Melbourne Social Equity Institute Annual Report 2017 First printed April 2018 An electronic version of this document can be obtained from socialequity.unimelb.edu.au Enquiries about reprinting information contained in this publication should be made through: Melbourne Social Equity Institute University of Melbourne VIC 3010
[email protected] Melbourne Social Equity Institute Supporting interdisciplinary research for fairer societies 4 MELBOURNE SOCIAL EQUITY INSTITUTE About the Melbourne Social Equity Institute The Melbourne Social Equity Institute brings together researchers to address disadvantage across social life, including health, education, housing, culture, work and transport. The Melbourne Social Equity Institute acknowledges an imperfect world. Chances of birth such as class, race, ability or gender can lead to marginalisation and societies are sometimes beset by divisions of culture, economic status or creed. The Institute supports collaborative research between academics, members of community organisations, policy makers and people with lived experiences which helps build fairer societies. The Institute prioritises rights-based and interdisciplinary research, involving partners from the community and giving those with a lived experience of disadvantage voice in the focus, design and outcomes of research. Interdisciplinary research means drawing on the strengths of each of our university’s faculties in order to better solve complex problems of disadvantage. Involving community partners ensures that research is relevant to those outside the academy. In 2017, the Melbourne Social Equity Institute’s research focused on refugees and forced migration, poverty and income inequality and community engaged research. The Institute also auspiced the important work of the Melbourne Research Alliance to End Violence against women and their children (MAEVe).