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The 艺术学院 is committed to engagement with academic, industry 和 government partners to deepen our research 和 address local, 国家和全球挑战. We also work collaboratively with our partners to ensure that our courses are relevant to the needs of industry 和 society.
Our latest research partnership success stories
Working with 脸谱网 to counter 网络欺凌
Underst和ing how Indigenous people engage with social media, 和 how digital technology impacts health 和 wellbeing, 形成多个项目的焦点 土著问题研究部. Department members have strong research collaborations with the local Dharug community, 土著LGBTQI+SB倡导团体 黑色的彩虹, 和 the Aboriginal Health 和 Medical 研究 Council of NSW to name a few.
Outcome: resources to counter 网络欺凌 和 有害的言论
本部门的调查 网络欺凌 和 有害的言论 — particularly against Indigenous women 和 LGBTQ+ people — has resulted in practical resources that support off- 和 online social 和 emotional wellbeing.
脸谱网 has funded research into online hate speech 和 regularly consults the Department on training 和 policy.
The Department has also recently partnered with 不会 to develop one of the first online mental health resources produced specifically for Indigenous youth.
合作伙伴ing with Education Authority to improve day care
琳达·哈里森教授 麦考瑞教育学院 led a team on the Quality Improvement 研究 Project (2018–2020) to investigate the contributors 和 underlying processes that led to, 和支持, quality improvement of children’s programs in long day care services throughout Australia.
Outcome: practical ideas to help improve early childhood education
这项研究是为了, 和 in partnership with the Australian Children’s Education 和 Care Quality Authority (ACECQA), the national agency that works with all governments to provide guidance, resources 和 services to significantly improve the early childhood education sector for the benefit of young children 和 families.
该研究报告在网上发布, alongside an information sheet based on the findings of the study, which included practical ideas to support continuous quality improvement. 请参阅ACECQA网站上的报告.
Advising government on right-wing extremism
In 2019, Lise Waldek 和 Julian Droogan — researchers from the Department of Security Studies 和 Criminology ——连同 Brian博士Ballsun-Stanton collected 和 analysed millions of posts across six social media platforms to gain an underst和ing of the nature, scale 和 threat posed by the online spread of right-wing extremism in NSW. Commissioned by the State Government after the 2019 Christchurch attack by a far-right Islamophobe 和 terrorist from NSW, this empirical research presented policy-oriented recommendations on how government can address the problem of far-right violent extremism.
Outcome: informing government decisions on right-wing extremism
This research identified a ‘creeping threat’ that online right-wing extremist narratives pose to Australian social cohesion. By providing evidence on the impact of the convergence of technological change 和 extremist subcultures on Australian social 和 political norms to State 和 Federal Government committees, the researchers directly supported government decision-making.