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Advanced Olympic Research Grant Programme 2025/2027 – Dr Hazel Maxwell, Dr Michelle O’Shea, A/Professor Arianne Reis and Dr Andrew Grainger
The team of WLCE researchers, together with collaborators from the University of the South Pacific in Fiji were awarded an Advanced Olympic Research grant to investigate policies, programs and practices to enhance gender equity in leadership, decision-making, coaching and officiating within and through Olympic sports in Oceania.
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GISU Research Grant – Professor Joseph Cheer and Dr Donna James
Professor Joseph Cheer and Dr Donna James were awarded a Guangzhou International Sister-City Universities (GISU) grant to investigate the emerging phenomenon of video game tourism in China.
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Early Career Researcher Award – Dr Donna James
Dr Donna James was jointly awarded the American Association of Geographers Recreation, Tourism and Sport (RTS) Group Early Career Researcher Award for 2025, recognising her outstanding contributions to research on leisure, labour, and social equity.
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Western Sydney University Research Development Grant – Dr Felicity Picken
Dr Felicity Picken was awarded the Western Sydney University Research Development Grant to develop her research in Understanding the Creative and Cultural Dimensions of Seaweed in Australia.
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Horses for Discourses: The Art and Craft of Writing for Publics
Workshop led by Emeritus Professor David Rowe for doctoral scholars and early career researchers, focusing on how to effectively communicate academic research to public audiences.
14 February, 2025: Precarious Labour Geographies Symposium
Hosted by Dr Donna James, A/Prof Emma Power and Prof Joseph Cheer at WSU Parramatta City Campus, this symposium explored precarious labour in the leisure industries and brought together researchers, practitioners, and stakeholders from across Australia.
15 July, 2024: Reimagining Leisure: Power, Inequality and the Public Good
Research Week lecture presented by Emeritus Professor David Rowe at WSU Parramatta City Campus, discussing how leisure is shaped by cultural theory, policy, and power structures in Australia.
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