Len Collard

Professor Len Collard is an Australian Research Council, Chief Investigator with the School of Indigenous Studies at the University of Western Australia. Len has a background in literature and communications and his research interests are in the area of Aboriginal Studies, including Nyungar interpretive histories and Nyungar theoretical and practical research models. Len has conducted research funded by the Australian Research Council, the National Trust of Western Australia, the Western Australian Catholic Schools and the Swan River Trust and many many other organisations. Professor Collard's research has allowed the broadening of the understanding of the many unique characteristics of Australia's Aboriginal people and has contributed enormously to improving the appreciation of Aboriginal culture and heritage of the Southwest of Australia. Len’s groundbreaking theoretical work has put Nyungar cultural research on the local, national and international stages. Finally Len is a Whadjuk Nyungar elder and who is a respected Traditional Owner of the Perth Metropolitan area and surrounding lands, rivers, swamps ocean and it's culture.

1. Aboriginal Fathering Project 1: Aboriginal fathering in the international literature. (2016-2017) Australian Research Council: Discovery NIRAKN $10,000.

2. Nyungar Placenames Project in southwest of WA. (2016-2017) Australian Research Council: Discovery NIRAKN $10,000.

3. Aboriginal and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Youth, Health and Wellbeing Project - WA Study no1. (2014-2015) Australian Research Council: Discovery NIRAKN $10,000.

4. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Youth, Health and Wellbeing Project – QLD Study no 2. (2014 – 2015) Australian Research Council: Discovery NIRAKN $10,000.

5. Identification of funding to explore Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Youth, Health and Wellbeing. (2014-2015) Australian Research Council: Discovery NIRAKN $5,000.

6. Understanding how to best engage Indigenous researchers from a diverse range of Indigenous backgrounds, geographic localities and organisations in a collaborative health and wellbeing project. (2014-2015) Australian Research Council: Discovery NIRAKN $5,000.
7. Noongar kaatdijin bidi – Noongar knowledge networks; or, Why is there no Noongar Wikipedia? Australian Research Council: Discovery. (2014 – 2015) $3.500,000.

8. Indigenous Participation in a Low-Carbon Economy. (2013 – 2015) Australian Research Council: Discovery Indigenous Researchers Development, Australian Research Fellowship Indigenous $600,000.

9. Nyungar Boodjera Wangkiny = The People's Land is Speaking: Nyungar Place Nomenclature of the Southwest of Western Australia. (2011 – 2013) Australian Research Council: Discovery Indigenous Researchers Development, Australian Research Fellowship Indigenous 399,000.

10. Kaarla Yarning: Stories of Perth City of Perth, Lotterywest, Department of Aboriginal Affairs (2013 – 2014) $30,000.

Aboriginal knowledge espistemology in research, teaching and community engagement
Nyungar Language and culture wwwmcc.murdoch.edu.au/multimedia/nyungar www.derbalnara.org.au
Aboriginal Placenames of the south-west of Western Australia www.boodjar.sis.uwa.edu.au
Nyungar-pedia NoongarPedia
Cultural respect and goodwill
Men's social and emotional well being
Collaborative approaches to research, teaching and community engagement