Melbourne Social Equity Institute

PhD Scholarship Opportunities – Melbourne Social Equity Institute Melbourne Social Equity Institute is seeking candidates interested in undertaking doctoral research on social equity issues. Up to three Australian Government Research Training Program (RTP) scholarsh...

Expressions of Interest are now open for three new PhD Scholarships. Interested candidates are invited to develop and submit their own research project proposal on a social equity issue. socialequity.unimelb.edu.au/news/latest/... #AcademicSky #UniMelb #PhD

Researchers heard from students who described ‘being picked last for everything’, as well as teasing and physical pushing at school.
👉 theconversation.com/several...

Come and work with us!

Do you believe that research matters? Do you want to use your research skills to drive important public policy debates in Australia?

Apply for our Postdoctoral Research Fellowship!

Applications close Sunday 24 August 2025

Apply here 👉 australiainstitute.org.au/about/jobs/

Congratulations to Dr Meg Lee, Melbourne Social Equity Institute's most recent PhD scholarship holder to graduate from the University of Melbourne. | Melbourne Social Equity Institute Congratulations to Dr Meg Lee, Melbourne Social Equity Institute's most recent PhD scholarship holder to graduate from the University of Melbourne. Meg, pictured here with her supervisors Dr Zubaidah...

Congratulations to Dr Meg Lee, Melbourne Social Equity Institute's most recent PhD scholarship holder to graduate from the University of Melbourne. www.linkedin.com/posts/melbou... #UniMelb

Financial stress is on the rise in Australia. Here’s what to do if money worries are affecting your mental health

Data from the Mental Health Commission shows the proportion of people finding it ‘difficult’ or ‘very difficult’ to cope on their income has doubled.

Professor Jo Barraket AM Elected to the Academy of Community Engagement Scholarship Melbourne Social Equity Institute’s Director, Professor Jo Barraket AM, has been elected to the Academy of Community Engagement Scholarship (ACES), recognising her for “exceptional leadership in uniti...

Melbourne Social Equity Institute’s Director, Professor @jobarraket.bsky.social, has been elected to the Academy of Community Engagement Scholarship, recognising her for “exceptional leadership in uniting academics and communities to benefit society.” socialequity.unimelb.edu.au/news/latest/...

This report is the third in a series from the Activating Employment Futures Through Work Integration Social Enterprise (WISE) project, which seeks to share knowledge about scaling the employment outcomes of WISEs in Australia.

Scaling the Employment Outcomes of Work Integration Social Enterprises: Perspectives from Practice Experts A new insights report focuses on current pathways Work Integration Social Enterprise leaders use to grow employment outcomes for people experiencing barriers to work, the conditions that enable this s...

New Report – Scaling the Employment Outcomes of Work Integration Social Enterprises: Perspectives from Practice Experts socialequity.unimelb.edu.au/news/latest/...
#SocEnt #SocEntAu

New protections for telco consumers facing domestic, family and sexual violence started on July 1. We've created a guide for financial counsellors and community workers to help clients access these protections: buff.ly/40AfQCf.

Also see our updated financial hardship guide in the comments.

Those who exploit junior staff are more likely to face fines or jail thanks to recent law, but a study finds more must be done.

👉 theconversation.com/almost-...

Reproductive Justice PhD Scholarship Opportunity 2025 A new scholarship is being offered to research topics relevant to reproductive justice.

Expressions of Interest for our PhD Scholarship with the Reproductive Justice Hallmark Research Initiative are open until 11 August 2025. socialequity.unimelb.edu.au/news/latest/... #UniMelb

Social Equity in Engineering and Information Technology PhD Scholarship Opportunities These scholarships will help develop the cohort of future Australian research leadership in social equity by providing the selected scholars with access to resources and mentorship.

We are excited to announce that expressions of interest are now open for the Social Equity in Engineering and Information Technology PhD Scholarship Program. socialequity.unimelb.edu.au/news/latest/... #UniMelb

Migration, Refugees and Statelessness Interdisciplinary Conference 2025 On Thursday 13 November 2025 Melbourne Social Equity Institute and the University of Melbourne Borders Network will host a one-day conference exploring migration, refugee studies and statelessness.

📢 Call for Papers – Melbourne Social Equity Institute and the University of Melbourne Borders Network are hosting a one-day conference exploring migration, refugee studies and statelessness. socialequity.unimelb.edu.au/news/events/...

South Asian women’s lived experiences of health care after disclosure of family violence: a qualitative meta-synthesis review - BMC Public Health Introduction Given the high prevalence of family violence (FV) amongst South Asian women, the experiences and expectations of addressing FV within healthcare, is of policy, practice and research inter...

MSEI Graduate Researcher Surriya Baloch, with Elizabeth McLindon, Mohajer Hameed & Kelsey Hegarty, has published a systematic review of research focusing on South Asian women’s lived experiences of health care after disclosure of family violence bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....

Campus Living Lab Accelerator Program Grant to Support Greater Food Security at and through the University of Melbourne On behalf of a new partnership, Melbourne Social Equity Institute has been awarded a $10,000 grant by the University of Melbourne’s Campus Living Lab Accelerator Program. With additional funding from ...

We've received funding from #UniMelb's Campus Living Lab Accelerator Program to establish a Living Lab Platform that brings together research and operational staff, students, community, University and social economy partners to improve food security. socialequity.unimelb.edu.au/news/latest/...

Our colleagues in the Faculty of Arts are looking for a full-time Research Development Officer (fixed-term until August 2026) to support the Initiative for Peacebuilding and the ARC Centre of Excellence for Indigenous Futures. #UniMelb unimelb.wd105.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/UoM_Ex...

The following thread contains 201 open access articles, books, chapters & reports written and led by First Nations’ researchers. We write our own research across all areas. The order is random and ranges across disciplines, because of course it does.
#201FirstNationsArticles

Hello! We are conducting an anonymous survey on Australian victim-survivors' perceptions of police interview techniques in sexual offence cases.

If you are interested in sharing your views, please consider completing this survey:

rmit.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

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Are you a PhD student or ECR working in migration studies? Submit your EOI to present at our one-day symposium exploring research innovations and methodological interventions in the field.
Submit your EOI to mmrn@monash.edu
Deadline: 13 June 2025

Screenshot of page one of the journal article. Heading – Enablers and Barriers to Youth Employment: An Employment Ecosystem Approach

This new #OpenAccess article by Dr Panos Karanikolas & Dr Joanne Qian-Khoo highlights that factors affecting youth employment are never the result of one singular factor, but are the product of multiple, intersecting and mutually reinforcing elements. www.mdpi.com/2673-8392/5/...

Reproductive Justice PhD Scholarship Opportunity 2025 A new scholarship is being offered to research topics relevant to reproductive justice.

Expressions of Interest have opened for a new PhD scholarship in partnership with the Reproductive Justice Hallmark Research Initiative – please share!
socialequity.unimelb.edu.au/news/latest/...

#AcademicSky #ReproductiveJustice #UniMelb

Interested in Caribbean migration? Come to the book launch of my @edinburghup.bsky.social new book, BUMIDOM (1963-1982) and its Afterlives! Thursday 5th June 5pm GMT. Sign up here: unimelb.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Police aren’t properly trained for mental health crises – but they’re often the first responders. Here’s what works better

People who are in distress and need support are often met with handcuffs, detention and are sent to hospital emergency departments.

Early Bird registrations for TASA 2025 are now open!
We’d love to see you there – register by 28 June to access discounted rates.
Register here: www.tasa.org.au/content.aspx...
#TASA2025 #EarlyBird #AcademicConference

‘I was having an anxiety attack and they pepper sprayed me': police apprehension in mental health contexts in Australia Police attendance in mental health contexts is often traumatic for the person in crisis, their family and first responders. Existing literature on police involvement in mental health responses tend...

Their journal article, ‘I was having an anxiety attack and they pepper sprayed me': police apprehension in mental health contexts in Australia, was published earlier this year by Policing and Society. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Police shooting underscores urgency of reforms to ensure health-led responses to mental health crises The recent police shooting of a Somali refugee with mental health issues in Naarm/Melbourne highlights an urgent need for the

Panos Karanikolas, Hamilton Kennedy and Christopher Maylea have written an article for @croakeynews.bsky.social calling for health-led, paramedic-first crisis responses, rather than police callouts, for people experiencing a mental health crisis. www.croakey.org/police-shoot...

Consumer Workforce Research Grants Are you a current consumer lived experience workforce member in a state-funded service? OR Do you have prior experience in the consumer lived experience workforce, and are currently undertaking resear...

VMIAC has announced a new initiative, providing grants of up to $20,000 to support research projects developed from a consumer perspective. www.vmiac.org.au/consumer-wor...

Discrimination by recruitment algorithms is a real problem As the use by employers of AI to screen job applicants grows, there are serious risks of discrimination against women, older applicants and minority groups. A University expert asks, should it be bann...

In 2024, 62% of Australian organisations used AI in recruitment moderately or extensively. Dr Natalie Sheard explains ‘algorithm-facilitated discrimination’ and considers whether AI hiring systems should be used at all. pursuit.unimelb.edu.au/articles/dis...

When they are legally unable to form a union, how can gig workers in #Bangladesh challenge their exploitative working conditions?

@lutfunlata.bsky.social on agency, overt and covert resistance and the importance of informal networks.

#OpenAccess in the journal buff.ly/8H35CAX

Flyer for the event with same text as the linked registration page. Features vignettes of webinar speakers - profile pics, names, and organisational affiliations.

Free session about support for researcher wellbeing when working on sensitive topics - 22 May, 5:30pm AEST.

Very important issue, amazing line-up of speakers from around the world.

More info and registration here: www.eventbrite.com.au/e/researcher...

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