School of Society and Culture

Our research critically and empathetically deals with real-world issues, such as inequality, social justice, ecological, social and cultural sustainability, as well as the prevention of crime. Our research has real-world impact for policy making and change, and on the lives of the people we engage with.

Explore how our research contributes to cultural recognition and inclusion, human security and citizenship, digital challenges and futures, healthy and sustainable societies, gender diversity and equity, and intercultural communication, as well as international security, understanding crime and deviance, climate change and environmental management, and development studies. Our research also advances and supports Indigenous rights and nation building. 

With a wide variety of majors including Anthropology, Aboriginal Studies, Gender Studies, Sociology, Criminology, Geography, Environment and Population studies, Politics, International Relations and Security, we offer undergraduate degrees in Arts, Sustainability and Climate Change, International Relations, and Criminology and Criminal Justice.

Our postgraduate offerings include Aboriginal Studies, and Environmental Policy and Management.

Meet the world-class researchers and educators in the School of Society and Culture. All of us are in the business of making a more just and sustainable world, and equipping students with the capacities to carry this agenda forward into their work, advocacy and communities.

Discover how you can engage with the School of Society and Culture at Adelaide University to deepen your understanding and analysis of the contemporary world through rigorous theoretical training, scholarly integrity and practical engagement.