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As a transdisciplinary research centre, Nga Ara Whetū helps students and teachers connect and explore issues and solutions related to climate, biodiversity and society.
DOCTORAL OPPORTUNITIES
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2023 PhD SCHOLARSHIPS
The Waipapa Taumata Rau | University of Auckland (UoA) research centre Ngā Ara Whetū – Climate, Biodiversity and Society has three UoA doctoral scholarships to award in 2023. These scholarships will support our mission to undertake world-class research and training that drives just and ethical action on climate change and the environment for thriving peoples and planetary wellbeing.
Deadline is 1 March 2023.
post-graduate studies
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undergraduate study
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three course sustainability module
BA, BSc and BScAdSc students can also take the three-course sustainability module.
Sustainability is the issue of our times. Most organisations are engaged with sustainability as part of their day-to-day operations, while others focus on it as their business purpose. Many industries will increasingly be looking for sustainable solutions to local and global problems.
You will be able to take your awareness into many different employment settings to make a contribution to these solutions and help drive positive change. If you want to work for an organisation that cares about the future of our planet, this module will be an asset.
Click here if you are an Arts student, here if you are a Science student.
LIVING CAMPUS
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FOR TEACHERS
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DISCOVER
Sustain Episode 8: Lo-TEK Urban Design – A Solution for Climate Change
Landscape architect and World Green Infrastructure Congress keynote speaker Julia Watson speaks with Pauline Herbst about why biodiversity should be a crucial building block in our urban cities. Living root bridges of Nongriat village in East Khasi Hills district,...
World Green Infrastructure Congress, 3-5 September 2024
We are sponsoring three speakers at the World Green Infrastructure Congress which takes place at the University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau next week. This important event will emphasise the inseparable bond between us and the natural world. Our reliance and...
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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Waipapa Taumata Rau | University of Auckland
Auckland 1010, Aotearoa New Zealand
