Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP230102527

Funding Activity

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Funded Activity Summary

Hunger for Change: Student Food Insecurity and Youth Agency in Australia. Rising food prices threaten to exacerbate an already pressing problem of food insecurity among students in Australia universities. This project will examine the causes, consequences, and nature of food insecurity among students in Australia employing interviews, focus groups and participant observation. It will contribute to scholarly debates on food security and youth agency through highlighting the imaginative ways in which young people are developing responses to food insecurity. The project will offer the Australian government, State governments and universities opportunities to build upon student-led solutions to food insecurity, enhance capacity for research on food and youth issues, and heighten public understanding of the issue.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2023

End Date: 31-12-2026

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $543,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Social geography | Human geography |

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Other Keywords

Higher Education | Human geography | Social Class and Inequalities | Social geography | Youth Services