Current Projects
Child-centred evidence to drive meaningful social change for children
In Australia and the Pacific, children under 18 face increasingly uncertain futures, negatively impacting their capacity to claim their rights (UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) OHCHR 1989). However, there is a shortage of robust, child-centred research on cross-cutting child rights issues to drive effective, evidence-based systemic change initiatives in Australia and the Pacific.
Decolonising digital design: Towards safe and inclusive digital experiences for children and young people
This project will explore how we can decolonise digital design to foster an inclusive, just and safe internet that empowers, values, and represents diverse children and young people.
From Participation to Accountability in Health Care for young people
This project partners with young people in NSW to investigate what accountability in health means and to develop youth-centred evidence and mechanisms to support constructive change.
New Possibilities: Young People and Democratic Renewal
This project examines the way student leadership, organisation and participation occurs across online and offline spaces, shaping Australia’s political and democratic culture, during a time of global, social and political change.
The Development of Global Child and Adolescent-Centred Nutrition Indicators (CAN_I)
The overarching 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. The collection of indicator data will take place via a global digital platform.
Youth Voices on AI: Shaping a Safer Digital Future
This project uses generative AI to engage children and young people in shaping the design, implementation and evaluation of generative AI technologies, to help keep them safe from digital harms, including online child sexual exploitation and abuse (OCSEA).