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Partnership strengthens social research

25 March 2009

Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) Professor Edwina Cornish and Social Research Centre managing director Darren Pennay.

A new partnership between Monash and the Social Research Centre will give researchers ready access to specialist research expertise.

The Social Research Centre (SRC), based in North Melbourne, is a dedicated social research organisation focusing on social, health, and government research services.

Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) Professor Edwina Cornish said Monash was delighted to team up with the Social Research Centre to collaborate on future research projects.

"The Social Research Centre's capabilities in the design and conduct of large-scale quantitative surveys, as well as their qualitative research expertise, will complement and strengthen Monash's specialist research expertise," Professor Cornish said.

Business Development Manager Ros King said the partnership would make it much easier for Monash researchers to source social research expertise and would streamline the process of applying for research grants and contracts.

For the Social Research Centre, locating Monash specialists will also be much easier through the arrangement.

"The quality of our research will be enhanced by the SRC's commitment to becoming a centre of excellence in the practice of social research in Australia through better understanding the demands of such research, current limitations and also striving to continuously improve the methods used," Ms King said.

"Monash has many research areas across a number of faculties that will benefit from this partnership."

The University and SRC have appointed relationship managers to facilitate contact between the two organisations.

For more information, contact Ros King on ext. 50745 or +61 3 402 346 038.