The Academy of Social Sciences in Australia is proud to support collaborative research across Australia, France and the Indo-Pacific. We are pleased to congratulate and announce the awarded projects for the 2025 Australia-France Collaborative Research Program in partnership with the Embassy of France in Australia, and, recipients of the Australia-France Indo-Pacific Studies Program (AFIPS) Pacific Social Science Academic Grants 2025 and AFIPS Strategic Environment Grants 2025.
See below for more details about the programs, projects and research teams.
Australia-France Social Science Collaborative Research Program
Recipients receive $5000AUD for one- to two-year projects for early or mid-career research teams from Australia and France. The Australia-France Social Science Collaborative Research Program is bilaterally supported by the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia and the Embassy of France in Australia.
From good eating to good living: investigating food culture and gastronomy as tools for urban health, sustainability and food justice.
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Out of sight, out of mind: how voluntary de-listings affect corporate carbon emissions
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Dr Nicolas Eugster (University of Queensland)
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Coercive control in domestic violence: A comparative study of legal recognition and social change in Australia and France (COERFAS)
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Associate Professor Andreea Gruev-Vintila (Université Paris Nanterre)
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Dr Jane Wangmann (University of Technology Sydney)
Associate Professor Joanna Cohen (Université Grenoble-Alpes)
Addressing health inequity through ‘unbiasing’ communication
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Dr Nirukshi (Niru) Perera (Curtin University)
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AFIPS Pacific Social Science Academic Grants
Supported by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) as part of the 2024-2027 Australia-France Indo-Pacific Studies Program, recipients receive $5000AUD for one- to two-year projects for early or mid-career researcher teams from Australia, France, Indo-Pacific countries and French overseas territories.
Ocean Diplomacy Ethnography: UN Conference attendance in Nice
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Enhancing children’s nutrition through understanding the role of aquatic foods within the Pacific school food environment
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Associate Professor Sarah Burkhart
Australia-France Research Collaboration investigating forced migration and modes of entrée – decision making procedures in the Pacific Region
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Associate Professor Sharon Weill
Aviation Strategies for Regional Connectivity: Australia and New Caledonia
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Dr Iryna Heiets
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Cultural Heritage in a Changing Climate: Australia-France collaboration
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Address pronouns in Tahitian French: investigation and analysis of current practices
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AFIPS Indo-Pacific Strategic Environment Grants
Part of the 2024-2027 Australia-France Indo-Pacific Studies Program supported by DFAT, recipients receive $20,000AUD for two-year projects for research teams from Australia, France, Indo-Pacific countries and French overseas territories.
Climate Change and Migration in the South Pacific: Governance, Rights and Technology
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Developing Maritime Port Resilience to Disruptive Storms, Surges and Tsunami: Lessons from the ASEAN region for the Indo-Pacific
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Illegal Fishing in the Indo-Pacific: Sea Cucumbers as a Case Study
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Success and Failure in Climate (im)mobility Policy Solutions on the Indo-Pacific
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Protecting Critical Seabed Infrastructure in the Indo-Pacific: Exploring Trilateral Cooperation between Australia-France-India
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For more information on the International Grant Program, click here.