Stakeholder Engaged Scholarship Unit (SESU)

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. 

Why partner with ACU

Our experienced researchers are motivated to pursue deeply engaged, high-quality and ethical research. Guided by the principles of social justice and mutually-beneficial engagement, our researchers will produce meaningful and accessible research for your organisation.

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We invite you to partner with us on a research project that has meaning for your organisation. Organisations may choose to partner with the SESU on research projects that address broad, widespread problems or enhance their programs and services.

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Meet the SESU Advisory Group

Our Advisory Group selects the research projects to be funded by the SESU and identifies relevant researchers from ACU’s Faculties and Research Institutes.

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Our newsletter brings SESU news, emerging trends in engaged research and updates from our partners, researchers and Advisory Group straight to your inbox.

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If you would like to know more or have questions about how the SESU could support your organisation, please contact our team via the email below.

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White Russians, Red Peril
15 April

"White Russians, Red Peril", A new book uncovering by ACU's Professor Sheila Fitzpatrick uncovers the little known history of Russian migration to Australia.

Research
Event
Talk with Nurses, Midwives and Paramedics
20 April

Caring for others gives more than it takes. A career in nursing, midwifery or paramedicine means a career helping others.

Talk with Industry Series
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Shot of exercise can prevent COVID-19's deadly fallout
14 April

Australian Catholic University Professor Jim Sallis, has called for a heightened focus on exercise as a pandemic control after his research revealed physically inactive COVID-19 patients were two-and-...

General,Media Release
Event
Talk with Business and IT Professionals
21 April

As the world constantly changes and evolves, a career in business or IT offers an exciting future.

Talk with Industry Series
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$18,000 prize purse for 2021 ACU Prize for Poetry
7 April

Entries are now open for one of Australia’s richest poetry prizes, the 2021 ACU Prize for Poetry, with poets from all over the country competing for the coveted $10,000 first prize.

General
Event
HBMRC Webinar Series
29 April

Join us for the first HBMRC webinar discussing Adolescent mental health: inequalities, correlates and consequences across time and place, presented by Associate Professor Praveetha Patalay from Univer...

News
GTPA Online Symposia
7 April

Higher education partners of the Graduate Teacher Performance Assessment (GTPA), convened at the GTPA Collective Digital Symposia in February and March 2021.

Research
Event
ACU’s High Performance Sport Seminar 2021
28 June - 1 July

Special edition – Women in High Performance Sport Seminar Series.

News
Should we live forever?
6 April

ACU sociologist Professor Bryan Turner has been invited to speak in a prestigious Oxford Union Debate on the topic of Immortality.

General
News
Finding fragments of history in the Cave of Horror
6 April

When fragments of a nearly 2,000-year-old scroll were discovered at the named Cave of Horror, near the western shore of the Dead Sea in Israel, ACU researcher Dr Gareth Wearne was in demand to explain...

Research
News
Writing Motives and Self-Efficacy
31 March

Understandings of culturally-based conceptions of writing motivation among Chinese students were advanced in this paper by Professor Clarence Ng at ILSTE and colleagues.

Research
News
Podcasts explain palliative care
30 March

The PM Glynn Institute has produced a series of podcasts exploring what palliative care is, what it does, and why it is so important.

General
News
Populism and Truth in Media: Upcoming Webinar
23 March

A webinar on 26 March will address the dangers of fake news and populism in a time of pandemic

News
It’s time to break the culture of silence around abuse
18 March

Disturbing stories of women’s experiences of historical and current sexual abuse dominating the news headlines have led child protection expert Daryl Higgins to call for an urgent public health approa...

General
News
Science Self-schemas and challenging science
5 March

A new article by ILSTE’s​Professor Clarence Ng researched the question - What motivates high school students to persist with challenging science?

Research
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Innovative partnership spearheads a new, whole-of-diocese formation program
4 March

An innovative partnership with the Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle responds to the multiple challenges confronting faith-based organisations. Anchored by ACU's Graduate Certificate in Mission and Cultur...

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New Modelling Framework for Maths Students’ Success
3 March

The design of maths modelling tasks by teachers for use by students has been informed by recent research by ILSTE academic Professor Vince Geiger and co-authors Prof Peter Galbraith (University of Que...

Research
News
Science Epistemic Beliefs
1 March

How Australian middle-school students make meaning in science education by drawing on their science epistemic beliefs (SEB) is the subject of a new article in the International Journal of Education Re...

Research
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ILSTE Fellow is Regents Professor
26 February

Professor Steve Graham, ILSTE Professorial Fellow with the Institute for Learning Sciences and Teacher Education, has been honoured and named as Regents Professor with Arizona State University in Febr...

Research
News
Digital Symposium of Teacher Educators
23 February

Higher education partners of the Graduate Teacher Performance Assessment (GTPA), an initiative of the Australian Catholic University’s Institute for Learning Science and Teacher Education will convene...

News
What does treaty really mean?
22 February

Professor Mick Dodson AM will explore the real meaning of treaty when he delivers the keynote address at the seventh Annual Honourable Barry O’Keefe Memorial Lecture at Australian Catholic University.

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ACU Professor wins award for best reference book
17 February

ACU’s leadership in humanities has been further recognised with a prominent book award for one of our senior researchers.

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Waking up to the history of alarm clocks
3 February

As we return to work and study after summer, alarms are ubiquitous. ACU researcher Matthew Champion explores how past generations used birds, prayers, percussion, and early clocks to get them out of b...

News
Road Warriors Storm defy science and travel fatigue
29 January

The Melbourne Storm are more likely to win away from home than any of their opponents, according to a new study.

General,Media Release
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Teacher education book aligns with UN SDG Quality Education
13 January

Teacher education research agendas communicated in the book Innovation and Accountability in Teacher Education (by ACU ILSTE academics Claire Wyatt—Smith and Lenore Adie) is a result of ACU education ...

Research
News
SPRINT joins rugby's tilt at World Cup and Olympic success
21 December

New world-leading physical benchmarks have been set for Australia’s men’s and women’s rugby union players who will be tested as part of an alliance with ACU’s Sports Performance, Recovery, Injury and ...

Career,Media Release
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Mental health nurses struggling with their own mental health as stress and workloads escalate
15 December

Mental health nurses report staff shortages, unsustainable high workloads, acutely unwell patients, and verbal and physical aggression as top causes of work stress impacting their own mental health, a...

Media Release,General
News
New Appointments to Ramsay Program in Western Civilisation
15 December

ACU is delighted to announce the first two in a group of teaching appointments to the new Ramsay Program in Western Civilisation.

Career
News
ACU Philosopher wins Philosophy Grand Prix
11 December

Noted French philosopher and distinguished visiting professor in the Faculty of Theology and Philosophy Professor Claude Romano has been awarded the Grand Prix de Philosophie.

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Animations in Science Education
26 November

A new book edited by Professor Len Unsworth at ACU has been published by Springer. This book titled Learning from Animations in Science Education.

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ACU’s Institute of Child Protection Studies part of new Global Safeguarding Alliance
23 November

ACU’s Institute of Child Protection Studies is part of a new Global Safeguarding Alliance (GSA) that will promote knowledge and worldwide exchange on safeguarding and the prevention of abuse of childr...

Media Release
News
Campus life helps Daniel kick on
20 November

Joining an ACU Sport Club helped first year student Daniel Perinich meet other students when COVID-19 made it difficult to engage and have the normal university experience.

Education
News
Time-restricted feeding improves health without altering the body's core clock
17 November

When it comes to metabolic health, it's not just what you eat, it's when you eat it. New ACU research has added to the growing body of evidence showing how time-restricted feeding can improve health e...

Research
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Physios can play a key role in helping their patients quit smoking
16 November

Physiotherapists can play a central role in helping their patients quit smoking with a simple three-step intervention model, according to new ACU research from cardiorespiratory physiotherapist Nia Lu...

Media Release
News
Don't swallow outdated marathon nutrition advice
9 November

Carb loading in the week before a marathon is an old school approach and not the ideal way to prepare for an endurance event according to exercise physiologist Andy King.

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Educational Leaders and the project of professionalisation in early childhood education in Australia
5 November

Educational Leaders in Australia were found to be highly motivated towards the professionalisation of the Early Education workforce, an aspect of their work that is overlooked in currently policy.

Education,Research
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ILSTE Researchers Are Esteemed Award-holders
29 October

Researchers in ILSTE have won many awards and fellowships for their research.

Research
News
Could time-restricted eating be the key to curbing the diabetes epidemic?
29 October

There’s good news for more than one million Australians who have type 2 diabetes with new ACU research starting to tease apart how changing the time you eat might benefit your health.

Research
News
Research on Teaching and Practising Writing
22 October

Research shows gaps in the teaching of writing in a recent article in The Conversation.

Research
News
Virtual Research Symposium – Onlife Learning
22 October

The Virtual Symposium on Onlife Learning in early childhood education occurring on Friday 20 November 2020, will hear about technology-enabled learning contexts relevant for early childhood.

Research
News
Potatoes do not need to be off-limits if you have type 2 diabetes, ACU research
21 October

Whether baked, mashed, fried, boiled, or steamed, potatoes are one of the most popular foods in Aussie diets, but the humble spud is a carbohydrate-based food that people with type 2 diabetes are typi...

Research
News
How our "brutal" climate is cooking kids' ability to learn
20 October

ACU clinical exercise physiologist Dr Phil Chapman supervised a simulation demonstrating how heat affects classroom learning for ABC series Big Weather (and how to survive it).

Education
News
Pandemic is a "downright bizarre situation" for teens
15 October

Teenagers are experiencing record high levels of stress during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a world-leading psychology professor and co-author of a new illustrated self-help book for young peop...

Research
News
ACU research leads to better contact between children in out-of-home care and their parents
9 October

New research from leading experts at ACU's Institute for Child Protection Studies will help improve supervised contact visits for about 45,000 children in out-of-home care and their birth parents.

News
Teaching writing: recent research
5 October

Read about ILSTE's teaching and writing research

Research
News
ACU study finds gender diverse students feel unsafe at school
23 September

Gender diverse youth feel significantly less safe at school than other students but they trust adults to tackle sexual harassment and support them in risky situations, according to a new Australian Ca...

Media Release
News
Geoff Page is the winner of the 2020 ACU Prize for Poetry
22 September

Canberra-based poet Geoff Page is the 2020 winner of the ACU Prize for Poetry for his entry Jericho. His winning poem was selected ahead of Footprints by Fiona Lynch from Elwood in Victoria ($5,000 se...

Media Release
News
ACU research finds silent discos benefit people living with dementia
22 September

New ACU research is showing how busting a move via silent disco technology can boost the wellbeing of residential aged care residents with dementia.

News
Research Excellence Award – Professor Kathy Mills
22 September

As an ARC Future Fellow at the Institute for Learning Sciences and Teacher Education (ILSTE), Professor Kathy Mills, is a winner of the 2020 ACU Vice Chancellor’s Excellence Awards.

Research
News
Bright new horizon beckons for Tigers grads
18 September

It's been a tough year on the field for Alex Twal and Oliver Clark but the Wests Tigers duo have succeeded off it by completing degree at ACU.

Career,General
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ACU not connected to false research claims
18 September

ACU has become aware of false claims connecting it to research associated with Synergy Pharmaceuticals and a herpes simplex cure.

Research
News
Motivations and Perceptions of Inservice Teachers
16 September

New research by Dr Colette Alexander , Professor Claire Wyatt-Smith (from ACU’s Institute for Learning Science and Teacher Education) and Dr Anna du Plessis, identified that Queensland teachers’ self-...

Research
News
Finalist – 2020 International eLearning Excellence Awards
15 September

An ILSTE paper detailing collaboration in the use of digital infrastructure, data and visualisation by ACU researchers at ILSTE, has been selected as a Finalist in these Awards at the 19th European Co...

Research
News
Teacher Education Research is Finalist in Higher Education Awards
14 September

ILSTE is a Finalist in the AFR 2020 Higher Education Awards (Education Technology), for using innovative technology in research on improving the quality and impact of teacher education.

Research
News
Research on Teacher Education is Finalist in Awards
14 September

Australian Catholic University leads a major national research and development initiative to enable digital innovation at scale in teacher education.

Research
News
How an internship opened a door to the NBA
10 September

Like so many Victorian teenagers, a young Tom Crameri just wanted to work for an AFL club.

General
News
ACU climbs world university rankings
2 September

ACU continues to climb rankings among the top two per cent of universities in the world

General,Education
News
Parents urged not to control or use threats to withdraw love on teens: world-first research
24 August

Teenagers with controlling-style parents experience a sharp drop in mental health and self-esteem, and the damage can be lasting, a world-first ACU study has found.

Media Release,General
News
Special high-carb drinks offer little performance advantage or gut relief
19 August

Both elite and amateur athletes would get better performance bang for their buck using traditional carbohydrate drinks/sports foods rather than costly hydrogel drinks, according to ACU researchers who...

Research
News
Pandemic highlights urgent need for Medicare rebate change to help parents of children struggling with mental health
18 August

Leading child protection expert Daryl Higgins has joined a list of prominent health academics calling for an urgent change to Medicare rebates to cover families seeking parenting advice to protect the...

News
ACU National Virtual Choir
18 August

The ACU National Virtual Choir provides singers from across all campuses with the opportunity to collaborate in a massed virtual choir project during COVID-19.

News
Professor Zlatko Skrbis appointed new Vice-Chancellor
6 August

Australian Catholic University (ACU) has appointed Professor Zlatko Skrbis as the University’s next Vice-Chancellor and President.

Media Release,Vice-Chancellor and President
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ACU’s commitment to building a better and more just world for all
5 August

ACU Acting Provost Professor Zlatko Skrbis was pleased to attend the launch of the first Australian Catholic Anti-slavery Network (ACAN) Annual Report

Media Release
News
Hundreds tune in to ACU Centre for Liturgy online lectures
5 August

The ACU Centre for Liturgy hosted the President of the Catholic Theological Union, Rev Prof Mark R. Francis CSV

Media Release
News
Early childhood leadership policy in Australia – the rhetoric and the reality
3 August

Researchers led by ILSTE’s Professor Joce Nuttall have exposed the demands being made on leaders in Australia’s early education centres.

News
Register Your Interest competition winners announced
28 July

Find out if you’ve won.

General
News
Study, service the tonic for Hulley's Olympics mission
28 July

Prac placement at a hospital in western Sydney has provided thrower Alex Hulley with a timely distraction to her disrupted mission to compete at the Tokyo Olympics.

Career,General
News
ACU team strike the right note in negotiation GF
27 July

Understanding that disputes can be about more than just money has helped Chris Gardner and Eve Van Rhine seal victory in the Australian Law Students’ Association Negotiation Competition grand final.

News
ACU launches innovative Veterans Transition Program
23 July

ACU has just completed a pilot program that will help support student veterans as they transition from the military to studying at ACU via a free, two-week preparatory program.

General
News
Scientists pull a ‘Zwifty’ to unlock the power of sports nutrition
7 July

Cyclists who retreated indoors due to COVID-19 restrictions could discover the nutritional keys to maximised performance.

Research,General
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Funding agreement finalised for new degree in Western civilisation
7 July

Thirty scholarship students will be the first to undertake the new Bachelor of Arts (Western Civilisation) at Australian Catholic University’s (ACU) North Sydney Campus next year under a generous fund...

General
News
OT students empower budding Paralympians to dream big
2 July

A life-changing new program is giving young people of all abilities the confidence to develop an everlasting love of physical activity.

Education,General
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ACU PhD candidate Jon Simons wins prestigious award
30 June

The ACU Faculty of Theology and Philosophy is pleased to announce that PhD candidate in Historical Theology, Mr Jonatan Simons, was awarded the Graduate Student Paper Prize by the North American Patri...

Media Release
News
Why We Need Humanities Graduates in the Workforce
30 June

Australia's workforce, economy and society needs the capabilities of a humanities education: critical thinking, analytical and research skills, and the ability to grapple with and communicate complex ...

News
Globalisation and Education
26 June

Professor Bob Lingard’s new edited collection, Globalisation and Education with Routledge, is now in production.

Edu@ACU
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International research collaborations to improve public health in built environments
26 June

Ester Cerin, program leader of the Behaviour, Environment and Cognition Research Program at the Mary MacKillop Institute for Health Research (MMIHR) at ACU, has been awarded more than $680,000 as part...

Research
News
Ministry Leadership Program moves to ACU from Catholic Health Australia
15 June

ACU is pleased to announce the transition of the Ministry Leadership Program (MLP) from Catholic Health Australia to ACU. Former Director of MLP at Catholic Health Australia, Susan Sullivan has also t...

Media Release
News
Congratulations to Pro-Chancellor Julien O’Connell on AO honour
11 June

ACU Pro-Chancellor Julien O’Connell has been awarded an upgraded Medal of the Order of Australia in the 2020 Queen’s Birthday Honours List for his service to the community.

News
Partner with ACU on research projects to support communities
11 June

The Stakeholder Engaged Scholarship Unit at ACU is seeking expressions of interest for research projects from organisations working in areas central to the University's mission and ethos.

Media Release
News
BECS online seminar series
1 June

IRCI is pleased to be relaunching the Biblical and Early Christian Studies program seminar series for 2020 via Zoom with an outstanding array of international speakers.

News
ACU Centre for Liturgy awards 2020 postgraduate scholarship
25 May

The ACU Centre for Liturgy Postgraduate Scholarship for 2020 has been awarded to ACU Faculty of Theology and Philosophy masters' student Thomas Cullen. On awarding the prestigious scholarship to Mr C...

Media Release
News
Three-day turnaround OK in post-pandemic fixture squeeze
18 May

A three-day turnaround is sufficient for soccer players to rebound as football administrators around the globe race to compress fixtures to complete seasons disrupted by coronavirus.

General,Media Release
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ACU announces new collaboration with Australian Province of the Society of Jesus
6 May

The Australian Province of the Society of Jesus (APSJ), and ACU are pleased to announce a new agreement for the delivery of ACU accredited courses by the Jesuit College of Spirituality (JCS).

News
Imre Kouw wins British Nutrition Foundation’s early career scientist award
1 May

ACU researcher Imre Kouw has received the British Nutrition Foundation's prestigious 2020 BNF Drummond Early Career Scientist Award which recognises early career excellence in nutrition science.

General
News
Shared parenting resources for coping during COVID-19 crisis
30 April

Separated or divorced parents normally grapple with countless issues, but the COVID-19 crisis means they face new difficulties negotiating shared care of children with the stress of balancing work, ho...

News
No more niggles for isolated Brydie
30 April

Bigger, better and stronger is the silver lining by-product of COVID-19 isolation for Sydney Roosters winger Brydie Parker.

General
News
Eminent historians to join ACU's Institute for Humanities and Social Sciences
21 April

Internationally renowned historian of modern Russia, Professor Sheila Fitzpatrick FAHA, and leading early modern scholar of gender and emotions, Professor Susan Broomhall FAHA, have been appointed to ...

News
New research centres
20 April

Seven new research centres will enhance ACU’s reputation in the arts, education, health, and theology and philosophy.

Research
News
ACU launches new podcast
3 April

Thinking Philosophy brings the research of ACU philosophers to anyone interested in an an examined life.

General
News
Publication and equity for non-dominant English speakers
11 March

Seeking equity for non-dominant English authors publishing in educational research journals

News
Australian Writing Survey: Building an evidence base on the teaching of writing
27 February

The Institute for Learning Sciences and Teacher Education has released a Policy Brief on the teaching of writing.

Research
News
NAPLAN Review
27 February

Professor Claire Wyatt-Smith from the Institute for Learning Sciences and Teacher Education joins Emeritus Professor Barry McGaw AO and Emeritus Professor William Louden AM to undertake the NAPLAN Rev...

Research
News
IRCI researchers awarded international fellowships
24 February

IRCI researchers, Matthew Crawford, Michael Hanaghan, and Sarah Parkhouse have been awarded prestigious fellowships in Washington, Frankfurt, and London in 2020.

Research
News
Leading philosopher will advance Catholic understanding of education, culture and society
17 February

Leading British philosopher Professor John Haldane will join the Australian Catholic University this year to establish a new project to develop Catholic school education, situating this within a broad...

General
News
Exercise boosts gut health to build muscles and endurance
5 February

Regular exercise changes the composition of the gut bacteria and may play a crucial role in skeletal muscle function and endurance.

General
News
Humanities Academy President will head ACU’s new Humanities Institute
21 January

Professor Joy Damousi FASSA FAHA has been appointed as the Director of ACU’s new Institute for Humanities and Social Sciences.

General
News
ACU recognised for its Community Engagement programs
13 January

ACU has been named first runner-up in an international award for its community engagement programs, including a unique model which ensures every student can make a community contribution while at the ...

General
News
ARC Linkage Success at ILSTE - Young children in digital society: An Online Tool for service provision
13 January

Education Minister Tehan announced on 12 January, the successful ARC Linkage project for ACU, that Chief Investigator Professor Suzy Edwards, of the Institute for Learning Sciences and Teacher Educati...

Research
News
Budding lawyer overcomes homelessness to tackle inequality
26 December

Law student Danielle Lamborn has risen from homeless teenager to Refugee Law Project volunteer and is set to embark on a prestigious New Colombo Plan Scholarship to the Philippines.

Career,General
News
Living near green space can help you live longer
6 December

It's no secret that being in nature is good for your health. Something as simple as a walk in the park can boost well-being and deliver benefits ranging from better sleep to lower stress.

General
News
ACU researchers win ARC Discovery Grants
4 December

Two Australian Catholic University researchers have been awarded prestigious ARC Discovery Project grants to further their work

Media Release
News
Can time-restricted eating crack the diabetes epidemic?
3 December

ACU researcher Evelyn Parr will explore if delaying breakfast and consuming an early dinner – known as time-restricted eating – can improve the symptoms of lifestyle-related health conditions such as ...

Research
News
Education Professor part of review panel
3 December

ACU’s Professor Claire Wyatt-Smith is one of a three-person panel of education experts undertaking a review of NAPLAN

Research
News
Research linking with industry to improve teacher assessment
3 December

Queens’s University scholar, Professor Chris DeLuca is working with Institute for Learning Sciences and Teacher Education Institute researchers including Associate Professor Lenore Adie, Professor Cla...

Research
News
International Research Collaboration with Royal Maths Professor
3 December

Professor Mogens Niss is an international collaborator with the Institute for Learning Sciences and Teacher Education on a maths research project. This ARC project seeks to identify, apply and refine ...

Research
News
It’s on us all to stand up for children
29 November

All adults – not just policy makers – are dutybound to remove fear from children’s lives, according to Michele Riondino, Australian Catholic University’s Professor of Canon Law and Children’s Rights.

Research
News
MacKillop Institute researchers among most highly cited
28 November

Five academic researchers from the Mary Mackillop Institute for Health Research have been named in the 2019 Web of Science Global List of highly cited researchers.

General,Research
News
The Life-Changing Magic of Multimodality
18 November

Professor Kathy Mills, ILSTE, ACU, shared inspiring stories from multilingual language learners providing the keys to developing agile and inter-culturally aware learning communities

Research
News
ACU success in ARC early career fellowships
18 November

Australian Catholic University's leadership in philosophy and religion has been further endorsed by the Australian Research Council with two Discovery Early Career Researcher Awards (DECRA).

Research
News
Striving for beauty and money above all else linked to less happiness: new research
24 September

People who pursue beauty, fame and money above other goals are less happy than those who want to improve the world, new research has found.

Research
News
Measuring ‘tweens’ use of screen-based devices: new research
9 September

Parents of ‘tweens’ will get a report card on how their child uses screen-based devices and whether that use meets national guidelines.

General
News
Professor Stephen Finlay to head new Institute for Philosophy at ACU
2 April

Professor Stephen Finlay has been appointed as the Director of a new institute dedicated to philosophical research at Australian Catholic University (ACU).

Media Release,Research
News
Exercise may give new heart to prostate cancer patients
29 March

Exercise is being teamed up with drug therapy to see if it can become a potent weapon against prostate cancer.

General
News
Outstanding ERA results for ACU
27 March

Australian Catholic University (ACU) has performed remarkably well over the last three years in the 2018 Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA) evaluation.

General,Research
News
How do teachers get the technology balance right?
19 February

A new article in The Conversation co-authored by ILSTE Professor Kathy Mills and Christian Moro (Bond University), both with teaching backgrounds, opens up debate on this pivotal question for educator...

Research
News
Women shoulder greater injury burden at Australian Open
22 January

As tennis demands more from its players, an Australian Catholic University study has revealed it is women who pay a greater physical toll at the Australian Open.

General
News
Awarded QLD Education Horizon grant
19 December

Congratulations to Michele Haynes, Joy Cumming, Melanie Spallek and Yoon-Suk Hwang who were today awarded funding of $84,540 from the …

Research
News
ACU success in 2018 ARC Grants
17 December

ACU has been awarded over $2.6 million in prestigious Australian Research Council funding in 2018.

Media Release
News
Teubner wins Manfred Lautenschlaeger Award for Theological Promise
3 December

ACU researcher Dr Jonathan Teubner has won the prestigious Manfred Lautenschlaeger Award for Theological Promise for his monograph …

Research
News
Literacy & teacher assessment receive major funding boost
29 November

ACU’s Institute for Learning Sciences and Teacher Education (ILSTE) has been awarded grants for two separate projects set to improve …

Research
News
Retraining gait patterns to prevent falls in older adults
22 November

Participants wanted for a study to investigate whether the use of a metronome (to guide walking pace) or auditory feedback based on one’s walking patterns can improve balance in older adults who have ...

Research
News
Stephen Evans presents on Kierkegaard and the limits of politics.
21 November

Earlier this week, Institute Professorial Fellow Stephen Evans was one of five speakers at a session of the …

Research
News
Doubling protein intake while exercising key to strong muscles
13 November

Combining a high protein diet with cardio and strength training could be the key to staving off debilitating muscle loss.

Research
News
Beyond carrot and stick: the truth about what motivates us
8 November

It’s been almost four decades since two pioneering psychologists proposed a radical shift in the science of motivation.

Research
News
Innovation and Accountability in Teacher Education
5 November

New Flash, just released. This is the foundational book for the new series, Teacher Education, Learning Innovation and Accountability. The …

Research
News
Vice-Chancellor condemns political intervention into research grants
30 October

ACU Vice-Chancellor and President Professor Greg Craven expressed displeasure at the news that funding for 11 research grants, including one from ACU, had been overturned for no apparent reason.

News
ACU joins global Catholic research universities
26 October

ACU joins Boston College in the United States and six other Catholic universities from around the world as founding members of the Strategic Alliance of Catholic Research Universities (SACRU).

Media Release
News
Professor Susan Edwards explores new educator guidelines to help manage children's screen time
24 October

Following the launch of the Statement on Young Children and Digital Technologies last month, Professor Susan Edwards, co-author of …

Research
News
Teaching the Multimodal Language of Emotions in a High-Tech World
24 October

The Institute for Learning Sciences & Teacher Education (ILSTE) is conducting an afternoon literacy event on Thursday November 15h at …

Research
News
Dr Emmanuel Nathan appointed to the Anglican-Roman Catholic International Commission
19 October

Dr Emmanuel Nathan has been appointed by the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity to the Anglican-Roman Catholic International Commission (ARCIC).

General,Media Release
News
Diversity and tolerance celebrated at Parliamentary interfaith breakfast
18 October

ACU hosted the fourth Parliamentary Interfaith Breakfast today at Parliament House in Sydney.

Media Release
News
Two PhD scholarships to be offered in New Testament studies
15 October

The Australian Catholic University (ACU) and KU Leuven, Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies, are calling for applications for two …

Research
News
A Best Practice Framework for playgroups-in-schools Website
10 October

Chief Investigator Professor Susan Edwards announces the launch of the project website for A Best Practice Framework for playgroups-in-schools at …

Research
News
Professor Herb Marsh presented keynote address at the 2018 APS (Australian Psychological Society) Congress
8 October

Our very own Professor Herb Marsh (BA Hons, Indiana Univ, MA, PhD, UCLA; Dsc UWestSyd; HonDoc, Ludwig Maximilians Univ Munich) has presented his keynote address at the 2018 Australian Psychological So...

Research
News
Challenging schools offer best teaching rewards
27 September

Low socioeconomic (SES) schools offer the most rewarding work for dedicated teachers, according to an expert in how to teach …

Research
News
Empowering Engagement - Creating Learning Opportunities for Students from Challenging Backgrounds
26 September

By: Associate Professor Clarence Ng, Institute for Learning Sciences & Teacher Education (ACU) This book examines promoting engagement for children …

Research
News
New guidance for educators on young children and digital technologies
25 September

ACU Professor Susan Edwards writes Australia’s first national Statement on young children and digital technology. Early Childhood Australia (ECA) this …

Research
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Innovation and Accountability in Teacher Education: Setting Directions for New Cultures in Teacher Education
10 September

Upcoming publication on international perspectives on Innovation and Accountability in Teacher Education: Setting Directions for New Cultures in Teacher Education …

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Professor Vince Geiger awarded professorship
5 September

Professor Vince Geiger from ACU’s Institute for Learning Sciences and Teacher Education has been awarded a Giovanni Prodi Professorship at …

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The Australian Curriculum: Promises, problems and possibilities
3 September

A new book on the Australian curriculum, featuring a chapter on Assessment: the trilogy of standards, evidence and judgement by …

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Institute director Prof. David Runia appointed Yale visiting professor during Fall semester
3 September

The Director of the Institute for Religion and Critical Inquiry, Professor David Runia, has been appointed a Visiting Professor …

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Information Technology in Early Childhood
30 August

Professor Susan Edwards presents keynote address at 2018 DEKTA Annual Conference: 2.30pm, Thursday 30 August …

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Six things you should do when reading with your kids
20 August

There is magic in stories. We all remember hearing them as children, and we loved them. Imaginary adventures set in …

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Suffering and Flourishing, Guilt and Forgiveness
10 August

The Institute for Religion and Critical Inquiry is pleased to welcome back Professorial Fellow Eleonore Stump who will be at the …

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Time to consider the needs of people above the needs of cars
7 August

I recently led a “walkshop” – a walking workshop – that taught cardiac rehabilitation experts how to assess the pedestrian-friendliness of streetscapes, including design of footpaths (if any), street ...

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Modes of Knowing Rome seminar in July
6 August

On 26-28 July 2018, scholars from ACU and around the world met at ACU’s Rome campus for a …

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Grant Award News Flash
3 August

Future Fellowship Award to Professor Kathy Mills On 02/08/2018, the Minister for Education and Training, Senator the Honourable Simon Birmingham …

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Veronica Alfano’s IRCI seminar on the Neologistic Imagination
1 August

On Tuesday IRCI Research Fellow Dr Veronica Alfano, who is also Assistant Professor in the Institute for Languages and …

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Dr David Newheiser speaks with Rachel Kohn on The Spirit of Things
31 July

IRCI’s Dr David Newheiser spoke this week with Rachel Kohn from ABC Radio National’s The Spirit of Things – in a …

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Use emojis in NAPLAN: kids’ literacy expert
17 July

NAPLAN could learn from the emoji icons made famous by smart phones, by including new digital literacies as a way …

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Rome scholarship honours Aboriginal student
12 July

Kate Gavin is the recipient of the 2018 Francis Xavier Conaci scholarship which will assist her to study at the Rome Campus.

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Gladstone Prize Winning Book
10 July

Congratulations to IRCI researcher Dr Matthew Champion, whose University of Chicago Press book …

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‘Beyond ‘screen time’: Digital technology in the early years. Professor Susan Edwards, Research Director of Early Childhood Futures, delivers online webinar for the Raising Children Network
5 July

Parents frequently ask how to help their child make the most of digital technology in early childhood. In this …

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Research shows books are best for kids’ learning
2 July

New Australian research of almost 5,000 children has found that books – not prestigious schools or expensive gadgets – are …

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Tradition and Innovation symposium to be held at IRCI
2 July

“Tradition and Innovation in Early Christianity” – a symposium to be held at the Institute for Religion and Critical Inquiry …

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Data walls and classroom learning
27 June

Data walls are being taken up in schools internationally to support the goals of transparency and accountability. However, there is …

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Selfies, gifs, memes and emojis can empower kids’ language
18 June

Classroom research involving more than 200 primary school students across three low socioeconomic Queensland schools has used smart phones, …

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'Neglected texts' workshop and book launch
13 June

Neglected texts examined at the Institute On Monday and Tuesday 25-26 June the Program in Biblical and Early Christian …

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Matthew Champion's Fullness of Time shortlisted for the Royal Historical Society's Gladstone Prize
7 June

We are pleased to announce that Matthew Champion’s …

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IRCI's renowned philosopher Robert Audi returns to Melbourne
16 May

Robert Audi, the John A. O’Brien Professor of Philosophy at the University of Notre Dame (USA) and …

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Connecting Gospels: Beyond the Canonical / Non-Canonical Guide
16 May

IRCI Researcher Sarah Parkhouse and Professorial Fellow Francis Watson publish a new edited collection titled ‘Connecting Gospels: Beyond the …

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IRCI welcomes Professors John Collins and Adela Yarbro Collins
10 May

Biblical scholars of renown in Melbourne John Collins and …

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USA interview with Professors Kathy Mills and James Gee on the Future of Writing
10 May

What is the future of writing? Why can’t kids today write in cursive? Can we expect more rapid cultural shifts in the future due to globalization and technology?

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ACU experts lead global exercise and sport science conference
8 May

Leading ACU exercise and sport science experts John Hawley and Prue Cormie co-chaired the prestigious Research to Practice 2018 conference, which drew 800 global and national leaders.

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Active living champion Jim Sallis receives Fries prize
5 May

Obesity warrior Jim Sallis has been presented with the prestigious 2018 Elizabeth Fries Health Education Award in the US. Professor Sallis, an ACU professorial fellow, received the prize for his pion...

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Exercise eases depression and anxiety in cancer patients
3 May

Targeted exercise programs for older men with prostate cancer are emerging as a crucial therapy to ease long-standing depression, anxiety and psychological distress. New ACU research is investigating...

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IRCI welcomes new philosopher
2 May

Welcome to Dr Stephanie Collins, who has joined the Institute from the University of Manchester. Her research primarily concerns the philosophy …

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A Dialogue on Death
1 May

“A Dialogue on Death”: Atheism and Christianity Panel Forum Australian Catholic University, 3 April 2018 Death confronts us …

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LSIA Professor leads national discussion on young children and digital technology
12 April

Professor Susan Edwards – Director of Early Childhood Futures research group at LSIA is the lead author on the recently …

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Research Dialogue Series #1 Online Video
23 March

Seminar 1 Professor Karen R Harris Self-Regulated Strategy Development Instruction: Built for Teacher Ownership and Differentiation Professor Karen …

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Principals as STEM Leaders — building the evidence base for improved STEM learning
14 March

Professor Vince Geiger, with Professor Chris Branson and Dr Jenny Martin, have been successful with an application for the research project Principals as STEM Leaders — building the evidence base for ...

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Prue Cormie among leaders in exercise and sports science
13 March

Prue Cormie among leaders in exercise and sports science Leading exercise oncology expert Prue Cormie has been named as one of Exercise & Sports Science Australia’s three top female leaders in 2018.

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Using digital technologies to enable young children’s second language learning
20 February

Susan discusses the Early Language Learning Australia (ELLA) project.

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Launching a new measure of preservice teachers’ professional readiness
19 February

The Trial of the GTPA was completed successfully in 2017. The Trial included the validation of the instrument, standard setting, moderation, and the setting of the cut-score (minimum acceptable level)...

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What are the threats and potentials of big data for qualitative research?
7 February

Amid the big claims of big data, analytics, datification, and data mining, this article answers central questions for qualitative research. In the debates about the enormity and ubiquity of data in th...

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Play-based learning
7 February

Developmentally appropriate practices like play-based learning are valuable for strengthening many areas of development and learning. This topic aims to show how play-based learning can help support y...

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More children are starting school depressed and anxious – without help, it will only get worse
30 January

Starting school for the first time can be stressful. Children are suddenly thrown into a foreign environment, juggling the pressure of learning new academic skills and establishing relationships with ...

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Research to Practice 2018
19 January

Research to Practice is Exercise & Sports Science Australia’s (ESSA) biennial conference, and features international leaders in the Exercise Science, Exercise Physiology and Sports Science fields. Res...

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How to manage the impact of globalisation
11 January

We must address the effect international events have on communities, says the Vice-Chancellor and President ahead of a meeting in Rome.

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ARC grant success for ACU researchers
14 November

ACU projects have been awarded more than $3.1 million in funding in the latest round of Australian Research Council (ARC) grants.

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Fight cancer with fitness
30 October

Australia’s first Exercise Medicine Program to help treat cancer and improve patient outcomes has been unveiled...

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Heart disease more likely to kill regional, rural and remote Australians
18 October

New research has revealed people living in regional, rural or remote Australia are 90 per cent more likely to die from heart conditions caused by high blood pressure than people living in metropolitan...

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Prue Cormie recognised as an emerging Exercise Science leader
28 April

A/Prof Prue Cormie‘s contribution to sports and science in Australia was recognised last month, following Exercise & Sports Science Australia (ESSA) calling upon the sector to nominate influential wom...

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Daryl Higgins appointed new director of ICPS
13 February

Professor Daryl Higgins is the new director of the Institute of Child Protection Studies (ICPS), a nationally recognised centre of research excellence in the field of child, youth and family welfare.

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New study explores guided self-help intervention for disordered eating
2 February

ACU researchers are trialling a program to address thoughts and behaviours about eating and weight before they develop into an eating disorder.

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Ritual, belief and habituation - Religion and religions from the axial age to the Anthropocene
1 February

Ritual, belief and habituation: Religion and religions from the axial age to the Anthropocene

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Socrel News Issue 5 (2017) Interview - Prof Bryan Turner
1 February

Given the plurality of readings of the secularisation thesis, please could you give us a summary of your own take on our sub-discipline’s paradigmatic theory?

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Professor Greg Craven honoured in Australia Day Awards
26 January

The Vice-Chancellor and President has been made an Officer of the Order of Australia for his contributions to education, the Church and the law.

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Reproducing Citizens: family, state and civil society
9 March

This volume takes up the challenge posed by Bryan Turner, when he noted “the absence of any systematic thinking about familial relations, reproduction and citizenship” (2008), and offers the first maj...

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Interview with the winners of the Sociological Review prize for outstanding scholarship
1 March

We announced last month that Bryan S. Turner and Berna Zengin Arslan were the winners of the 2014 Sociological Review Prize for Outstanding Scholarship for their article Legal pluralism and the Sharia...

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ERA success for ACU
4 December

ACU researchers are celebrating after a strong performance in the 2015 Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA) assessment. The performance affirms ACU’s rapidly rising research trajectory.

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ISIS goes global
30 November

Following the tragic terror attacks in Paris, the world turns its attention to the organisation behind the carnage. Do we now need to rethink our approach toward ISIS, previously characterised as a d...

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Love in a time of terror: can we break the cycle?
30 November

The terrorist attacks in Paris and Beirut have elicited a disturbingly predictable series of responses. We’ve witnessed the usual political posturing, harsh military reprisals, the immediate politica...

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Professors Hans Joas and Bryan S. Turner receive the Max Planck Research Award 2015
16 July

The Alexander-von-Humboldt Foundation and the Max Planck Society honour Hans Joas and Bryan S. Turner for their research.

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Detroit: What Lessons for Victoria from a ‘Post-Industrial’ City?

Based on recent research in Detroit, including multiple interviews with its civic, business and political leaders, this is one of the first reports to document these collaborative efforts in the 12 mo...

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Victorian parents urged: “Take the pressure off yourselves, when teaching your kids at home!”

Victorian parents need to take the pressure off now they are once again teaching their children at home, according to two Melbourne-based education experts.

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