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Risky Business: Adapting Climate Science for Industry and Finance

24 June 2019

Christopher Wright reflects on the third Business Making of Climate Change event, where a panel of experts from industry and academia came…

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PhD Scholarship Applications Now Open

20 June 2019

SEI is thrilled to announce new PhD research scholarships for outstanding candidates engaged with sustainability and environmentalism at the University…

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Everyday Militarisms: Multi-media Artist Katja Aglert on Encounters Beyond the Human

18 June 2019

SEI editor Liberty Lawson speaks with transdisciplinary artist Katja Aglert about collapsing species boundaries and her unique methods of hybrid…

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An Ideal Theory? On Political Philosophy, Ideology and Multi-Species Justice

14 June 2019

Nonhuman animals cannot participate in academic philosophy — so how ought we to theorise about them? On her return from…

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2019 NAIDOC Week Celebrations

13 June 2019

Between July 7-14, the Sydney Environment Institute will be celebrating the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait…

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Culture, Food and Environment: Indigenous Experiences of Hunger in West Papua

12 June 2019

Sophie Chao reflects on the interconnections between processed food, hunger and Indigenous sovereignty in West Papua, where vast swathes of…

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The Business of Climate Change: The Challenges of Accountability, Consistency and Long-Term Sustainability

11 June 2019

Financial journalist Christine St Anne reflects on the second Business Making of Climate Change public panel, addressing the challenges around…

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Finding Connection to Country: Future Cities as Networks of Waterholes

06 June 2019

Steven Liaros asks how the air-conditioned comfort of urban life inhibits our ability to fully connect with our place, and…

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The Rocky Hill Mine Has Been Refused — So What Will Happen to the Land?

05 June 2019

Over the past decade, coal companies have been buying off land in Gloucester, fragmenting communities and pushing local residents out…

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Oil and Water: On Collaboration and Complexity

30 May 2019

Nicole Endacott reflects on complexity, action and uncertainty in co-designing an all-day workshop hosted by SEI last month, which brought together…

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SEI Publications: Ann Elias on Frank Hurley and Black Diamonds Beneath Sydney Harbour

23 May 2019

SEI Key Researcher Ann Elias has published two new journal articles exploring the hidden histories and worlds beneath Sydney Harbour.…

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Experts Ask Authority to Hold Oil Giant to Account on Bight Plan

22 May 2019

A group of energy and natural resource experts, led by the Sydney Environment Institute, is calling on Australia’s regulator to…

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Australia’s Energy (In)Security and the Proposed Drilling in the Great Australian Bight

20 May 2019

Australia has earnt the title of the biggest exporter of LNG in the world, and yet we are currently experiencing…

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SEI Partners with the USU for the Inaugural USU X Sustainability Week

15 May 2019

USU X Sustainability will run from May 28, celebrating the changes and partnerships the University of Sydney Union is implementing…

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Ignoring the Voices That Matter: Food Production and the Media in a Changing Climate

15 May 2019

Our failure to listen is causing isolation and marginalisation with deeply tragic consequences. Ahead of the launch of her book, Voice…

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The City of the Future Is Regenerative, Circular and Place-Focused

13 May 2019

Steven Liaros on transforming our cities, and our societies, with regenerative agriculture, circular economies and population planning. Smart cities, liveable…

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Call For Papers: Australian Food, Society and Culture Network Symposium

09 May 2019

The 5th Annual Symposium of the Australian Food, Society and Culture Network, taking place in November, is currently accepting abstract submissions.…

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Everyday Militarisms in the Kitchen: Tasting History

08 May 2019

Artist, scholar and extreme baker Lindsay Kelley explores the complex relational ontologies we ingest every day. Taste and eating are…

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SEI Publications: Kakadu World Heritage Site Under Threat From Uranium Mine

07 May 2019

A new report released today by the Sydney Environment Institute and the Australian Conservation Foundation has found mining giant Rio…

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Calm Yourself, the World Is Ending

06 May 2019

Following on from her presentation at the Everyday Militarisms Collaboratory, Dr Xan Chacko explores the aesthetic and affective role of…

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Plastic Clothing: The Social and Environmental Politics of Polyester

03 May 2019

Following on from Fashion Revolution Week, cultural geographer Elyse Stanes speaks with SEI about fast fashion, polyester textiles and the…

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Postdoctoral Research Associate Positions

02 May 2019

SEI is excited to announce two new postdoc positions in Indigenous Environmental Studies and Environmental Humanities/Social Sciences. Sydney Environment Institute…

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SEI Publications: Fighting To Be Herd: Rebecca Lawrence on the Boliden Mine

30 April 2019

SEI announces the release of a new report by Research Affiliate Rebecca Lawrence and Rasmus Kløcker Larsen from the Stockholm…

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The University of Sydney Announces New Sustainability Strategy

29 April 2019

The SEI welcomes the University of Sydney’s renewed commitment to campus sustainability and looks forward to contributing to the development…