DSC research co-creates sustainable and inclusive post-carbon societies. We embrace diversity, transparency and accountability, while addressing inequality and navigating digital disruption in ways that benefit society. Our world-leading research across design and social context positively impacts society, industry, and government and non-government sectors.
Our research is concentrated across three domains:
Across each we lead new research methods, respond to real-world problems, seek new collaborations, and maintain a flexible and interdisciplinary approach.
DSC researchers span our nine schools and connect through membership of RMIT Research Centres and Groups, Research Initiatives, Enabling Impact Platforms and other cross disciplinary networks.
'Provocations' - RMIT College of Design and Social Context's new flagship public talks and ideas series posed a deliberately uncomfortable question for its first event: why are we still talking about gender equality?
The interdisciplinary laboratory explored the intersections between posthuman methods and First Peoples’ knowledges to develop creative, place-based responses to climate and planetary crises.
The national Professional Experience Conference gathered 42 leaders in initial teacher education from every state and territory in Australia.
RMIT Associate Professor in Criminology and Justice, Brianna Chesser has been awarded a prestigious Fulbright Scholar Award to develop groundbreaking solutions to one of the world’s most pressing human rights crises: commercial sexual exploitation through human trafficking.
Contact us to discuss research collaborations, studying a research degree, or to find a research expert.
Find out more about studying a research degree at RMIT and our current graduate scholarships
RMIT builds partnerships to have a positive impact in the world. We form multi-disciplinary teams with government, community, industry and researchers to deliver innovative solutions.
Learn more about how the Research Ethics and Integrity team facilitate ethical and excellent research at RMIT
Image credits:
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.
Learn more about our commitment to Indigenous cultures
