Enabling a sustainable world

Our research uses the social sciences, creative arts and humanities to explore pathways towards a greener future. We deliver research that examines the cultural, economic and social drivers of environmental challenges in Australia and abroad.

Across the faculty, we consider:

• ways to effectively communicate climate and environmental challenges to society
• the role of arts activism in the Anthropocene
• how decolonisation affects today’s socio-ecological challenges
• ways we can support intergenerational learning for environmental justice
• creative uses of digital technologies to help mitigate ecological collapse.

Our research influences organisations and businesses, informs policy and actively engages with the broader community.

Our faculty strategic research institutes, centres and groups are leaders in addressing the issues facing our society and culture.

Front beach back beach

Front beach back beach was an ambitious scattered-site public art event that featured the work of 18 local and national artists/collectives responding to hidden and overlooked histories of the Mornington Peninsula. With a strong focus on creating new opportunities for community engagement, artists worked with targeted community groups and demographics in multiple ways, including research, co-production, participation and performance.

Now more than ever it is vital that we thrive together. At Deakin, we’re interested in how people learn, work and play, supporting communities across the world to be resilient, vibrant and inclusive. Our multidisciplinary research centres and groups in the Faculty of Arts and Education are aligned with the Enabling a sustainable world theme.

• Centre for Regenerating Futures
• Asian Media, Culture and Society
• Critical Digital Infrastructures and Interfaces
• Advancing Rural, Regional Culture and Society
• Public Exchange Bureau
• Transforming Professional Lives, Learning and Leadership.