The Faculty of Education & Arts has a commitment to high quality Research and Research Training across the wide range of fields of study encompassed by the eight Schools of the Faculty. 

The Faculty supports 22 research groups including six formally-established Research Centres. To assist in enhancing further our overall research activity and funding, the Faculty has also created a Research Development Unit (RDEA). 

The RDEA Unit was established in 2003 to achieve the following:

• to encourage and promote research and creative activity across all eight Schools of the Faculty

• to strengthen research collaborations

• to provide advice on and facilitate research funding arrangements; and 

• to recognise outstanding contributions to research.

Personnel

The unit consists of three distinguished senior academics who work on a part-time basis as Research Development Managers;

Associate Professor Allyson Holbrook
Associate Professor David Lemmings
Dr. Deborah Stevenson

The Research Development Managers are invited members of the Research and Research Training Committee, and play a role with the Research and Research Training Convenors in setting policy, evaluating grant and scholarship applications and on the publications audit.

The Unit is managed on a full-time basis by the Faculty Reseach and Research Training Officer, Linda Hutchinson.

The Unit is under the Supervision of the Assistant Dean Research and Research Training, Professor Sid Bourke.

Goals

1. Maximise Faculty's income for research projects and research infrastructure
2. Enhance Faculty research by providing administrative support to develop areas of existing strength at local, national and international levels and identify areas with potential to develop as strengths
3. Promote research collaborations and linkages that promote world class research
4. Facilitate accurate, timely and informative publicity of the Faculty’s research activities
5. Develop mechanisms to promote communication within the Faculty
6. Support and mentor Researchers

Performance Indicators

1. Effectiveness of Research Development Unit in promoting research opportunities
2. Participant evaluation of workshops and seminar programs aimed at enhancing performance in research
3. Research outcomes met for targeted research income
4. Percentage of academic staff engaged in research activity

RDEA access

Access is available to anybody interested within the Faculty of Arts and Education and RDEA aims to provide support for new and experienced researchers within the Faculty. Research support is offered in the form of one-to-one assistance as well, as workshops for larger groups.