Engaging with the Faculty of Arts at Monash University
The Faculty of Arts has wide ranging expertise across many areas including:
- Languages, cultures and intercultural communication
- Linguistics - theoretical and practical applications, for example to endangered languages, forensics, investigative interviewing and medical contexts
- Demographic research and policy advice, especially related to imigration and social demography (eg population, household and workforce projections)
- Social change and impacts on populkar culture, youth, family health and well-being, feminism and related areas
- Social policy and advocacy
- International relations, civic society and security, especially in the post-September 11 era, regional studies and Muslim affairs
- Religion, culture and belief - social and cultural factors shaping spiritual and religious life in Australia and elsewhere, and impact
- Music studies, both practical and theoreticalm, local and international
- Literature and cultural history, particularly Australian, Australian/Asian exchange and feminist, using cross-disciplinary perspectives
- Haptics (touch and kinaethesis) in virtual reality.
Services Available
The Faculty of Arts provides many services to industry, government and the community including:
- Research to address specific issues, problems or opportunities
- Advisory services
- Education and training services, including seminars, workshops and courses
- Expert speakers
- Evaluation of programs and strategies
- Expert witness services
- Internships
- Membership of advisory and other bodies
Services
Contact the Business Development Office to discuss your requirements and access our Faculty's expertise.
Examples of Current Projects
What a great night: the cultural drivers of drinking practices among 14 - 24 year-old Australians. Commissioned by Drinkwise Australia, this project is gathering important qualitative information about the cultural drivers of alcohol consumption by young people in Australia. This project is being undertaken by researchers from Sociology and Behavioural Studies.
Two research projects, Mapping employment and educational achivement among Australian Muslims and Hopes and aspirations of Australian Muslims are currently being undertaken by the Centre for Muslim Minorities and Islam Policy Studies for the Department of Immigration and Citizenship.
The Monash-Vicnet Translation and Technology Project 2007, being funded by the Library Board of Victoria, seeks to identify an effective means for Victorian translators to improve their technical knowledge and capacity to provide appropriate transaltions for online use. This project is being undertaken by researchers from the Translation Studies program within the School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics.
Recent Projects
Transition to water sensitive urban design: the story of Melbourne, Australia. This report was launched in July 2007 based on research undertaken by researchers in the School of Geography and Environmental Science and funded by the Victorian Government's Science, Technology and Innovation Initiative. The research mapped the transformation of Melbourne's storm-water quality management from traditional practice to a more sustainable, water sensitive urban design approach. The report identifies key institutional ingredients experienced in Melbourne over the last forty years that have enabled innovation and sustainable technology adoption in urban storm-water management. The researcher will present her findings to the Dutch Ministry for Public Works and Water as part of its new National Water Management Policy for 2009.
Past and Current Clients
We are pleased to work with many Australian and international organisations including government agencies,. companies, community organisations and schools such as:
- ANZ Banking Group
- Australian Bureau of Statistics
- Australian Education International
- Australian Family Association
- Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute
- Bass Coast Shire Council
- Baw Baw Shire Council
- Brisbane City Council
- Central West Gippsland Division of General Practice
- Channel 7 Melbourne
- Christian Research Association
- City of Armidale
- City of Casey
- City of Tea Tree
- CitySafe, Liverpool, UK
- Civil Contractors Federation
- Commemorative Association for the Japan World Expo
- Commonwealth Department of Environment and Heritage
- Corpus Christi Community, Greenvale, Victoria
- CPA Australia
- Cycling Promotion Fund
- Dench McLean Carlson
- Department of Environment and Conservation (NSW)
- Department of Aboriginal Affairs (NSW)
- Department of Education & Training (Victoria)
- Department of Education, Science & Training
- Department of Education, Science and Training (Australian Education International)
- Department of Environment & Water Resources
- Department of Immigration and Citizenship (and formerly Dept. of Immigration, Multicultural & Indigenous Affairs)
- Department of Infrastructure
- Department of Sustainability & Environment (Victoria)
- Department of the Chief Minister (Northern territory)
- Department of Water, WA
- Dept for Victorian Communities
- Dept of Human Services
- Dept of Innovation, Industry & Regional Development
- DrinkWise Australia
- East Gippsland Catchment Management Authority
- East Gippsland Shire
- Eltham College
- Enesar Consulting Pty Ltd
- Esso Highlands Ltd
- Fairfax Media Limited
- Finkel Foundation
- Football Victoria Ltd
- Forest & Wood Products Research & Development Corporation (FWPRDC)
- Frankston City Council
- Fred Agar
- General Practice Registrars Australia Limited
- GetGP Ltd
- GHD Services Pty Ltd
- Gould League
- GRM International Pty Ltd
- Haileybury College and Haileybury Girls College Melbourne
- Hume City Council
- IDP Education Australia Ltd
- Independent Australian Publications Pty Ltd
- Italian Trade Commission/Istituto nazionale per il Commercio Estero (I.C.E.)
- KR Castlemaine Foods Pty Ltd
- La Trobe City Council
- LJCB Investment Group
- Lowy Institute of International Policy
- Loy Yang Power Ltd
- Media and Entertainment Arts Alliance (MEAA)
- Mentone Grammar School
- Methodist Ladies College Old Collegians Club
- Ministry of Human Resources and Skills Development Canada
- Moreton Bay Waters
- Mornington Peninsula Library Co-Op
- National Science Foundation
- Northern Territory Department of Employment, Education & Training
- NSW Electoral Commission
- OECD Centre for Entrepreneurship (CFE) - LEED Program
- Optometrists Association Australia
- Orbost Secondary School Council
- Powerhouse Museum
- Regnan - Governance Research and Engagement Pty Ltd
- Relationships Australia
- Routledge Taylor and Francis Groups, Informa UK Limited
- Sacred Heart Mission, St Kilda
- Sam Research AG
- South East Water Limited
- South Gippsland Shire
- The Chamber of Minerals and energy of Western Australia Inc
- The Exclusive Brethren Brisbane
- The Knox School
- The Rotary Club of Prahran
- Torres Strait Regional Authority
- Trafalgar Community Development Association
- University of California, Davis
- University Of Kentucky Research Foundation
- Vicnet - State Library of Victoria
- Vicroad
- Victoria Police
- Victorian Electoral Commission
- VITS LanguageLink
- Wallara Australia Pty Ltd
- Water Corporation
- Water Services Association
- Wellington Shire Council
- West Gippsland Catchment Management Authority
- Westpac Super
- Xavier College