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News and events
PhD students lead sustainability workshops at Green Jam 2024
On August 19th, six University of Auckland PhD students presented sustainability-focused workshops to secondary school students at Auckland Zoo for Green Jam 2024. One session led by Nargiss Taleb, Cindy Yi and Meiliana Meiliana, centered on composting and...
Community Psychology Insights for Sustainability: Getting Contextual, Getting Active!
In the most recent seminar for the Ngā Ara Whetū supported series, Teaching and Learning for a Sustainable World, attendees heard Canada-based community psychologist Professor Manuel Riemer discuss some of the innovative ways in which his teaching team is advancing...
Seminar: What if? embodied art, storytelling and regenerative futures
5 September 2024 | 18:00 – 19:00 NZST
Dr Julia Bentz’s presentation will explore creative forms of engagement in social-ecological change and regenerative futures.
This event is the fifth in the Teaching and Learning for a Sustainable World seminar series.
Sustain Episode 7: Farming the sea – Seaweed aquaculture research in New Zealand
Interview with Prof Andrew Jeffs, from the Institute of Marine Science at the University of Auckland and Clare Bradley, CEO of AgriSea. AgriSea CEO Clare Bradley and Tane Bradley (AgriSea CIO) inspect a seaweed harvest on a New Zealand beach. ©AgriSea. Not for the...
Landfill sustainability project, by CIRCUIT and Enviro NZ, in finals of IChemE awards 2024
The Circular Innovations Research Centre (CIRCUIT) and Enviro NZ have been selected as finalists for an IChemE Australasia Award 2024 in the Sustainability Award category. This recognition is for a joint project on "Driving sustainability in landfills: Cutting...
Seminar: Sustainable Futures and the role of imagination in the green transition
1 August 2024 | 18:00-19:00 NZST
Ruben Ritzén (Lund University, Sweden) talks about the power of knowledge-based speculation, the future as political project, the importance of emotionally anchoring abstract climate issues and the concept of active hope. This is part of the Teaching and Learning for a Sustainable World seminar series.
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