| Emerging Research Group | Lead Chief Investigator |
| Australian Surveillance Studies | A/Prof Darren Palmer |
| Early Childhood Education Policies and Practices | Dr Anne-Marie Morrissey |
| Experience, Culture and Learning: Articulating Indigenous Pre-Service Teacher Placements | Dr Glenn Auld |
| Journalism, Media and Democracy | A/Prof Martin Hirst |
| Processes of Signification | Dr Keith Beattie |
| Sustainable Communities Research Cluster | Dr Heather Wallace |
Deakin Research Institutes and Centres in the Faculty