One day symposium: Co-designing trauma-aware research structures: Including researchers in ‘do no harm’

Name: One day symposium: Co-designing trauma-aware research structures: Including researchers in ‘do no harm’
Start: 2026-07-16T10:00:00+1000
End: 2026-07-16T15:30:00+1000
Location: Deakin Downtown

Thu, 16 Jul, 10am - 3:30pm AEST

Deakin Downtown

Melbourne VIC, Australia

Refugee Education Australia

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Description

Join us in person for a day of energising discussion around one urgent question: whose responsibility is it to protect researchers working in sensitive contexts?

Ethical research practice has always centred the participant — but who is looking after the researcher? Working in sensitive contexts carries real psychological risks, and the structures designed to support researchers have not kept pace with what the work demands.

We're bringing together researchers, supervisors, HREC members, and sector experts to reimagine the care structures that hold this vital work together.

This event is co-hosted by Refugee Education Australia, The Australian Advocacy for Safe and Ethical Research in Sensitive ConTexts Network (AASERT), and the Australian Trauma Education Centre.

Want a discounted ticket?

If you are a member of Refugee Education Australia, you will receive a 20% discount on the price of your ticket. Membership is free for anyone with lived experience of forced migration.

You can join REA here today!

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Refugee Education Australia (REA) is a national charity that works to enhance educational opportunities and outcomes for students with lived experience of forced migration. Established in 2024, REA is a Public Benevolent Institution and not-for-profit public company limited by guarantee.

Our vision is an education system that is inclusive and promotes refugee students to thrive and achieve their potential.

The aim of REA is to work with refugee communities, government department, settlement agencies, and education providers to support people with lived experience of forced migration to access, participate, and succeed in education, from early childhood to higher education.

To this end, REA’s mission is:

To work with refugees, refugee-led organisations, community/ settlement organisations, and education institutions, departments, and organisations to support people with lived experience of forced migration to access, participate, and succeed in education in Australia, from early childhood to higher education.
To create a national network of people and organisations to support people with lived experience of forced migration to access, participate, and succeed in education.
To foster awareness in the education sector of issues relating to the experiences of people who have experienced forced migration through training, workshops and sharing of educational resources and good practices.
To fundraise to provide financial and other forms of assistance for people who are current or prospective students who have lived experience of forced migration.
Mobilise for change with and for people with lived experience of forced migration to participate in education in Australia.