Research & Scholarship
William Angliss Institute is emerging with its own unique style of scholarship.
The expansion of the Institute’s long tradition of offering specialised VET programs in foods, tourism, hospitality and events into bachelor degrees has provided our experts with the opportunity to explore research and scholarship in both the Higher Education and Vocational Education areas.
William Angliss Institute’s staff undertake a broad range of scholarly activities in their specialised areas. They use this research to further engage with academic, industry and public communities via publications, seminars, events and association membership. They then use this new knowledge to further improve their teaching, thus enhancing our students’ learning experience.
Ultimately, our students benefit from the Institute’s scholarly activity and reputation as the specialist centre for Foods, Tourism, Hospitality and Events.
Get in touch
Any general enquiries related to Institute research can be directed to researchwai@angliss.edu.au. Enquiries related to scholarship can be directed to scholarlypractice@angliss.edu.au.
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Research and Scholarship News
William Angliss Institute Showcases Gastronomic Research Leadership
William Angliss Institute demonstrated its leadership in both culinary education and gastronomic research by proudly sponsoring the 25th Symposium of Australian Gastronomy in Launceston.
Angliss Hosts THE-ICE 16th International Panel of Experts Forum 2023
William Angliss Institute was proud to host the International Centre of Excellence in Tourism and Hospitality Education (THE-ICE) 16th International Panel of Experts (IPoE) 2023 Forum at our Melbourne campus.
First to complete the Master of Philosophy
Diving into the rabbit hole of research, Birgitta March becomes the first graduate from the Institute to complete the Master of Philosophy on Australian Tour Guides
Improving mental health for hospitality workers
Dr Richard Robinson’s research, in collaboration with William Angliss Institute, looks to improve mental health for hospitality workers.
Angliss academics share cutting edge research at CAUTHE Conference
As representatives from the leading experience training provider, our academics showcased six research papers about how the new normal is sharing tourism, hospitality and events.
Reimagining events: current research findings
Current research on the event industry by Higher Education Bachelor of Event Management lecturers, Dr Effie Steriopoulos and Dr Jeff Wrathall, has highlighted how the event industry will continue to transform to meet global demands.
Staff
Institute staff conduct a broad scope of applied research activities related to the Institute’s specialisations of Foods, Tourism, Events and Hospitality.
Please see our Academic Staff Profiles page to view detailed profiles for our research active staff.
Eminent Professors
The Eminent Professors at William Angliss Institute are distinguished leaders in their fields, offering exceptional expertise across foods, tourism, hospitality and events. Their expertise strengthens the Institute’s vocational and higher education programs. Collectively, they play a pivotal role in advancing the Institute’s Research and the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Strategies through academic leadership, industry collaboration, and consulting.
Individually, our Eminent Professors offer a diverse range of expertise.
As one of Australia’s most awarded chefs, Ian Curley excels in culinary practice and hospitality management. Professor in Festival and Event Management at Edinburgh Napier University Dr Jane Ali-Knight focuses on festival and event management. General Manager, Hyatt Centric Melbourne Mark Foxwell brings insights in leadership and marketing.
With an eclectic range of research interests, the focus for Professor Richard Mitchell includes wine, food tourism and hospitality. Instrumental in designing and implementing educational programmes in Europe, Australia, New Zealand and Asia, Oswin Maurer’s expertise includes sustainable regional development plus tourism, leisure and food. By producing over 1300 events, in the past 30 years, Peter Jones AM is a master across all areas of event management and production.
In 2025, these thought leaders will offer opportunities for discourse and industry collaboration through master classes and presentations.
Meet our current Eminent Professors:
RESEARCH & SCHOLARSHIP STRATEGY
The Institute has a Research and Scholarship Framework that provides overarching direction, and a Framework for Scholarly Practice that sets out the features that make work scholarly, functioning as standards for scholarly work. These frameworks are supported by a Research Strategy and a Scholarship of Learning and Teaching Strategy which provide the focus and performance metrics for research and scholarship over a three-year period.
RESEARCH ETHICS
The Institute's Research Ethics Committee assesses all applications for ethics approval in accordance with the National Statement on Ethical Conduct in Human Research 2007 (Updated 2018).
Applications are to be received by the committee no later than 2 weeks prior to the next scheduled committee meeting. The committee meets up to ten times a year.
For any queries related to the research ethics process at William Angliss Institute or to obtain copies of the Institute's ethics application forms and templates, please contact the Chair of the Research Ethics Committee at ethics@angliss.edu.au.
Funded Projects
A broad scope of funded research projects related to the Institute’s specialisations of Foods, Tourism, Events and Hospitality are listed below. Institute staff have been successful in attracting highly competitive Category 1 funding from the Australian Research Council and the Office for Learning and Teaching.
Find out more about our funded academic projects.
William Angliss Institute Research Repository
The Research Repository collects, preserves and provides access to the scholarly and research publications produced by the academic community of the William Angliss Institute.
Due to copyright restrictions, the site can only be accessed either on campus or by the official WAI VPN.
The Repository archives and curates all of Angliss's research output. The information is catalogued and so can be searched by subject area and author as well as publication and date of production. The repository also catalogues the work by "research community" wherein each of our key research communities: foods, tourism, hospitality and events as well as education, can be represented as a coherent body of work.
