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Flagship Research Groups
The Swinburne Institute has strong national and international links with researchers and policymakers from around the world. It hosts a node of the Australian Research Centre (ARC) Centre of Excellence in Creative Industries and Innovations, the Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) for Spatial Information, CRC for Low Carbon Living, is a centre of the Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute (AHURI), a member of the Sustainable Environment National Research Centre (SBEnrc) and is a partner in the Australian Urban Research Information Network (AURIN). Its research addresses some of Australia's most significant social, economic and environmental problems.Researchers at the Swinburne Institute have a wide range of interests and work across disciplines including urban planning, economics, statistics, sociology, history, media studies and political sciences. Their work converges around four main areas which form the flagship groups:
- Communication and Creativity
- Democracy and Justice
- Sustainable Cities
- Socially Sustainable Technologies
Events
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Maker politics, culture and law
Dr Matthew Rimmer, Angela Daly and Darcy Allen present on the Maker Movement and the legal and social implications of 3D printing.
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The legacy of lying and the politics of apology
Professor Emerita Diane Bell speaks about anthropology at the intersections of gender, race and class.
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Economies of knowledge and standing workshop
Professor Emerita Diane Bell presents a workshop for researchers working with various cultural groups.
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Aussies are still paying over the odds and it's time for ACCC actionAustralians are still paying far too much for downloadable movies and ...
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User-generated content: media can learn from the 'Wild West'Swinburne Professor John Cokley discusses how the increase in user-generated content ...
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With Shaw suspended, Victoria has averted crisis – for nowWith Independent MP Geoff Shaw suspended from politics until September, Swinburne ...
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Research Degrees/Scholarships
The Swinburne Institute offers excellent opportunities for postgraduate by research under the supervision of leading researcher academics. It also offers Australia's only postgraduate course in Housing management and policy. Swinburne offers other postgraduate programs in
To promote students' success, the Swinburne Institute offers PhD scholarship from time to time. For further information about postgraduate opportunities, please contact Assoc Prof. Ellie Rennie, Postgraduate Coordinator. For other Swinburne Research scholarships opportunities, please visit the Scholarships homepage.
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Contact The Swinburne Institute
The Swinburne Institute
for Social Research
Mail 53
PO Box 218
Hawthorn, Victoria, 3122
Australia
+61 3 9214 8825
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