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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
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
Mānawatia a Matariki
The name Ngā Ara Whetū, means 'Star Paths,' and pays homage to the journeys of thosewho have come before us to Aotearoa and symbolizes the aspirations of today’s pathfinders.As we celebrate Matariki, the Māori New Year, we reflect on our star path. The rise of thenine...
Sustain Episode 6: What are the future of cities in a climate crisis?
With over half the global population living in urban centres, a number which is projected to rise to around two-thirds by 2050, how can we adjust the nature of urban spaces to both adapt to, and mitigate, the changing climate?
NGĀ ARA WHETŪ PARTNERS WITH THE NEW ZEALAND CLIMATE ADAPTATION PLATFORM
The New Zealand Climate Adaptation Platform (CAP) has partnered with Ngā Ara Whetū to further CAP's aim to publish and disseminate climate change-related research studies, papers, reports, and case studies. Click here to view the video. The Climate Adaptation Platform...
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Waipapa Taumata Rau | University of Auckland
Auckland 1010, Aotearoa New Zealand