New national Disability Studies and Research Centre at UNSW
We would like to announce the establishment of a new disability research
centre: the Disability Studies and Research Centre (DSARC) at the
University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.
Established in July 2008, DSARC's innovative approach to disability
studies focuses on applied Australian Asia Pacific cross-disciplinary
research with a critical, social perspective approach.
Its creation as a university-based centre follows on the five-year
record of research success established by the Disability Studies and
Research Institute (DSaRI), a collaborative community/university
research centre. DSARC will build on DSaRI's record to collaborate with
and contribute to the disability community's ability to develop credible
research and policy positions to engage effectively in public policy
debates.
The Centre is aligned with the Social Policy Research Centre, the
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences and the Faculty of Law at the
University of New South Wales.
Through its cross-disciplinary education program, DSARC will contribute
to undergraduate and postgraduate applied degree programs and offer a
mentoring program for researchers, particularly those with disability.
During the year, DSARC will host forums, seminars and conferences to
promote critical disability studies and stimulate discussion about
disability policy and research issues.
The Acting Director of the Disability Studies and Research Centre is Ms
Rosemary Kayess of the Faculty of Law, UNSW. Dr Karen Fisher from the
Social Policy Research Centre is the Acting Deputy Director.
For more information, contact DSARC at:
Disability Studies and Research Centre
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, University of New South Wales
UNSW Sydney NSW 2052, Australia
Telephone +61 (2) 9385 6893
Fax +61 (2) 9385 1175
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