarship and the lived experience of people with disability.

Together, the University of Melbourne and Scope Australia are collaborating on a range of activities that are improving services to, and the lives of people with disability and their families. These activities are interdisciplinary in their focus, involving multiple schools and faculties of the university. The activities also extend beyond the university, to engage with people with disability and their families in the community, collaborations with other leading service providers, and government agencies.

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