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The SESU provides scholarly expertise and research assistance to organisations working in areas that are central to ACU’s Mission and ethos as a Catholic university. Through the facilitation of partner-initiated research projects, we can help inform, shape, evaluate and develop your programs and services.
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The SESU provides organisations with access to the expertise available at ACU. We invite organisations that work for the common good and the recognition of human dignity to partner with us.
Guided by the principles of social justice and mutually-beneficial engagement, our researchers will produce meaningful and accessible research for your organisation.
Our Advisory Group selects the research projects to be funded by the SESU and identifies relevant researchers from ACU’s Faculties and Research Institutes.
Stakeholder engaged scholarship projects are guided by the needs of the organisations we partner with. There are two options available for your EOI because we appreciate that organisational needs vary in nature, scope and scale.
Submit or vote on a broad research question to address a systemic or ‘big’ issue which affects several organisations.
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Submit a proposal for an organisation-specific research project to inform, shape, evaluate or grow your organisation’s community programs or services.
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Meet ACU EngagementWe are a world-leading research university in our priority areas of education, health, and theology and philosophy.
Learn moreACU research engages communities, government, industry and the non-for-profit-sector to create real and sustainable impacts.
Learn moreWe value community engagement as a key means of advancing our mission in serving the common good.
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