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The College of Arts, Society and Education (CASE) fosters world-leading research that delivers foundational knowledge and real-world impact across a range of disciplinary fields. Based on our unique locations in Queensland and Singapore, CASE researchers are focused on the societies and peoples of the tropics, working with partners to deliver globally informed and locally targeted insights to our communities.
We work closely with researchers across science, medicine, law, business, engineering and other fields, interrogating challenges from interdisciplinary perspectives and discovering novel approaches that promote the creation and sharing of knowledge.
Master of Philosophy student Kat Buchta (pictured right) hopes her research will further our understanding of domestic and family violence in Australia.
Our themes
CASE research is clustered into three broad research themes. Although many of our researchers work across and beyond these topics, these themes highlight particular areas of strength and focus for the College.
THEME 1 — Inequality and social justice
Understanding and analysing the ongoing causes and consequences of racial, ethnic, gender and other forms of inequality is critical to the values and mission of CASE’s scholars. Our regional location, proximate to rural areas and to indigenous communities, provides a base that allows us to make positive interventions into social justice through education, social work and other disciplines.
THEME 2 — Humans and their environments
Climate and environmental changes remain fundamentally human and social problems. Researchers across CASE deploy a wide variety of disciplinary expertise to understand the past and future relationship between humans and their environments. This includes research that seeks to understand our responses to climate change, the relationships between culture and environment, environmental justice, resilience, and environmental communication and education.
THEME 3 — Past and future of the tropics
Although rich in both bio- and cultural diversity, the tropics remain a relatively understudied region. CASE’s focus on the tropics, including its environments and societies, allows our researchers to remain focused on the problems and challenges that affect our communities. Ultimately, we hope to deploy research that transforms the future of the tropics through education and policy.
Our research projects
Our research is multi-, trans- and inter-disciplinary, bringing together education, social work, social sciences and the humanities to understand and impact the key cultural, social, wellbeing, environmental and education challenges facing our region.
Our publications
The College of Arts, Society and Education has a broad and varied research portfolio. Click below to explore JCU's research portal and publications by the academics who comprise the College’s three academic groups – Arts and Social Sciences, Social Work and Teaching and Education.
Higher degrees by research
The College offers a range of research degrees designed to foster new knowledge as you work alongside world-leading researchers to achieve your academic and career goals.