Youth Research Forum - Designing for future food

“Young Queenslanders are socially and environmentally conscious and are passionate about the future of this state. By allowing our young people to shape the research priorities in Queensland, we are ensuring that they feel heard and that their views of the future are validated.”

Minister for Science and Youth Affairs Meaghan Scanlon MP

Background

The Youth Research Forum (YRF) is a state government initiative driven by the Department of Environment and Science. YRF provides an opportunity for young Queenslanders to be involved in setting priorities and selecting research projects that matter to them. In 2022 QUT was awarded a $200,000 grant which has been split across two cohorts, Semester 2 of 2022 and Semester 1 of 2023. The QUT YRF was led in partnership with CFE, Innovation Central Brisbane, QUT Entrepreneurship, and QUT’s School of Biology and Science.

The QUT YRF focused on designing for future food – food innovations that are human-friendly and carbon neutral. The program includes a three-phase, structured ideation-to-prototype program:

Explore the teams’ ideas

YRF – Cohort 1 | 2022

The impacts and new opportunities of fermented and cellular proteins

YRF – Cohort 2 | 2023

How might technology advance new value in healthy food systems by 2040?

YRF – Cohort 3 | 2023

How might technology unlock sustainable supply chains for future food by 2040?

Thank you to our partners

This program would not have been possible without the support of our industry partners.

Youth Research Forum – Designing for future food

“Young Queenslanders are socially and environmentally conscious and are passionate about the future of this state. By allowing our young people to shape the research priorities in Queensland, we are ensuring that they feel heard and that their views of the future are validated.”