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News and events
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.
SEMINAR: Mapping the Invisible Decoding perceived urban smells through geosocial media in New York City
25 July 2024 | 10:00am – 11:00am NZST
A seminar exploring uses of geosocial media data to identify and classify urban smells in New York City and contributing to multi-sensory urban research.
Old Government House, Vice Chancellor’s Suite, Ground Floor | 24, Princes Street, Auckland CBD
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