Research concentrations
- Australian Centre for Child Protection
- Centre for Peace, Conflict and Mediation
- Centre for Post-colonial and Globalisation Studies
- Centre for Work and Life
- Ethics Centre of South Australia
- Group for Research in Integrity and Governance
- International Centre for Muslim and Non-Muslim Understanding
- National Centre for Student Equity in Higher Education
- Research Centre for Gender Studies
- Social Policy Research Group
Australian Centre for Child Protection
Director: Prof Marianne Berry
The centre contributes to a knowledge-based approach to preventing and responding to child abuse and neglect. It is pioneering a public health model of child protection by developing and disseminating successful strategies.
Centre for Peace, Conflict and Mediation
Coordinator: Prof Elisabeth Porter
The Centre for Peace, Conflict and Mediation promotes the study and the management of conflict, in all its areas, whether by the processes of the legal system or otherwise, for the benefit of the diverse cultural groups in contemporary Australia.
Centre for Post-colonial and Globalisation Studies
Directors: Prof Pal Ahluwalia and Prof Elspeth Probyn
The Centre for Post-colonial and Globalisation Studies harnesses the breadth of contemporary post-colonial perspectives to examine questions of power and representation that impact on the development of sustainable modern societies.
Centre for Work and Life
Director: Prof Barbara Pocock
The Centre for Work and Life investigates work and its intersection with households, community and social life in Australia.
Ethics Centre of South Australia
Director: Emeritus Professor Robert Crotty
The centre is a collaboration between the three South Australian universities and the state government. It facilitates multi-disciplinary research and collaboration in ethics. Centre website
Group for Research in Integrity and Governance
Convenor: Dr Howard Harris
The Group for Research in Integrity and Governance (GIG) conducts research and engages with practitioners in the areas of corporate governance and many aspects of integrity.
International Centre for Muslim and Non-Muslim Understanding
Director: Prof Salman Sayyid
This centre encourages scholarship that examines and understands the root causes of the divide between Muslim and non-Muslim cultures and develops models to bridge this divide.
National Centre for Student Equity in Higher Education
Acting Director: Ass Prof Margaret Peters
The National Centre for Student Equity in Higher Education aims to facilitate the study of student equity policy and practice in Australian higher education and in related fields, and to lead the development of new knowledge in these fields.
Research Centre for Gender Studies
Director: Assoc Prof Suzanne Franzway
The Research Centre for Gender Studies looks at gender, work and economy, gender and education, and gender and cultural studies.
Social Policy Research Group
Coordinator: Dr Sue King
The
Social Policy Research Group focuses on social justice and social policy,
the impact of economic and welfare reform on disadvantaged groups in the
community, inequality, and social exclusion.