Community Development Unit

Community Development has been taught at The University of Queensland since 1976. Community Development is recognised as one of the School’s core areas of teaching, research and community service.

The members of the Community Development Unit are comprised of UQ academics and PhD candidates with an advisory committee consisting of local and international practitioners and community development scholars. The Community Development Unit was endorsed at School Council in September 2008.

The Community Development Unit has two broad goals:

• To foster a vibrant and cooperative culture of research and teaching around community development with the School of Social Work and Human Services.

• To engage in dialogue with local and international practitioners in order to promote better teaching, research and practice in the issues.

The Community Development Unit endeavors to achieve these through the following activities:

• Teaching and Learning

• Research

• Higher Degree Research Supervision

• Collaboration with local and international practitioners and other individuals or agencies interested in Community Development

• Conferences and Symposia

• Consultancies

For further information about the Community Development Unit please contact Dr. Peter Westoby (Chair of the Community Development Unit). 

About the Community Development Unit

• CD Unit Members

• CD Unit Advisory Group (Local and International)

• Research Projects (2004-2009)

• Research & RHD Supervision Areas

• Current PhD Projects

• Teaching and Research Grants (2004-2009)

• Community Development Courses Taught at The University of Queensland

• Conferences / Symposiums / Seminars

• Consultancies

• Industry Partnerships

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