Faculty of Architecture Building and Planning UNESCO Observatory

The UNESCO Observatory Multi-Disciplinary Research in the Arts

Lindy JoubertDirector Lindy Joubert is a senior lecturer in the Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning at The University of Melbourne, Australia. Lindy has taught drawing, design and communications for more than 20 years at The University of Melbourne and has had thirty four national and international exhibitions of paintings, regularly exhibiting in New York City. Research activities focus on issues of cultural diversity and multi-disciplinary teaching and learning involving the arts and medicine/science/social planning. This led to work as a consultant at UNESCO Headquarters Paris, France from 2000 - 2003.

Continuing projects from this period assist young people in school and out of school situations in vocational training and overcoming disaffection and exclusion using creativity. Her ongoing UNESCO work with colleagues in the Asia and Pacific region contributes to research in mental health and cross-cultural links aiming to enhance students ’ ability through the arts and education.  Lindy collaborates with major hospitals internationally examining the impact of the arts to create healing hospital environments.  She is the Director of the Asia Pacific Confederation for Arts Education, organiser of the 2003 UNESCO Pacific Regional Arts Education Expert Meeting and contributes regularly to UNESCO expert meetings. Lindy has produced two books ready for publication on the arts and education of the Asian and the Pacific regions; publishes papers in archival journals and presents conference papers. Lindy is project leader for the UNESCO Observatory for Research in the Arts.

 

Operational Team

Fay Marles

Former Chancellor, The University of Melbourne

Associate Professor David Dunt

The Program Evaluation Unit, School of Public Health,
Faculty of Medicine, The University of Melbourne

Dr. Margaret Kelaher

The Program Evaluation Unit, School of Public Health,
Faculty of Medicine, The University of Melbourne

Professor Paul Smyth

Centre for Public Policy, The University of Melbourne and
The Brotherhood of St. Laurence

Dr. Steve Curry

Centre for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics,
The University of Melbourne

Dr. Janet Stanley

Manager Social Action Research
The Brotherhood of St. Laurence

Maura Croghan

Consultant, Equal Opportunity and Diversity

 

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