Young & Resilient | Young and Resilient Research Centre

Research shows that the drivers of resilience are complex and thus require holistic, socio-ecological responses. Underpinned by interdisciplinary approaches and youth-centred, participatory methods, the Young and Resilient Research Centre (incorporating the Intergener8 Living Lab) generates evidence-based policy and practice outcomes that leverage the digital to strengthen the resilience of young people and their communities.

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Research about young people, with young people: reflections on youth co-research collaboration from co-researchers investigating culturally inclusive online experiences

SYDNEY, August 6, 2025: At the beginning of this year, the Young and Resilient Research Centre have launched the Decolonising Digital Design: Towards safe and inclusive experiences with children and young people study funded by the Internet Society Foundation.

Y&R publishes its 2024 Annual Report

SYDNEY, June 2: 2024 marked another outstanding year for the Young and Resilient Research Centre which was reflected recently in the publication of our 2024 Annual Report.

Young Western Sydney climate voices amplified during Climate Action Week 2025

SYDNEY, 15 March, 2025. As the city sweltered due to unseasonably high temperatures last week, over 230 community-led events took place as part of Climate Action Week Sydney (CAW) including an event co-hosted by Y&R at PHIVE in Parramatta.

Explore program upskills new generation of multi-cultural researchers

MELBOURNE, 22 February, 2025. Y&R recently co-hosted a youth co-research training session for the Centre for Multicultural Youth’s Explore program with ten young people from refugee and migrant backgrounds. This session aimed to equip young people with foundational research skills.

New research highlights young Australians feel strong desire for socio-political change but struggle to be heard

SYDNEY, 12 February, 2025. A new report reveals that while young people understand the importance of democracy and government, they express a growing dissatisfaction with the way these institutions respond to modern challenges and serve their communities.

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What Matters to Young Australians During Turbulent Times?

A new report reveals that while young people understand the importance of democracy and government, they express a growing dissatisfaction with the way these institutions respond to modern challenges and serve their communities.

Protecting Children from Online Grooming report

Over six in 10 children with access to the internet interact with "unknown others” daily despite concerns about online grooming, according to new research released by Save the Children and Western Sydney University that highlighted children’s demands for better online protection.

Research Handbook of the Sociology of Youth

In this handbook researchers examine the social, political, cultural and ecological processes that inform what it means to be young. The book features 53 authors, representing 7 continents, and includes work by academics, activists, and young people.

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Interested in undertaking higher degree research in an innovative and exciting research environment? Young and Resilient fosters excellence in engaged research and scholarship, and offers unique opportunities to think, design and develop solutions to social challenges.. Read more about

Co-Research Toolkit

Our digital co-research toolkit allows us, and our partners, to generate evidence on phenomena shaping the resilience of young people and their communities to impact policy and practice. These bespoke data-gathering tools are youth-centred and offer creative new ways to undertake co-researches.. Read more about

Our Partners

At Young and Resilient Research Centre, we pool the strengths of different stakeholders ranging from academic institutions, government bodies, international and local policymakers, private industries, social entrepreneurs, to young community.. Read more about

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With respect for Aboriginal cultural protocol and out of recognition that its campuses occupy
their traditional lands, Western Sydney University acknowledges the Darug, Eora, Dharawal (also referred to as Tharawal)
and Wiradjuri peoples and thanks them for their support of its work in their lands (Greater Western Sydney and beyond).