Partners
Community
Bookbot
Bookbot is an Australian education company building an AI-powered reading tutor for children in the early years of school. Using speech recognition designed specifically for children’s voices, Bookbot listens as a child reads aloud from its extensive library and offers real-time gentle feedback. Bookbot adapts to each child’s ability, works offline, and gives parents and educators reports regarding reading progress.
Street Library Australia
Street Library Australia is a not-for-profit, movement that has established a nationwide network of over 6,000 free community book exchanges across Australia. Street Library provides crafted weatherproof “little libraries” that anyone can install in a front yard or public space, inviting neighbours to take a book, leave a book, and share the joy of reading at no cost. Street Library continues to grow as one of Australia’s most visible grassroots literacy and community-building movements.
The Dyslexia-SPELD Foundation
The Dyslexia-SPELD Foundation (DSF) is an independent, not-for-profit organisation based in Western Australia that provides vital language and learning support to Western Australians. DSF offers a full range of clinical services, including consultations with psychologists and speech pathologists, psycho-educational and functional literary assessments, speech pathology therapy, and a range of qualified specialist tutors, alongside Literary clinics for students in Perth and Albany. Its evidence-based work benefits all children and adults struggling with literacy or numeracy, regardless of whether they have a diagnosed learning difficulty.
Black Dog Institute
The Black Dog Institute is an independent Australian mental health research institute that investigates mental health across the lifespan. It translates research into practical services, education, digital tools, and policy to improve mental health outcomes in the community.
University
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Australian Catholic University
Provides institutional support to:
Genevieve McArthur, Anne Castles, Serje Robidoux, Erin Banales, Saskia Kohnen, Taniya Gonsalves, Andrea Salins and Gabria Vinod
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The University of New South Wales
Affiliated with the Black Dog Institute and provides institutional support to:
Deanna Francis
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Flinders University
Provides institutional support to:
Nathan Caruana
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The University of Western Australia
Provides institutional support to:
Nicholas Badcock and Tai Pham
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Curtin University
Provides institutional support to:
Mark Boyes
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University of Hawai’i
Provides institutional support to:
Sarah Fishstrom
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Macquarie University
Provides institutional support to:
Alana Jones and Sanchari Sengupta
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National Health and Medical Research Council
Provides funding support to Mark Boyes, Zoe Young and Tai Pham
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Australian Research Council
Provides funding to Australian Catholic University-related projects