Engagement

Engagement

At RMIT’s College of Design and Social Context we’re passionate about working in partnership with business, industry, the cultural sector, policymakers and communities, to create new knowledge and advance innovative solutions to sector and societal challenges, on a local and global scale.

Urgent challenges face us, from finding new ways to manage resources sustainably, to better design that inclusively supports living. From greening our urban environments and accelerating digital literacy, to policies that better shape our future. By collaborating with us across a range of areas including research, commercialisation and developing your future workforce, we accelerate your capability and capacity to solve. 

To stay informed on the latest events, exhibitions projects and partnerships from the DSC Engagement team, subscribe to our newsletter. 

Ways to engage

Partnering with the College of Design & Social Context offers you and your organisation access to exceptional talent and fresh perspectives, world-class facilities, and ground-breaking research. 

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Cultural Engagement

The College also presents a rich public program of exhibitions, screenings and talks in our state-of-the-art facilities, which include RMIT Gallery, Design Hub Gallery, First Site Gallery, The Capitol Theatre, Storey Hall and The Kaleide Theatre. To see our rich program of cultural engagement.

Explore our rich program of cultural engagement

PhD, Student Placements and Work Integrated Learning Experiences

Provide industry-relevant education and training to support a strong and vibrant talent pipeline.

Access to Talent

Showcasing outstanding student outcomes at bi-annual exhibitions. Connecting you with work-ready graduates, career fairs and upskilling bootcamps. A place to advertise jobs.

Mentoring through Learning and Teaching Programs

Mentoring, advice, industry teaching, prizes and scholarships, to ensure curriculum and graduate readiness that aligns with industry needs.

Workforce Training

Upskilling employees with accredited education or non-accredited training.

Industry Advisory Groups

Influencing the future of education and your industry.

Research and Innovation with Impact

World-leading research that translates into growing your business and sustaining your future. DSC Research Domains.

State-of-the-Art Facilities

Cutting edge facilities in which to explore innovation – world-leading media studios and edit suites; games and AV labs; robotics workshops; exhibition galleries; and The Capitol Theatre.

DSC partnerships focus on three key multidisciplinary domains

Design and Creative Industries

Social Change, Care and Justice

Urban and Built Environment

Across each domain we lead new partnerships and collaborations that respond to real-world problems, to expand current knowledge, through a flexible and interdisciplinary approach.

Our partner network

Major partners

The College of Design and Social Context is renowned for its breadth and depth of partnerships across every sector. Underpinning our approach to partnering is a philosophy that, our knowledge is for sharing and our research is for improving life.

National Gallery of Victoria

RMIT has been the NGV Design Partner since 2016 with the partnership central to RMIT’s dedication to excellence in design and architecture, along with design teaching, learning and practice-based research.

ACMI

RMIT has partnered with ACMI since 2016 and has been the ACMI Major Research Partner since 2019. The partnership aims to provide rich and diverse opportunities for collaborative public programming, research and thought leadership.

ADOBE

RMIT has partnered with Adobe for digital learning and teaching for over twenty years and been an Adobe Creative Campus since 2022.

Adobe Creative Campus

Explore our partnership outcomes

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McCraith House Creative Residency Program wraps up a vibrant year of artistic experimentation and collaboration
Society and Environment
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RMIT’s College of Design and Social Context celebrates a year of creative residencies across literature, design, music, and performance.

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Calls for shark net alternatives amid rising concerns about encounters
Society and Environment
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A recent spate of shark attacks at Australian beaches has again sparked debate about the effectiveness and environmental cost of shark nets. An RMIT expert is calling for alternative preventative measures.

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First Nations Australians twice as likely to be digitally excluded
Technology
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First Nations Australians are twice as likely as other Australians to be digitally excluded and face barriers to accessing, affording and using the internet. For those living in remote Australia, the barriers are much greater.

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She lives for the applause: how Lady Gaga has maintained popularity
Art, Design and Culture
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Pop star Lady Gaga returns to Australia for her much-anticipated The Mayhem Ball tour. She will perform five concerts in three cities, beginning in Melbourne on Friday 5 December. An RMIT expert explains how the performer’s vulnerability keeps her relevant with fans.

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We welcome new partnerships that align with our mission to bring creativity, technology, and enterprise together. 

Partnering with DSC is a straightforward process. Here's how you can get involved:

Step 1: Express Interest

Reach out to our Partnership Team to express your interest in collaborating.

Step 2: Collaborative Planning

Work with our team to develop a partnership plan that aligns with your objectives and student learning outcomes.

Step 3: Engage and Collaborate

Develop knowledge and understanding of each other through engagement with our students, researchers or learning and teaching and over time build strength, capability and transformative impact, together.

Step 4: Celebrate Success

Showcase the outcomes and celebrate the impact of our collaborations.

Contact us

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General Enquiries for Partnered Projects

dsc.industryengage@rmit.edu.au

 

Contact the team

Belinda Anson, Director of Strategic Partnerships – belinda.anson@rmit.edu.au

Chelsea Denny, Partnerships and Engagement Officer – chelsea.denny@rmit.edu.au

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Acknowledgement of Country

RMIT University acknowledges the people of the Woi wurrung and Boon wurrung language groups of the eastern Kulin Nation on whose unceded lands we conduct the business of the University. RMIT University respectfully acknowledges their Ancestors and Elders, past and present. RMIT also acknowledges the Traditional Custodians and their Ancestors of the lands and waters across Australia where we conduct our business - Artwork 'Sentient' by Hollie Johnson, Gunaikurnai and Monero Ngarigo.

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