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DrRussell Kennedy

Associate Head of School (International and Partnerships)

Faculty of Arts and Education/School of Communication and Creative Arts

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  • Associate Head of School (International and Partnerships)
    Faculty of Arts and Education/School of Communication and Creative Arts
  • +61 3 924 46834 (Work)
  • Melbourne Burwood Campus, 221 Burwood Highway, Burwood, Victoria 3125

RESEARCH INTERESTS

  • Design thinking
  • Communication design
  • Indigenous representation in design practice
  • Conversational AI (UX design)
  • National Identity design
  • Filmmaking and digital storytelling 

GRANTS

  • GRANT
    Perpetual pigment- textile waste to paint for sustainable coloured products. (opens in a new tab)⁠
    Australia's Economic Accelerator Program (AEAP)27 May 2026 - 26 Oct 2026
    People funded by this grant:
    • Rajkhowa R,
    • Kennedy R,
    • Meyrick T,
    • Taylor M,
    • Coles D
    AEAP also known as 'Australia's Economic Accelerator Ignite Program (AEAIP)
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  • GRANT
    Particles derived from textile wastes for sustainable coloration of products
    20 Oct 2022 - 30 Aug 2025
    People funded by this grant:
    Sustainability Victoria - C-12728 - $263,715.97
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Passing Electrical Storms
    24 Mar 2022 - 20 Aug 2023
    People funded by this grant:
    • Greuter S,
    • Taylor S,
    • Kennedy R,
    • Meyrick T
    National Gallery of Victoria - $65,000.00
  • GRANT
    Protocols for Indigenous-led creative practice
    1 Jan 2022 - 31 Dec 2024
    People funded by this grant:
    • Martin B,
    • Kelly M,
    • Kennedy R,
    • Greenaway J
    ARC Discovery Indigenous - IN220100066 - $110,468.00
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria - Wayfinding and Signage Strategy Project.
    4 Oct 2021 - 10 Dec 2021
    People funded by this grant:
    • Meyrick T,
    • Kennedy R
    Royal Botanic Gardens VIctoria - $25,000.00
  • INTERNAL GRANT
    The social value of engineering and design heritage in post-industrial cities and its digital interpretation in a museum context (opens in a new tab)⁠
    Deakin Science and Society Network (SSN)17 Dec 2018 - 18 Dec 2019
    People funded by this grant:
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  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    City of Bendigo UNESCO Creative Cities Network Research Project.
    1 Jun 2018 - 30 Jun 2019
    People funded by this grant:
    • Russell Kennedy
    City of Greater Bendigo - $5,000.00
  • GRANT
    ACDGP051 - Developing the International Indigenous Design Charter: International Forum
    1 Jan 2017 - 31 Dec 2017
    People funded by this grant:
    Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade DFAT - ACDGP051 - $30,000.00
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Kardinia Park Stadium Trust - Visual Identity Research Project
    1 Mar 2016 - 31 Oct 2016
    People funded by this grant:
    Kardinia Park Stadium Trust - $25,000.00