Deakin was recognised as leaders in a number of research fields as both the top institution and researchers by The Australian’s 2021 Research Magazine.
Deakin is the global leader across Education, Higher Education, International Business according to The Australian’s newly released 2021 Research Magazine.
The University was also named the top research institution in Australia across a several diverse research fields including Academic and Psychological Testing, Education Administration, Ethics, Ethnic and Cultural Studies, Evolutionary Computation, Feminism and Women’s Studies and Psychology.
The accolades recognise the crucial role research plays in bettering Australian lives, with several lists acknowledging Deakin researchers as some of the world’s brightest minds.
Deakin’s 2021 The Australian Research Magazine recognised researchers are:
GLOBAL RESEARCH FIELD LEADERS
Alfred Deakin Professor David Boud from the Office of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Education), Director of the Centre for Research in Assessment and Digital Learning (CRADLE), Research for Educational Impact (REDI) – for academic and psychological testing, education and higher education.
Professor Paresh Narayan formerly from the Faculty of Business and Law, Deakin Business School – for international business.
AUSTRALIA’S TOP 250 RESEARCHERS IN 2021
Business, economics and management
Professor Paresh Narayan formally from the Faculty of Business and Law, Deakin Business School – for international business.
Professor Alexander Newman from the Faculty of Business and Law, Deakin Business School, Director of the Centre for Refugee Employment, Advocacy, Training and Education (CREATE) – for human resources and organisations.
Social sciences
Associate Professor Rola Ajjawi from the Office of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Education), Centre for Research in Assessment and Digital Learning (CRADLE), Research for Educational Impact (REDI) – for science and engineering education.
Alfred Deakin Professor David Boud from the Office of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Education), Director of the Centre for Research in Assessment and Digital Learning (CRADLE), Research for Educational Impact (REDI) – for academic and psychological testing, education and higher education.
Professor Alexander Newman from the Faculty of Business and Law, Deakin Business School, Director of the Centre for Refugee Employment, Advocacy, Training and Education (CREATE) – for ethics.
Humanities, arts and literature
Associate Professor Kim Toffoletti from the Faculty of Arts and Education, School of Humanities and Social Sciences – for feminism and women’s studies.
Alfred Deakin Professor David Boud
Professor Alexander Newman
Associate Professor Rola Ajjawi
Associate Professor Kim Toffoletti
AUSTRALIA’S TOP 40 LIFETIME ACHIEVERS IN RESEARCH
Professor Paresh Narayan formally from the Faculty of Business and Law, Deakin Business School – for business, economics and management.
Professor Yin Paradies from the Faculty of Arts and Education, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation (ADI) – for ethnic and cultural studies.
AUSTRALIA’S TOP 40 EARLY CAREER RESEARCHERS
Professor Alexander Newman from the Faculty of Business and Law, Deakin Business School, Director of the Centre for Refugee Employment, Advocacy, Training and Education (CREATE) – for business, economics and management (human resources & organisations).
Dr Shariful Islam from the Faculty of Health, School of Exercise and Nutrition Science, Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition (IPAN) – for engineering and computer science (medical informatics).
Associate Professor Matthew Fuller-Tyszkiewicz from the Faculty of Health, School of Psychology, Centre for Social and Early Emotional Development (SEED) – for humanities, literature and arts (gender studies).
Dr Lu-Xing Yang from the Faculty of Science, Engineering and Built Environment, School of Information Technology, Centre for Cyber Security Research and Innovation – for physics and mathematics (general).
Professor Yin Paradies
Dr Shariful Islam
Associate Professor Matthew Fuller-Tyszkiewicz
Dr Lu-Xing Yang
