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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COVID-19 cases are highest in young adults. We need to partner with them for the health of the whole community

Authors: Philippa Collin, Melissa Kang, Rachel Skinner

Australian data confirms coronavirus is more common in younger adults. People aged 20-29 have continually had the highest rates of COVID-19 cases. To reduce these rates and support young people to play their part in stemming community transmission, we need to understand their experiences during the pandemic
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The safest sex you’ll never have: how coronavirus is changing online dating
Author: Lisa Portolan

When Tinder issued an in-app public service announcement regarding COVID-19 on March 3 we all had a little laugh as a panoply of memes and gags hit the internet. Two weeks later the laughter has subsided, but the curiosity continues. How will singles mingle in the time of Corona?

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Teenagers who live at home are also not just managing their own changes in routine, but also adapting to those of parents and siblings - Skye Tasker
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Skye Tasker is a PhD candidate at the Young and Resilient Research Centre. When the pandemic hit, Ms Tasker pivoted to examine trends in the context of coronavirus, and extensively interviewed a cohort of case studies aged 12 to 24. "There are unique aspects of mental health that need to be considered," she said. "Social connections are critically important. It’s obviously important for all age brackets but I think it’s especially so in that period of life where you’re forming your identity, especially 12 to 16."
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Prof. Amanda Third has been appointed as a Faculty Associate in the Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University.
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Prof. Amanda Third, Co-Director of Young and Resilient Research Centre, has been appointed as a Faculty Associate in the Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University for 2020-2021. The new group of fellows, faculty associates and affiliates will pursue research, collaborations and community-building to address issues at the intersection of technology and society, with a commitment to the public interest.
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A crisis is a time when collective identity is shaken - Dr Sukhmani Khorana
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Sukhmani Khorana - senior research fellow at the Young and Resilient Research Centre - spoke to ABC Life on on why many people use cultural practices to reconnect to cultural heritage during a crisis like COVID-19.

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ICA 2024 Pre-conference and Call for papers
We invite postgraduate students, emerging and senior researchers, children and young people who have participated as co-researchers in media and communications research, to attend and contribute their original research, findings, and innovative ideas to our interdisciplinary discussion. This one day preconference will occur in Brisbane on 20th June 2024.
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Resource: Youth Co-research Toolkit for Researchers
This toolkit offers guidance, advice, tips and practical tools to support collaborative co-research partnerships between researchers and young people. The information draws on the experiences and learnings of researchers working in the fields of social and cultural youth studies. However, you can apply the resources in diverse research settings.
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Project: The Development of Global Child and Adolescent-Centred Nutrition_Indicators (CAN_I)
The aim of this project is to collaborate with children and adolescents to co-develop child and adolescent-centred nutrition indicators for implementation in policy and public health programs across the globe.

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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

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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

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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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