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Members of the Griffith Centre for Social and Cultural Research offer a robust suite of skills to assist community, government and industry partners in addressing complex social and cultural challenges.
With deep expertise in conducting literature reviews across various scopes, the centre can provide vital insights into existing research and emerging trends. We have expert facilitators of qualitative interviews and focus groups, both in-person and online to inform evidence-based decision-making. We also have extensive expertise in descriptive surveys, training programs, and ethnographic research to support our partners in understanding social dynamics, organisational cultures, and public perceptions, including insights into social media trends and big data interpretation contribute to a comprehensive understanding of contemporary communication landscapes. We always ensure the highest ethical research and integrity standards thorough data collection, analysis, and interpretation.
GCSCR researchers can conduct in-depth evaluations to ensure that programs and initiatives are assessed rigorously from conception to completion. Our experts can deliver clear, actionable recommendations tailored to policy and industry needs.
Their strength in public speaking—across academic, industry, and community settings—enhances knowledge dissemination and stakeholder engagement. Additionally, they bring valuable capabilities in document analysis and co-creative processes, fostering collaboration and informed strategic development.
This diverse skill set positions the Centre as a valuable resource for partners seeking innovative, research-driven solutions.
Services we offer
- In-depth evaluations, from conception to completion
- Literature reviews (various scope and sizes)
- Report writing including recommendations
- Ethnography for in-depth studies of organisational cultures, trends, and behaviours
- Qualitative interviews and focus groups (in person or online) including analysis and summary
- Descriptive surveys, analysis and summary
- Media analysis (including social media and big data)
- Document analysis
Ways to get involved
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Domains of Expertise
The Griffith Centre for Social and Cultural Research brings expertise across diverse fields, offering critical insights into a range of historical and contemporary issues, for instance:
In Arts & Humanities, scholars examine Australian cultural policy to shape industry practices, analyse Indigenous archaeology to uncover First Nations histories, explore memory studies to understand identity narratives, and apply eco-creativity to sustainable artistic production.
Within Social Sciences, researchers contribute to climate change studies for environmental policy development, engage in community archaeology for heritage preservation, assess safety culture to enhance workplace standards, and explore urban governance to improve city planning.
In Media & Communication, our experts advance communication for social change in advocacy efforts, investigate disaster and crisis communication for emergency response strategies, analyse place/public branding to support regional development, and research alternative media to amplify underrepresented voices.
Finally, in Linguistics & Languages, experts use systemic-functional linguistics for discourse analysis, apply TESOL strategies to multilingual education, examine sociolinguistics to understand language in society, and enhance public messaging for effective community engagement.
Arts & Humanities
- Anthropology
- Australian cultural policy
- Australian theatre history
- Contemporary Performance
- Creative arts
- Critical heritage studies
- Cultural Geography
- Cultural heritage
- Digital archaeology
- Eco-creativity
- Eco-criticism
- History
- Indigenous archaeology
- Indigenous histories
- Memory studies
- Migration Studies
- Museum studies
- Music studies
- Rock art
- Sociology
- Sport cultures
- Sport organisations
- Sport participation
- Subcultures
- Sustainability in the performing arts
Social Sciences
- Biological Anthropology
- Citizen participation
- Climate change studies
- Community archaeology
- Feminist theory
- Frontier conflict
- Geography
- Health
- Human geography
- Human performance
- Incident and accident analysis and investigation
- International Studies
- Late Quaternary palaeoenvironments
- Leisure cultures
- Mobilities
- Safety culture
- Safety rules and procedures
- Safety science
- Sustainability
- Tourism
- Urban governance
- Wellbeing
Media & Communication:
- Alternative media
- Communication for social change
- Community media
- Community radio
- Disaster and crisis communication
- Environmental communication
- Health communication and engagement
- Journalism
- Marginalised media
- Media Studies
- Place/public branding
- Prison radio
- Public messaging
- Radio studies
- Science Communication
- Strategic communication
Linguistics & Languages
- Discourse analysis
- Linguistics
- Multilingual classrooms
- Multilingualism
- Sociolinguistics
- Systemic-functional linguistics
- TESOL
Our collaborators
- Australian Performing Arts Centres
- Brisbane City Council
- Brisbane International Film Festival
- Brisbane Writers Festival
- Family and Community History Section, Department of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Policy
- Ideas Festival
- Institute of Modern Art
- Museum of Brisbane
- National Museum of Australia
- QPix
- Queensland Artworkers Alliance
- Queensland Museum
- Queensland Performing Arts Centre
- Queensland State Archives
- Queensland Theatre Company
- Regional Gallery of Queensland
- Relationships Australia
- Royal History Association of Queensland
- State Library of Queensland
Contact details
- Phone
- (07) 3735 7338
- gcscr@griffith.edu.au
- Address
- Macrossan Building N16
- Griffith University
- 170 Kessels Road
- Nathan, Qld 4111
