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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
Shaping a path to circular economies in the EU and New Zealand
Innovative insights on the Circular Economy (CE) progress in New Zealand and Europe that highlighted intense complexities for ongoing sustainable solutions and progression.
How will NZ Keep its Promises Made at COP28?
The action at COP 28 offers the new government a chance to prove to its detractors that it’s not such a “fossil” after all. Although the new coalition government in New Zealand has already begun reversing key environmental and health protections...
From flooding mitigation to lowering temperatures, why green infrastructure is crucial for urban areas
o au ko te taiao, ko te taiao ko au I am the environment, and the environment is me That was a key takeaway from the World Green Infrastructure Congress, held for the first time in Aotearoa New Zealand. What happens when “the best and brightest minds from around the...
Two grand challenges of our time: Environmental degradation and income inequality
13 September 2024, 9am - 12.40pm NZST We are hosting a symposium with Juncture: Dialogues on Inclusive Capitalism on two grand challenges of our time, environmental degradation and income inequality. The event is inspired by the groundbreaking work of Professor Thomas...
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...
Apply now – Ngā Ara Whetū Doctoral Scholarships 2025
We are offering two PhD scholarships to support our centre’s 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. Please share this opportunity on...
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.
Contact us
Waipapa Taumata Rau | University of Auckland
Auckland 1010, Aotearoa New Zealand
