Belonging is about feeling accepted, included, safe and recognised.
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People struggling with homelessness often have limited control over their belongings and face the constant risk of being separated from their possessions.
A systematic review of thousands of studies around the world has found many aspects of our cities affect loneliness. But people’s relationship with their environment is complex and highly individual.
Yi-Fu Tuan, who died in August 2022, was considered the father of humanistic geography. His scholarship on our sense of space and place can tell us a great deal about the challenges we face today.
Just what does it mean for students to feel as if they “belong” on campus? A researcher weighs in.
Having strong social support and a sense of belonging buffered and even reversed some of the harmful effects of stress on genes.
Extracurricular activities help children from low-income suburbs close the gap between them and their better-off peers. But subsidies for these activities are patchy and often limited to sport.
It’s the simple, everyday encounters and experiences – a friendly wave, a helping hand – that refugees say makes them feel part of the Australian community.
The decision to cancel a festival is never easy and can have difficult financial and community costs. Both planners and would-be attendees can play a role in mitigating the impact.
When students feel accepted and respected by their teachers and peers, they will actively engage in academic and non-academic activities.
Australian students, on average, reported a poorer sense of belonging at school than the OECD average. But issues with sense of belonging aren’t distributed evenly across the population.
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Deputy CEO (Research), Australian Council for Educational Research
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Bond University
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Senior Research Fellow, Matilda Centre for Research in Mental Health and Substance Use, University of Sydney
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Professor of Human Geography, Simon Fraser University
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Honorary Adjunct Lecturer, Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney
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Professor, College of Business, Government & Law, Flinders University
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Dean of Arts, Humanities, & Social Sciences, Santiago Canyon College
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Adjunct Senior Lecturer, College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University
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Associate Professor and Team Leader, Stress Genomics Group, QUT, Queensland University of Technology
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Teaching Faculty, Geography and Environmental Studies, Wilfrid Laurier University
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Associate Professor in Urban and Regional Planning, University of Sydney
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Research fellow, The University of Queensland
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Professor, Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management, University of Manitoba
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Associate Professor, Institute for Culture and Society & School of Humanities and Communication Arts, Western Sydney University
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Associate Professor of Psychology and Inclusion, University of Bristol