{"links":{"self":"http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/DE260100835"},"data":{"type":"grant-details","id":"DE260100835","attributes":{"code":"DE260100835","administering-organisation":"The University of Melbourne","announcement-administering-organisation":"The University of Melbourne","scheme-name":"Discovery Early Career Researcher Award","grant-status":"Active","funding-commencement-year":2026,"years-funded":3,"project-start-date":"2026-01-01","anticipated-end-date":"2028-12-31","grant-summary":"Living and Dying Well in an Age of Peak Death. This project aims to investigate the impact of Australia’s impending transition into an era of Peak Death – when more people will die than ever before due to ageing demographics. This project aims to generate new knowledge in the areas of anthropology and death studies utilising a mixed-methods approach to uncover the distinct preferences of dying Australians and the capacity of deathcare sector to meet them. Expected outcomes include a novel theorisation of the peak death phenomenon, a comprehensive mapping of sector capacity, enhance coordination between deathcare operators and regulators, and a new international scholarly network. This should provide significant benefits for industry, regulatory bodies, and the Australian public.  ","funding-current":471693.00,"funding-at-announcement":468433,"investigators-current":[{"title":"Dr","firstName":"Hannah","familyName":"Harewood Gould","roleName":"Discovery Early Career Researcher Award","roleCode":"DECRA","isFellowship":true,"orcidIdentifier":"0000-0003-4260-1085 "}],"investigators-at-announcement":[{"title":"Dr","firstName":"Hannah","familyName":"Harewood Gould","roleName":"Discovery Early Career Researcher Award","roleCode":"DECRA","isFellowship":true,"orcidIdentifier":"0000-0003-4260-1085 "}],"organisations-current":[{"organisationName":"The University of Melbourne","roleName":"Administering Organisation","state":"VIC"}],"organisations-at-announcement":[{"organisationName":"The University of Melbourne","roleName":"Administering Organisation","state":"VIC"}],"field-of-research":[{"isPrimary":true,"code":"4401","name":"Anthropology","type":"FOR20"},{"isPrimary":false,"code":"440107","name":"Social and Cultural Anthropology","type":"FOR20"},{"isPrimary":false,"code":"500405","name":"Religion, Society and Culture","type":"FOR20"}],"socio-economic-objective":[{"code":"130503","name":"Religious Rituals and Traditions (Excl. Structures)","type":"SEO20"},{"code":"200502","name":"Health Related to Ageing","type":"SEO20"},{"code":"280123","name":"Expanding Knowledge In Human Society","type":"SEO20"}],"international-collaboration":["Japan","Sweden"],"lief-register":[],"achievement-summary":null,"national-interest-test-statement":"By 2040, Australia’s annual death rate will double, as the country enters an era of peak death that is currently poorly understood. Both the number of deaths and the distinct preferences and care needs of older Australians have the potential to upend contemporary deathcare infrastructures, with multidimensional knock-on effects. This project analyses the impact of peak death, via A) comprehensive mapping the Australian deathcare system, identifying its vulnerabilities and opportunities for growth; B) a nationally-representative survey of death attitudes and preferences; and C) targeted interviews and participant observation with older Australians and deathcare professionals. In the 2021 Intergenerational Report, the Federal Government recognised population ageing and a rising demand for support services as two of the five major forces that will shape the Australian economy in coming decades. Priority 2 of the National Science and Research Priorities further directs investment in capacity building for deathcare. The project is designed to maximise the utility of research findings for Australia’s $1.7 per annum deathcare sector, through convening a multiprofessional project advisory committee and annual Peak Death Futures Forums with regulators, industry, and community groups. The project is accompanied by a program of public events and media. Thusly, the project will deliver targeted outcomes to assist all Australians to live and die well in the peak death era."}}}