Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP120102076

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP120102076

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Body size in the 21st century: integrating evolution, economics and culture. This project will study how evolution and biology interact with culture and economics to shape two important aspects of our world and our lives: the unfolding global obesity crisis and the complex, nuanced judgments people make about body shape. This research will inform the public health issues of obesity and body image problems.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-03-2012

End Date: 30-11-2015

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $334,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Ethology and Sociobiology | Psychology not elsewhere classified | Behavioural Ecology | Evolutionary Biology

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Expanding Knowledge in Economics | Expanding Knowledge in the Biological Sciences | Expanding Knowledge in Psychology and Cognitive Sciences |

Other Keywords

Behavioural Ecology | Ethology and Sociobiology | Evolutionary Biology | Expanding Knowledge in Economics | Expanding Knowledge in Psychology and Cognitive Sciences | Expanding Knowledge in the Biological Sciences | Psychology not elsewhere classified

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