Our people
![PSRG member:[from left] Ms Eleanor Malbon, A/Prof Twan Huybers, Ms Mika Tranter, Dr Lisa Carson, Dr Sue Williamson, Prof Michael O'Donnell, Dr Katie Moon, Prof Deborah Blackman, A/Prof Helen Dickinson, Dr Fiona Buick, Dr Sue Olney, Dr Anna Li, Dr James Connor, Dr Meraiah FoleyUNSW Canberra’s School Of Business launches the Public Service Research Group (PSRG)“People tend to focus on the design of policy and assume if you get that right, everything will be okay,” explains PSRG Director, Associate Professor Helen Dickinson. “We know that's not the case and we’re more interested in the messy side of policy and public service, such as what happens around implementation, or when things don't quite go to plan.”Partnering with organisational clients, integral to the group’s research is that there will be a practical benefit for those who work in public service.“We put a lot of effort into knowledge translation and making evidence more useful to practice,” says Dickinson.Consisting of around 20 academics across the School of Government Business with backgrounds ranging from political science to health, systems theory, project management, economics, accountancy, HR, environmental studies, geography, public management, public administration and industrial relations, the PSRG has recently recruited eight experienced career researchers. The PSRG also works with an expert network of both national and international associates to ensure they have the best range of skill sets for any task at hand.The PSRG’s inter-disciplinary, inter-methodological approach sets it apart from other research groups of its kind, with Dickinson highlighting its relevance given the changing face of modern public service.](/content/dam/images/canberra/unsw-canberra/general/research/2022-12-canberra-research/2022-12-20170516adfa3448214_9220.cropimg.width=1920.crop=square.jpg "PSRG team photo")
Shaping public service research
Our research team's diversity and experience enables PSRG to provide innovative research and research-based executive education for the development and implementation of public policy.
Our research team's diversity and experience enables PSRG to provide innovative research and research-based executive education for the development and implementation of public policy.
