Work is well underway at the new ARC Centre of Excellence for Indigenous Futures before its official launch in September.
The Centre is the first Indigenous-led research Centre of Excellence, which received $35-million in funding from the Australian Research Council, with its lead node at The University of Queensland.
Centre Director Professor Brendan Hokowhitu said the Centre will be a first in its approach to Indigenous-led research.
“We will be utilising Indigenous knowledges in unique trans-disciplinary research, with the goal of informing Indigenous policy and policy-makers to help address intergenerational inequity,” he said.
“The Centre will be a first in that both its research is led by Indigenous scholars and all its research too will involve First Nation communities through the entire process.
“From this, not only will new knowledge be created, but we will also be able to help build evidence-based Indigenous policy and implementation.”
More than 20 leading universities and Indigenous community organistitons are partners of the Centre, including;
University Partners
The University of Queensland
University of Melbourne
The University of Technology Sydney
The University of Western Australia
Australian National University
University of Sunshine Coast
Charles Darwin University
University of Alberta
Massey University
The University of Auckland
Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi
Community Partners
Institute for Urban Indigenous Health
Stronger Smarter Institute
Victorian Aboriginal Legal Services (VALS)
National Indigenous Australians Agency
AIME Mentoring
Cape York Partnerships (CYP)
SNAICC- National Voice for our Children
The Australian Human Rights Commission
Dhadjowa Foundation
Commonwealth Department of Health & Aged Care
Aboriginal Legal Service NSW/ACT Limited
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
The Lowitja Institute
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