ND3304_2019 PG Guide Coursework_WEB

13 For more information about Notre Dame’s Research Institutes please visit notredame.edu.au/research One of three institutes established by The University of Notre Dame Australia to provide leadership in collaborative research initiatives, the Institute for Health Research (IHR) is located on the Fremantle Campus. Drawing on the clinical expertise within the Schools of Health Sciences (biomedicine, outdoor recreation, health and physical education, preventive health and exercise and sports science), Medicine, Nursing & Midwifery and Physiotherapy, the IHR seeks to facilitate and promote health-related research at a postgraduate level. The IHR also seeks to foster interdisciplinary, cross-Campus and cross-institutional research partnerships to develop research projects that support government policy and clinical practice that improve outcomes for: ›› individuals (mental, physical and spiritual wellbeing); ›› communities; and ›› the overall health care system. Institute for Health Research The University of Notre Dame Australia Based on the Sydney Campus, The Institute for Ethics & Research Society (IES) is a national research institute within The University of Notre Dame Australia. The Institute pursues excellence in philosophical and interdisciplinary research on ethics and society. Its five research focus areas are: ›› Moral Philosophy and Ethics Education; ›› Religion and Global Society; and ›› Bioethics and Healthcare Ethics. Nulungu Research Institute is a Kimberley- based organisation of Indigenous and Non- Indigenous Researchers, each with extensive practical and theoretical knowledge. Located in Broome, Nulungu provides an Indigenous research and academic focus for the entire University – including the Notre Dame Fremantle and Sydney Campuses – and operates at local, regional, national and international levels. Nulungu encourages the pursuit of excellence in research through valuing community-based Indigenous knowledge. Nulungu’s research expertise covers a wide range of disciplines but has particular focus on core research themes of Country (land, saltwater, freshwater, and desert), Health and Wellbeing, and Education. A key feature of Nulungu’s research profile is its collaboration with national and international academic institutions, teaching and research communities, government and industry, all within an Indigenous context. Nulungu has demonstrated the capacity to establish and maintain successful engagement across disciplines and professional fields, secure funding from a range of sources, and complete projects of relevance and priority to the Indigenous community. Through its research, training and public engagement, the IES hopes to foster greater ethical awareness in all spheres of social and professional life. The IES is deeply passionate about best practice in the teaching of ethics and aspires to lead the way in practical ethics education for the professions. It is committed to promoting a rigorous and open conversation about the variety of ethical issues facing today’s society and to sharing the resources of the Catholic intellectual tradition in the public square.