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SOCIAL IMPACT
THROUGH ENGAGED
SCHOLARSHIP
To enhance the scope,
quality and impact of
engaged scholarship1 with
an emphasis on addressing
development and social
justice issues, including the
expansion of community
and external partnerships
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INNOVATION IN TEACHING AND
LEARNING
To renew and innovate in
teaching and learning – improving
student success rates and wellbeing, broadening academic
perspectives, stimulating social
consciousness and cultivating
critical citizens
1 Engaged scholarship is defined as the utilisation of an academic’s scholarly and/or
professional expertise with an intentional public purpose or benefit, which demonstrates
engagement with external (non-academic) constituencies. It can help to generate new
knowledge, promote knowledge integration, facilitate the application of knowledge, or
the dissemination of knowledge.
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