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ARC Centre of Excellence for
Quality Work in a Digital Age
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Our vision
The Centre’s vision is to enable a future where workers and organisations are empowered by technology, rather than beholden to it.
Addressing important issues
There is an urgent need for quality work as a source of productivity, well-being and social cohesion. By fostering collaboration amongst key stakeholders to design future practice, education and policy, the Centre will ensure work remains a source of personal growth for all people.
Our university connections span across Australia and beyond with:
17
Chief Investigators
12
Partner Investigators
12
Associate Investigators
5
Scientific Advisory
Panel Members
The ARC Centre of Excellence for Quality Work in a Digital Age is a national centre funded by the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence Scheme (2026-2032)
Administering university
University nodes
Despite the economic and psychological value of well-designed work, many people around the world have rubbish jobs. Some workers’ spirits are crushed by bureaucracy, some have mentally checked out of their work due to its worthlessness, and many are just worn down by relentless job demands. We need change.
Transformative Work Design: Synthesis and New Directions
ARC Laureate Fellow Professor Sharon Parker
Director
"Algorithms are not just tools anymore… they are enabling us to reimagine our lives and our work"
The Economy of Algorithms
Professor Marek Kowalkiewicz
Chief Investigator
“Artificial (intelligence) can be good; it takes on the dirty, the dull, and the dangerous… But there are some very real risks. The stakes are as high as they could be. Our very humanity is on the line”
Faking It: Artificial Intelligence in a Human World
ARC Laureate Fellow Professor Toby Walsh
Chief Investigator
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