Activities
Current Activities and Programs
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Graduate Researchers
Each year Melbourne Social Equity Institute provides Australian Government Research Training Program Scholarships and other PhD scholarships to students whose interest in social equity issues aligns closely to our research agenda.
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Community Engagement Grants
Supporting University of Melbourne researchers to develop interdisciplinary and community-engaged networks.
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Doctoral Academy
For each Doctoral Academy, Melbourne Social Equity Institute selects a cohort of research higher degree students from across the university to share their research, knowledge and ideas on social equity issues.
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Interdisciplinary PhD Program in Migration, Statelessness and Refugee Studies
Addressing the contemporary issues of asylum-seeking, migration and statelessness across the areas of law, health, culture, education, creative arts, history, social policy, housing, social sustainability, community wellbeing and mental health.
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Melbourne Social Equity Institute Scholarship Opportunities
The recipients of scholarships through the Institute receive additional funding and support, including automatic entry into our Doctoral Academy and/or PhD Program in Migration, Statelessness and Refugee Studies.
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Melbourne Research Alliance to End Violence against women and their children (MAEVe)
MAEVe brings together researchers from across the University of Melbourne.
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Community Engaged Research Community of Practice
The Community Engaged Research Community of Practice (CER-CoP) is a new student and early career researcher-led group auspiced by Melbourne Social Equity Institute.
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Funding Opportunities
The Institute has created a suite of funding opportunities to enable and support collaborative, interdisciplinary social equity research.
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Ethical and Equitable Digital Design Matrix for Community Engaged Research
A matrix to support the ethical and equitable design elements of digital technologies used in community-engaged research.
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The Australian Research on Refugee Integration Database (ARRID)
ARRID was developed by the Melbourne Social Equity Institute in partnership with the Refugee Education Special Interest Group.
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The Blue Nile Program
The Blue Nile African Australian Business Masterclass Program is a heavily subsidised program designed for African Australian entrepreneurs and leaders of not-for-profit organisations.
Legacy Activities
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African Research and Engagement in Australia Initiative (AREiA)
A community-driven approach to supporting the health, cultural, social, economic and political wellbeing of African Australian communities.
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Disability Research Initiative
Melbourne Social Equity Institute played a key role in facilitating disability research at the University of Melbourne.
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Podcast Series: All Being Equal
All Being Equal is an eight-episode podcast series exploring social equity issues with University of Melbourne researchers, visiting academics and community partners.
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Lecture Series for Refugees and People Seeking Asylum
Understanding Australia, the Melbourne Social Equity Institute's annual lecture series for refugees and people seeking asylum, returned for its fourth year in September 2017.