News & Updates

The Young and Resilient Research Centre played host to a dynamic and thought-provoking two-day event that brought together our External Advisory Board (EAB), members and valued partners. Read more about our international board of experts and what they discussed at this gathering.

In Dubai the 28th session of the UN Climate Change Conference of Parties (COP28 UAE) recently took place. Read about how Y&R Members Madison Shakespeare and Dr Michelle Catanzaro each played a significant role in COP28 with partners Space4Innovation and GEO Indigenous Alliance.

Young and Resilient presented an interactive workshop, titled 'Researching Student Climate Activism', provided research insights and centred the visual strategies that underpin the youth climate justice movement in Australia. Read more about what was discussed.

Young and Resilient is thrilled to share that our Wellbeing Health & Youth (WH&Y) Commissioner Anhaar Kareem was recently celebrated as a finalist for Western Sydney Young Woman of the Year 2023. Read about her accomplishments here.

We are proud to congratulate Grace McGowan on being recognised nationally as the 2023 Rising Star in Youth Health by the Australian Association for Adolescent Health (AAAH) Board. The award was announced at the 2023 AAAH Conference at Adelaide Convention Centre.

Three Youth-Co-Research masterclasses, hosted by the Young and Resilient Research Centre and the Centre for Multicultural Youth (CMY), took place to launch our new Youth Co-Research Toolkit designed for researchers supporting young people in research roles across any industry. We are excited to offer a recording of the online masterclass so you can gain confidence in using this resource for your own work. This project was generously funded by the Centre for Resilient and Inclusive Societies.