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Melbourne Social Equity Institute
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An interdisciplinary research institute at the University of Melbourne. Achieving fairer societies through research that makes a difference.
https://socialequity.unimelb.edu.au
Dr Sarah-Kay Coulter in @aunz.theconversation.com on the ways current citizenship laws rely on narrow, Western concepts of nationhood, overlooking Indigenous understandings of belonging, identity and place. theconversation.com/strangers-in...
Strangers in their own land: how a new citizenship category could avoid a trap for Indigenous children born overseas
Current citizenship laws have a narrow concept of nationhood and fail to acknowledge Indigenous ways of understanding belonging, identity and place.
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November 20, 2025 at 12:02 AM
This new article by Research Fellow @chabelkhan.bsky.social provides a critical rethinking of resilience and its impacts on understanding social care and social suffering. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
#SocialCare #ParentsNext #AusPol #OpenAccess
November 16, 2025 at 10:28 PM
The program for next month's Migration, Refugees and Statelessness Interdisciplinary Conference is now available → socialequity.unimelb.edu.au/news/events/...
#MigrationResearch #AcademicSky #UniMelb
October 23, 2025 at 2:47 AM
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What do voters think about the housing crisis? Just out in @aunz.theconversation.com our piece (w @shaunwilson.bsky.social @alistairsisson.bsky.social Kristian Ruming and Adam Stebbing) for MQ's Housing and Urban Research Centre exploring #Housing attitudes
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Most Australians agree there’s a housing crisis. But they differ on what’s causing it – and how to fix it
New research shows older voters believe immigration is crunching housing supply, while young voters blame high interest rates and low wage growth.
theconversation.com
October 22, 2025 at 9:22 PM
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Latest report by TASA member Rose Butler et al.

Outreach across cultures: Building scaffolding for more equitable and diverse career pathways for young people in Sunraysia
Outreach across cultures: Building scaffolding for more equitable and diverse career pathways for young people in Sunraysia
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October 22, 2025 at 10:10 PM
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I am facilitating a workshop trying to heal the disease of racism, using an anti-racism game 'Between the lines', at the Being Human Festival 2025. Come along for a mindful engagement & fight racism. #beinghumanfestival2025 #Gamesforchange
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Between the Lines
Join us for an engaging and interactive workshop designed to generate conversations around anti-racism. This workshop involves an online game, Betw...
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October 13, 2025 at 5:28 AM
A project focused on understanding the skills, qualifications and aspirations of migrant and refugee women in Shepparton has been awarded a $15,000 @unimelb.bsky.social Civic and Community Impact Fund Grant. socialequity.unimelb.edu.au/news/latest/...
New Funding for Shepparton Community Research Project
A project focused on understanding the skills, qualifications and aspirations of migrant and refugee women in Shepparton has been awarded a $15,000 University of Melbourne Civic and Community Impact F...
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October 9, 2025 at 4:54 AM
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Did you know that the gaming culture didn't accidentally become dominated by males? It was deliberately marketed that way 🎮

Tap through to read more on gender and politics in gaming → unimelb.me/47dC6tD
October 8, 2025 at 3:00 AM
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“Unprecedented wealth inequality is neither accidental nor inevitable - it is structurally produced, politically protected and culturally normalised” - Ashley Schram.
If you want to hear more words of wisdom like these, tune into this webinar on 23rd October: hothouse.anu.edu.au/event/doing-...
Doing (and undoing) privilege: how public policy drives health inequities | Planetary Health Equity Hothouse
Episode 25 of the Saving the World webinar series features Associate Professor Ashley Schram.
hothouse.anu.edu.au
October 9, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Registrations are now open for the Migration, Refugees and Statelessness Interdisciplinary Conference. events.humanitix.com/migration-re...
Migration, Refugees and Statelessness Interdisciplinary Conference 2025
A free, one-day event showcasing research by graduate and early career researchers, as well as practitioners and policy makers working in the field.
events.humanitix.com
October 7, 2025 at 6:15 AM
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Reforms are underway to improve mental health + wellbeing for kids (0–12) and their carers across Australia.
This new paper shares a co-designed model of care developed with 235+ children, families, carers, service providers, First Nations + CALD communities.
👉 go.unimelb.edu.au/7xqp
#MentalHealth
September 30, 2025 at 5:38 AM
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📝 New report released today!
This study explores how young victim-survivors in Victoria experience and navigate the crisis support system when escaping family violence.

👉🏼 Read the report via doi.org/10.6084/m9.f...
September 29, 2025 at 11:55 PM
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Remember to check out the University of Melbourne Starter Pack! Whether you're a researcher, student, or staff at #UniMelb, join this amazing and growing community. If anyone wants to be added, just let me know!
#HigherEd #Research #Melbourne #Australia
September 25, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Our friends from the African Studies Group are calling for papers for a symposium on the theme African Indigenous Knowledge Systems and Ways of Knowing – A Conversation of Traditions, Modernity, and the Future. www.africanstudiesgroup.com.au/asg-2025-sym... #UniMelb #AfricanStudies
September 29, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Wellbeing is a widely used concept yet lacks a universal definition and standardised measurement. Salsawi Feleke Debela and colleagues have published a systematic review highlighting critical gaps in the way migrant wellbeing is measured. link.springer.com/article/10.1... #MigrationResearch #UniMelb
Have We Been Measuring Migrant Wellbeing all Wrong? Conceptualizing Migrant Wellbeing: A Systematic Review - Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health
Wellbeing is a widely used concept yet lacks a universal definition and standardized measurement. Migrants, especially those forcibly displaced, face challenges that impact their quality of life and wellbeing. To understand how the wellbeing of people who migrate from low/middle-income countries to middle/high-income countries has been conceptualized, defined, and measured. Four databases (MEDLINE, PubMed, EMBASE, and PsycINFO) were searched. Two researchers independently screened all articles, with narrative synthesis and the Consensus-based Standards for the selection of health Measurement Instruments (COSMIN) checklist used for analysis. The search returned 5,610 articles, with 126 included in this review. Of these 126 articles, 89 did not explicitly define nor conceptualise wellbeing. Forty-three measurement tools were used to measure the wellbeing of 281,478 migrants in more than 35 countries. Seven tools were used in three or more articles, two of which were not specifically designed for wellbeing measurement. Two tools Personal Wellbeing Index (PWI) and WHO Quality of life Brief (WHOQoL-BREF) had satisfactory COSMIN scores. Fewer than half (47.6%) of the articles reported translating tools into respondents’ languages. Tools designed and developed in the context of Global North, middle-class populations, might not accurately measure wellbeing in migrant groups. This review highlights critical gaps in the way migrant wellbeing is measured. Without culturally informed tools, understanding of migrant wellbeing will remain fragmented, limiting development of effective and equitable public health interventions and policies.
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September 24, 2025 at 2:25 AM
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The applications close next week! 😊
📢 We're hiring! 📢

Two tenure-track positions in empirical micro, no teaching obligations👇👇

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Emphasis: childhood development & indigenous outcomes

Come join us in beautiful Melbourne!

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September 22, 2025 at 12:17 AM
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Follow us for news, updates and information about UniMelb. For now, enjoy the blue skies over our Parkville campus 💙
September 16, 2025 at 5:00 AM
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Social connections, service access, language: how disability can make things even harder for refugees

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Social connections, service access, language: how disability can make things even harder for refugees
Australia is increasingly settling refugees with disability. New research points to intersecting issues that help and hinder how they fare when they get here.
theconversation.com
September 10, 2025 at 10:22 PM
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1 in 8 households don’t have the money to buy enough food (in 2023) theconversation.com/1-in-8-house...
1 in 8 households don’t have the money to buy enough food
Food insecurity is widespread and shaped by disadvantage – and has serious health consequences.
theconversation.com
September 8, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Our colleagues from the Sexual and Family Violence Research Program and RESTORE Centre of Research Excellence are looking for a part-time Research Fellow (0.6 FTE) with strong qualitative or mixed-methods skills to join their team. unimelb.wd105.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/UoM_Ex...
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Research Fellow – Sexual & Reproductive Violence
Role Type: Part-time (0.6 FTE); Fixed term for 3 years Faculty: Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences (MDHS) Department:  General Practice and Primary Care Salary: Level B $122,212 to $145,121 per a...
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September 8, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Expressions of Interest are now open for three new PhD Scholarships. Interested candidates are invited to develop and submit their own research project proposal on a social equity issue. socialequity.unimelb.edu.au/news/latest/... #AcademicSky #UniMelb #PhD
PhD Scholarship Opportunities – Melbourne Social Equity Institute
Melbourne Social Equity Institute is seeking candidates interested in undertaking doctoral research on social equity issues. Up to three Australian Government Research Training Program (RTP) scholarsh...
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August 19, 2025 at 4:26 AM
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Researchers heard from students who described ‘being picked last for everything’, as well as teasing and physical pushing at school.
👉 theconversation.com/several...
August 18, 2025 at 12:19 AM
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Come and work with us!

Do you believe that research matters? Do you want to use your research skills to drive important public policy debates in Australia?

Apply for our Postdoctoral Research Fellowship!

Applications close Sunday 24 August 2025

Apply here 👉 australiainstitute.org.au/about/jobs/
August 19, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Congratulations to Dr Meg Lee, Melbourne Social Equity Institute's most recent PhD scholarship holder to graduate from the University of Melbourne. www.linkedin.com/posts/melbou... #UniMelb
Congratulations to Dr Meg Lee, Melbourne Social Equity Institute's most recent PhD scholarship holder to graduate from the University of Melbourne. | Melbourne Social Equity Institute
Congratulations to Dr Meg Lee, Melbourne Social Equity Institute's most recent PhD scholarship holder to graduate from the University of Melbourne. Meg, pictured here with her supervisors Dr Zubaidah...
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August 18, 2025 at 5:34 AM
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Data from the Mental Health Commission shows the proportion of people finding it ‘difficult’ or ‘very difficult’ to cope on their income has doubled.
Financial stress is on the rise in Australia. Here’s what to do if money worries are affecting your mental health
theconversation.com
August 5, 2025 at 2:40 AM