We are affiliated with a number of Research Centres and Universities.
Professor Jia Tina Du; Professor Helen Partridge
DP250103150
Australian public libraries and social capital: an exploratory study.
Award Date: 26 November 2024
Funded Amount: $352,234
This project aims to investigate the role of Australia’s public libraries as creators of social capital. With over 146 million visits annually, public libraries are ideally positioned to support stronger trust and social connectedness. The project expects to identify how public libraries can build more resilient communities by increasing social cohesion and reducing isolation. Expected outcomes include identifying the underlying mechanisms associated with creating social capital, and a maturity model to inform the nation’s 1706 public libraries. This should provide significant benefits, such as developing healthy and cohesive communities to help society and government function effectively.
Professor Philip Hider; Dr Simon Wakeling; Dr Amber Marshall
DP250100677
The Role of Public Library Services for a Changing Rural Australia.
Award Date: 26 November 2024
Funded Amount: $353,564
Very little research has been conducted on the value and impact of Australian rural public libraries, and yet the paucity of social and economic infrastructure available to their communities strongly suggests their potential as critical service centres, offering an important place for social connection as well as a wide range of resources, including those supporting digital literacy and access. This project investigates the role these libraries play in narrowing the socioeconomic gap between rural and urban Australia through seven ethnographic case studies, with outcomes including a research monograph, the first national conference on rural and remote librarianship since 1987, and a set of recommendations for future policy and practice
10 April 2024
Dr Monica Short, Dr Emma Rush, ‘Addressing the need for effective recruitment, retention, and wellbeing of non-government organisation rural mental health staff: A pilot study.’ The Peregrine Centre - Rural Mental Health Partnership Grant Lead - Small Grants, $34,995
Award Date: 30 October 2023
Funded Amount:
$553,139.00
DP240102614
Professor Stephen Clarke; Professor Julian Savulescu; Professor Jeanette Kennett; Dr Xavier Symons
The Ethics of Voluntary Assisted Dying: Promoting Constructive Debate. This project aims to analyze core concepts that play key roles in emerging debates about the ethics of Voluntary Assisted Dying (VAD) in Australia. The project expects to make constructive contributions to these debates, promoting respectful dialogue and reducing polarization. Expected outcomes include a new model for managing VAD in Australia which is ethically appropriate and consistent with community values. This model will also benefit other countries where the ethics of VAD is under consideration. The project will promote the dignity and autonomy of all and ensure that issues about the conscientious refusal of healthcare professionals to participate in the provision of VAD are handled in an ethically appropriate and effective manner.
Award Date: 29 May 2023:
Sabine Wardle and Kasey Garrison: National Priorities Industry Linkage Funding.
Funded project: The Social Work in Libraries (SWiL) Online Simulation Hub: Facilitating Industry Engagement, aims to develop an online simulation hub to facilitate student and industry engagement. The project aims to deliver seven MoUs with public libraries in regional communities where CSU campuses are located. In addition, the project aims to raise awareness of social workers' role in public libraries and aims to deliver seven engaging simulations on the newly built online platform dedicated to social work in Libraries (SWiL).
The project will run from July 2023 to Dec 2024.
$66,479.56
Award Date, 7 February 2023:
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Professor Philip Hider; Associate Professor Hamid R Jamali; Dr Jane Garner; Dr Simon Wakeling; Ms Kate O'Grady; Ms Carina Clement; Ms Cecelia Steele; Ms Hollie McPherson; Ms Erica Kearnes
Designing for Communities with Communities: Co-designing Public Libraries. Public libraries are critical social infrastructure for communities across Australia. This project investigates how to involve community participation in the design of their public library spaces by analysing the efficacy of co-design activities introduced into three case studies. New knowledge will be generated about engaging community participation in the design and re-design of library spaces, as the societal role of public libraries continues to expand. Expected outcomes include an online guide and overarching framework, and blueprints for community participation that ensure genuine engagement and input.
STATE LIBRARY OF NEW SOUTH WALES; ALBURY CITY COUNCIL; FAIRFIELD CITY COUNCIL; YASS VALLEY COUNCIL
$206,431.00
Award Date, 31 May 2022:
Using eDNA to assess how estuarine fish communities respond to consecutive extreme events of drought, bushfire, and flood.
·Jeffries, Peta (Recipient), Baumgartner, Lee (Recipient) & Tout-Lyon, Jessica (Recipient)
·Indigenous Australian Studies
·Critical Transdisciplinary Indigenous Studies Research Group
·Environmental and Social Justice Research Group
·Future of the Professions Research Group
·Gulbali Research Institute
·Agricultural, Environmental and Veterinary Sciences
Description
This project will utilise weekly environmental DNA (eDNA) samples collected from NSW estuaries between 2018 - 2020 to explore how recreational fish assemblages were impacted by consecutive extreme events. $156,525
The project has socio-cultural aspect - which aligns with the future of the social work profession.