Programs

Research Programs

• Community Engaged Research

  Community decision-making about the purpose, design, conduct and use of research.

• Digital Access and Equity

  Examining the impact of a connected, digitally-focused society.

• Mental Health and Society

  Promoting mental health and wellbeing across the community.

• Migration and Social Cohesion

  Exploring the multiple dimensions of migration and its implications for social and community cohesion.

• Violence Against Women and their Children

  Melbourne Research Alliance to End Violence Against Women and their Children (MAEVe) brings together researchers from across the University.

• Community Fellows Program

  Supporting research collaborations between community organisations and university-based researchers.

Graduate Student Programs

• PhD Candidates

  Each year the Melbourne Social Equity Institute gives Australian Government Research Training Program Scholarships and other scholarships to students whose interest in social equity issues aligns closely to our research agenda.

• Doctoral Academy

  For each Doctoral Academy, the 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.

• Interdisciplinary PhD Program in Migration, Statelessness and Refugee Studies

  This program program brings together doctoral candidates from across the University of Melbourne to focus on issues related to migration, forced migration and statelessness.

Engagement Programs

Alongside its program of regular public lectures and workshops, the Melbourne Social Equity Institute seeks innovative ways of engaging with researchers and the public.

• The Blue Nile Program

  The Blue Nile African Australian Business Masterclass Program is a subsidised program designed for African Australian entrepreneurs and corporate leaders who would like to broaden their business knowledge so that they can access and network with mainstream Australian industry, enabling them to build their own economic prosperity and that of their communities.

• Lectures for People Seeking Asylum

  Understanding Australia was an annual lecture series presented by the Melbourne Social Equity Institute. It aimed to give recent arrivals in Australia a better understanding of Australian history and contemporary society.

• Community of Practice

  In 2017 the Melbourne Social Equity Institute invited researchers from across the University of Melbourne, as well as from other institutions and the wider community, to join a Community of Practice focused on Community Engaged Research.

• 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.