Today is National Sorry Day. Please take a moment to stop, pause and reflect on the significance of today and read these beautiful words written by our friend and colleague, Logan Culley. Thank you.

Hello, we have a VERY important announcement to make! We have just published our 2025 annual report! 🚀 🤩 🙌 📖 We are so proud of what we achieved last year and are excited to share it with you! Download it here: www.westernsydney.edu.au/content/dam/... #youthstudies #youthvoices #academicresearch

Y&R member Benjamin Hanckel and his colleagues Aye Thiri Kyaw, Ngu Kay Thwe, Cathy Zimmerman, and Meghna Ranganathan have recently published a powerful article about the lives of child domestic workers in Myanmar. Read it here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... #childrights #endchildlabour

📣 The Australian Youth Affairs Coalition are also running a second event next week - details below. Spotlight Series with Katie Acheson: Lessons in Youth Decision-Making from Around the World Tuesday 14 April 2026 Time: 18.00-19.30 AEST Location: Zoom 🔗 Registration Link: lnkd.in/gmimytYG

📣 An important event is coming up next week - please BLOCK out this date & time in your diaries!! Details attached. The Australian Youth Affairs Coalition Doubleheader Thursday 16 April 2026 Time: 12.00-13.30 Location: Zoom Registration Link: 🔗https://lnkd.in/eBT926Qy

If you are #nonbinary or #genderqueer here is an amazing opportunity to share your experiences and contribute to critical research on the lived experiences of non-binary Australians. Plus you'll get a $50 e-gift voucher for your time! Details attached!

📣 Y&R was proud to lead the research on this important piece of work and to provide an opportunity for African children’s voices to be part of a global conversation on children’s rights and digital technology. 🔗 Read the report: www.digital-futures-for-children.net/our-work/afr...

📣 The first Y&R newsletter for 2026 is out now! 💬 🎙️ Check out all our latest news, events, projects, publications, professional opportunities and more at: bit.ly/4chWEUl #youthstudies #youthresearch #researchcodesign #youthvoices

Join us on Wednesday, 25 February at our Parramatta South campus for the launch of our new report, entitled "Hope and Resilience: Young Australians' reflections on hope in a complex world." Places at this event are filling up fast! Register your spot here: events.humanitix.com/hope-and-res...

We're delighted to announce that the first Young and Resilient Research Centre Seminar for 2026 will take place on Wednesday, 11th February at 12pm at our Parramatta South Campus. Details attached. 📋 Please register via this link 👉 lnkd.in/gKjQdmjx or by scanning the QR code (attached). #GenAI

What do young people really think about online safety education? This project led by the Young and Resilient Research Centre at Western Sydney University in partner-ship with the PROJECT ROCKIT Foundation. www.scipod.global/reimagining-... doi.org/10.26183/3bz...

Reimagining online safety education through the eyes of young people • scipod.global

In today’s world, the internet is more than a tool. It can be a place where friendships are built, identities are explored, and young people find connection. For teenagers, digital spaces are a huge c...

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To all of our industry partners, collaborators, youth co-researchers, academic & professional colleagues, supporters & friends, thank for you a wonderful, impactful 2025 - we can't wait to work with you again in the New Year.

Why will this generation of young people be worse off economically than their parents? #ClimateAction #IntergenerationalUnfairness #PolicyChangeNeeded #LegislativeChanges #EconomicInequity #YouthImpact #GenerationalTragedy #SustainablePolicies Read more here: theconversation.com/climate-chan...

Climate change is a crisis of intergenerational justice. It’s not too late to make it right

The changing climate doesn’t just threaten younger people in the distant future, it’s happening now at a massive scale. But we can turn it around.

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A new report which represents the culmination of 3 years of research with young men, victim-survivors, and practitioners who work with young men who use intimate partner violence (IPV) will be launched online on Wednesday 5 November from 12pm – 1pm. Register your place here: lnkd.in/g7ytWMYP

How fantastic it is to see Year 12 student and Y&R co-researcher Yehansa Dahanayake featuring as a guest speaker at the upcoming Adapt NSW Forum in Sydney on Nov 25 & 26. #climatecrisis #youthvoices #youthspeaker #youngleaders #climateaction #YRresearch #youthinaction #tacklingclimate

🌍 We're thrilled to be working with Informed Future Generations, a youth-facing organisation in #Rwanda & a key partner in the #DecolonisingDigitalDesign project, supported by the #Internet Society Foundation. Photo by Daniel Pixels #DigitalInclusion #YouthVoices #SafeInternet #ChildRights

Don't miss the next fascinating installment of the Y&R Seminar series next Wednesday 17 Sept from 12 - 1pm at our South Paramatta campus and online. Details below. See you there! :)

Last Friday it was exciting to see Y&R's Co-Director Prof Amanda Third launch Y&R's latest research project "Intergenerational perspectives on social media safety" produced in collaboration with Meta. For a copy, email c.absolum@westernsydney.edu.au. #onlinesafety #childsafety #digitalsafety

Don't miss our timely & important event 'How can youth research help change the world?' this Monday, 25 August from 9.30am - 1.30pm! Register now to secure your place at bit.ly/46W6eKe or by scanning the QR code below. #youthresearch #climatechange #youthvoices #climatejustice #climateaction

Join us next Wednesday, 13 August from 12pm - 1pm to hear Y&R's Co-Director Prof Philippa Collin present as part of Y&R's 2025 Seminar Series. Details below. To register click on this link: bit.ly/40HWKi9 See you then! #youthresearch #climateaction #studentactivism #climatejustice

Join us on Monday, 25 August at our South Parramatta campus from 9.30am - 1.30pm for a thought-provoking & inspiring Y&R-hosted event entitled 'How can youth research help change the world?' Register your place here: bit.ly/46W6eKe or scan the QR code and get ready to see the world differently!

Don't miss this fascinating and timely discussion on Australia's impending social media ban for U16s with Emeritus Professor David Rowe and Y&R Co-Directors Professor Amanda Third and Professor Philippa Collin. Details below. To RSVP please email Sally Byrnes at s.byrnes@westernsydney.edu.au.

Wondering how to make a better world? Think working with young people might be the key? Register here lnkd.in/gEPRUcgd for our upcoming research week event "How can youth research help change the world? Or scan the QR code. See you then! #youthresearch #climateaction #researchweek #youthstudies

Once again Y&R is so proud to celebrate #NAIDOCWeek and we are especially loving this year's theme, "The Next Generation: Strength, Vision & Legacy." Know that we are 100% behind you #TheNextGeneration! #NAIDOC2025 #StrengthVisionLegacy

Congratulations Y&R members Benjamin Hanckel, Kate Huppatz & Emily Wolfinger for your recent publication in the Journal of Gender Studies: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... #genderstudies #academicresearch #strategicresearch #youngadults #youthstudies @westernsydneyu.bsky.social

It's hot off the press! Get all the latest news, events & research opportunities from the Young and Resilient Research Centre in the Winter edition of our newsletter. Enjoy! bit.ly/4nsDqiz #youthresearch #youthstudies #youthopportunties #researchcentre #westernsydney #westernsydneyyouth

Don't miss the next fascinating installment of the Y&R 2025 Seminar series next Wednesday, July 9 at 12pm at our Parramatta South Campus as well as online. Register here bit.ly/45PHz9Y or scan the QR code. #youthresearch #chronicillness #healthresearch #youthstudies @westernsydneyu.bsky.social

How do we keep children safe online? Y&R's Co-Director Amanda Third has been part of an international effort which has brought leading experts on digital child safety to answer this question. The result is a new report, out today, get your copy at: tumthinktank.de/en/project/f...

Frontiers in Digital Child Safety

The Frontiers in Digital Child Safety initiative seeks to contribute to ongoing debates about novel ways to advance child safety through a series of open-source materials, including research briefs, i...

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This week, Western Sydney University was awarded the number #1 ranked university in the world for impact by the 2025 Times Higher Education Impact Rankings. This is the 4th year in a row that we have received this award in recognition of our commitment to the UN's Sustainable Development Goals.

Don't miss the next fascinating installment of the 2025 Y&R Seminar Series on 11 June! Details below. To register for the event click here: lnkd.in/gqdxupNQ or scan on the QR code. 😊 #blackafricanyouth #newcastle #migrantexperiences #socialscience#academicresearch