HASS

Research

Assemblage Research Centre for Creative Arts

Our research projects

Explore our research projects - either aligned to their research area or within the interdisciplinary research theme they fall under.

In the College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, we support world-leading areas of research and invest in new areas of research to uncover new knowledge, deliver real-world impact and improve our teaching, curriculum and student experience. Our research spans studies in creative and performing arts, history, archaeology and geography, Indigenous studies as well as language, literature, culture and society.

Our interdisciplinary research extends beyond boundaries of knowledge and lets us work collaboratively, inspired by our foundational research themes Deep Pasts, Heritage and Environment, Inequality and Posthumanities.

Projects by research area

Creative and Performing Arts

Indigenous Studies

History, Archaeology and Geography

Language, Literature, Culture and Society

Research Inequality Theme

Inequality

Meet our researchers

At Flinders, our researchers at the College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences include experienced experts from many different areas. Shaping our ever-changing world, our practice-based research allows us to stay at the forefront of modern education.

Creative and Performing Arts

Indigenous Studies

History, Archaeology and Geography

Language, Literature, Culture and Society

Research excellence

The work of our researchers has been independently ranked at or above world standard by Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA).

Ranked at world standard
for Sociology, Film, Television and Digital Media, Literary Studies, Archaeology, Historical Studies, Philosophy

ERA 2018 Outcomes, Flinders University

No. 46 in the world
for Archaeology

QS World University Rankings by Subject 2021

Ranked above world standard
for Research in Performing Arts and Creative Writing

ERA 2018 Outcomes, Flinders University

ASSEMBLAGE

Centre for Creative Arts

Assemblage is Flinders University’s research centre for artistic enquiry and art creation.

It is the meeting point of art and science, health, technology, engineering, industry and community. We embrace new technologies and ambitious collaborations to dissolve perceived barriers between artforms, disciplines and areas of research to uncover boundless possibilities.

Find out more

Our partners

We are partnering with government and industry to lead impactful research and learning experiences. Collaboration and consultation with our partners allow our work to move beyond the walls of the university and embed itself into communities.

Among our Linkage partners are:

PhD and Honours opportunities

Fine tune your research, in any area you're interested in with a PhD or Honours degree at Flinders… study what you're interested in, or explore amazing opportunities such as:

PhD projects that explore subjects as diverse as gender equality, new media and technology, contemporary screen culture, motion capture, global culture, colonial history and more.

Honours research projects across a wide range of interests, including festivals and the human experience, German imperialism or the culture of food in space. Some Honours projects include paid bursary opportunities up to $5,000.00 each.

Find out more about your research possibilities, and study with us.

Learn more about our research opportunities