Western Sydney University is pleased to announce that three of its research teams have received funding as part of the 2024 Policy Challenge grants from the James Martin Institute for Public Policy.
Announced today, successful teams were selected through a competitive and rigorous selection process. The projects will aim to develop and advance policy solutions in line with key government priorities including tackling social and affordable housing, the transition to a Net Zero economy, and redirecting investment to early intervention and prevention.
Projects awarded from Western Sydney University include:
- Generating affordable housing through community land trusts, to be led by Professor Louise Crabtree-Hayes, Institute for Culture and Society. The project aims to support the formation of community land trusts that offer an alternative form of affordable housing for NSW.
- Integrated policies for Net Zero and affordable housing, to be led by Dr Ehsan Noroozinejad, Urban Transformations Research Centre. The project will focus on modern construction methods (modular and pre-fabrication), and how they can increase the availability of affordable and cost-effective housing in NSW.
- Developing a place-based Childcare Stress Index, to be led by Dr Angela Smith and Dr Rhonda Itaoui, Centre for Western Sydney. The project will develop a scalable place-based Childcare Stress Index to assist the NSW Government in directing investment to the areas most in need of quality childcare.
Senior Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research, Enterprise and Global), Professor Deborah Sweeney congratulated all the teams on their success.
“I am proud of our research teams for their outstanding success in securing these significant grants,” said Professor Sweeney.
“This achievement is a testament to their dedication, innovation, and the high calibre of research conducted at our University and the impact of our research translation.”
