Contact

Email

jane.dyson@unimelb.edu.au

Credentials

Position
Pro Vice Chancellor, Graduate Research
Office of the DVC Research
Education
Doctoral Degree (Research) / PhD
University of Cambridge
Masters Degree (Research)
The University of Edinburgh
Bachelors Degree (Honours)
The University of Edinburgh
ORCID

0000-0003-4868-3229

Prof Jane Dyson

Pro Vice Chancellor, Graduate Research
Office of the DVC Research
70 Scholarly works
7 Projects

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2026

    Journal article

    Shadow care infrastructures as an ambivalent resource – youth navigating food insecurity through faith-based organizations in Australia
    DOI: 10.1080/14649365.2026.2739277
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Unemployed Youth Agency and Geographies of Educational Support in Urban North India
    DOI: 10.1111/tran.70082
  • 2026

    Thesis / Dissertation

    Joint Pain: Women, health and households in the Indian High Himalaya
  • 2025

    Journal article

    ‘It has a life’: Youth revaluing food ‘waste’ at an Australian university
    DOI: 10.1016/j.geoforum.2025.104409
  • 2023

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    Hunger for Change: Student Food Insecurity and Youth Agency in Australia
  • 2020

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    Liberalism, Youth, and the Practice of Politics in India
  • 2019

    Research Grant

    Improving Farmer Livelihoods by Developing Market-Orientated Small Ruminant Production Systems in Myanmar Lex 34202
Jane Dyson

Latest Honours,
Awards and Fellowships

2020
'Spirit' wins a further 7 prizes, and is finalist/official selection in 27 film festivals across 10 countries Various International Film Festivals
2019
Research in Film Award for 'Spirit' UK Arts and Humanities Research Council
2019
Best Film (Cultural Category), for Spirit Bergfilm Tegernsee
2018
Dean's Award for Excellence in Engagement Faculty of Science, University of Melbourne

RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS

RECENT PROJECTS

  • 2023

    Internal Research Grant

    Food Insecurity in Australia, Canada and the UK