ARC Centre of Excellence

Project Summary

Eliminating violence against women is one of the major challenges of the 21st century. Awareness of the problem has grown exponentially, but solutions to it have not. This Centre aims to transform our understanding of the problem by examining the structural drivers that cause and compound violence against women, and pioneering new, evidence-based approaches to radically improve policy and practice across Australia and the Indo-Pacific. The Centre mobilises survivor-centric and Indigenous methodologies, interdisciplinary collaborations, and Indo-Pacific partnerships to deliver scalable approaches to eliminate violence against women across the legal, security, economic, health, and political systems of Australia and the region.

Commencement Year

2023

Funding

$34,999,990

Investigators

Centre Director: Professor Jacqui True (Monash University)

MLS/UoM CIs:
Professor Heather Douglas
Professor Cathy Humphreys

Administering Organisation

Monash University

Project Summary

The ARC Centre of Excellence for Indigenous Futures aims to transform and improve the life chances of Indigenous Australians by utilising Indigenous knowledges in unique trans-disciplinary cross-sector designed research to enhance our understanding about the complex nature of Indigenous intergenerational inequity. The Centre expects to generate new knowledge to enable evidence-based policy formulation and implementation including best practice models. The Centre will be entirely led by Indigenous researchers working with communities, government agencies and practitioners to strengthen the delivery of outcomes and linkages intentionally focused on all four of the National Agreement Close The Gap -2020’s Priority Reform areas.

Commencement Year

2023

Funding

$35,000,000

Investigators

Centre Director: Professor Brendan Hokowhitu (University of Queensland)

MLS/UoM CIs:
Dr Amanda Porter
Professor Sandra Eades

Administering Organisation

University of Queensland

Project Summary

The ARC CoE for Automated Decision-Making and Society aims to create the knowledge and strategies necessary for responsible, ethical, and inclusive automated decision-making (ADM). ADM applies new technologies from machine learning to blockchains across a wide range of social sectors; it carries great potential and risks serious failures. The Centre combines social and technological disciplines in an international industry, research and civil society network. It will formulate world-leading policy and practice; inform public debate; and train a new generation of researchers and practitioners. Expected benefits include reduced risks and improved outcomes in the priority domains of news and media, transport, social services and health.

Commencement Year

2020

Funding

$31,783,576

Investigators

Professor Julian Thomas (RMIT University)

MLS/UoM CIs:

Professor Christine Parker
Professor Megan Richardson

Administering Organisation

RMIT University