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Solar For All: Who’s Getting Left In The Dark?

07 April 2021

Get to know Judita Hudson, one of our 2021 Honours Fellows, who is working on ‘energy citizenship’ as a mode…

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Celebrating Sustainability at the USU Enviro Week 2021

07 April 2021

As the USU announces an amazing program for Enviro Week 2021, including a panel of SEI experts, we take a…

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Here’s Why We Need to Look Beyond Government Policy in Our Switch to Renewables

31 March 2021

2021 Honours Fellow Phoebe Evans talks to SEI about Australia’s transition to renewable energy, and why COVID-19 has provided the…

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Composing New Futures: Liza Lim on Exploring the Anthropocene Through Sound

25 March 2021

We speak with Professor Liza Lim from the Sydney Conservatorium of Music about her practice as a composer and scholar, exploring…

Opinion

Will Decarbonising the Hunter Valley Create More Secure Jobs?

24 March 2021

As coal mines close, Newcastle environmentalist and founding member of the Hunter Jobs Alliance Georgina Woods is on the frontlines…

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How Can We Recultivate Indigenous Agriculture?

17 March 2021

Jared Harrison talks to SEI about his work with Indigenous communities and entrepreneurs, bringing traditional food practices back to country…

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Calling University of Sydney Students to Write for Our Student Series

10 March 2021

We are inviting undergraduate and postgraduate students at the University of Sydney to contribute writing to the Sydney Environment Institute…

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Reducing Food Waste From the Farm to the Fridge

04 March 2021

We sit down with Masters of Sustainability students Hollie Chung, Neha Nagpal, and Narges Aflatounian, whose recent innovation for minimising…

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Explore Climate Change Through Music in New Conservatorium Unit

22 February 2021

A new undergraduate unit at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music explores environmental issues through music. Climate change is one of…

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On The Politics Of Extinction

11 February 2021

Researcher Sam Widin shares the value of environmental storytelling as a way to situate multispecies relationships in a world overloading…

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What Does It Mean to Care in a Time of Extinction?

09 February 2021

SEI researchers Thom van Dooren, Sophie Chao and Danielle Celermajer contribute to a new essay collection: “Multispecies Care in the…

Opinion

Writing in the Midst of a World in Peril

01 February 2021

In the lead up to the publication of her new book Summertime, Deputy Director Danielle Celermajer reflects on the process of…

Reflection

Storying Extinction: A Reflection on Loss, Crisis, and Co-existence

27 January 2021

Sophie Chao meditates on the power of storytelling as a means of remembering and repairing multispecies connections in times of…

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Farewelling Dr Astrida Neimanis

25 January 2021

Congratulations to Dr Astrida Neimanis as she takes up an exciting new position in environmental feminism at the University of…

Opinion

Requiem for A Black Summer: Michelle St Anne on Witnessing, Knowing and Remembering

21 January 2021

Artist, director and composer Michelle St Anne reflects on grief, care and connection to place ahead of this weekend’s presentation…

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Requiem for a Black Summer: Julie Vulcan On Transformation and Care

13 January 2021

Artist Julie Vulcan reflects on loss, memory and the artist-as-conduit in conversation with SEI editor Liberty Lawson, ahead of this…

Opinion

Collaborating During Covid19: A Reflection on Our Interconnection With Trees

11 January 2021

Environmentalist and artist Ann Jyothis Raj and sound studies scholar and artist Dr. Diana Chester reflect on the challenges to their…

Opinion

Ranger Danger: Rio Tinto Faces Its Nuclear Test in Kakadu Uranium Mine

16 December 2020

Rebecca Lawrence and Dave Sweeney report on growing concerns over the potential failures of the rehabilitation plan for the Ranger…

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SEI Welcomes Professor Danielle Celermajer As Our New Deputy Director – Academic

15 December 2020

SEI is thrilled to announce the appointment of Professor Danielle Celermajer as our new Deputy Director – Academic, to start…

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Professor Danielle Celermajer Awarded Prestigious Grant

14 December 2020

We are thrilled to announce that a team of SEI researchers, headed up by Professor Danielle Celermajer, have been awarded…

Reflection

What are the Implications of NSW’s Updated Social Impact Assessment Guideline?

11 December 2020

PhD candidate Gemma Viney reflects on the recent SEI panel on NSW’s Social Impact Assessment Guideline, highlighting three key takeaways…

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Dr Katherine Owens Awarded Brown Equity Prize

10 December 2020

Congratulations to SEI researcher Katherine Owens for being awarded a Brown Equity Prize for her research on the role of…

Opinion

Interweaving Voices: Mary Elizabeth’s song – Kuwiyini Mirri Yilityipiti. My father’s song, my song.

08 December 2020

In the second part of our Interweaving Voices series, musicologist Genevieve Campbell reflects on the discovery of a recording that…

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Understanding Nature with Dr Dalia Nassar

02 December 2020

SEI editor Liberty Lawson sits down with the 2021 Iain McCalman Lecture keynote speaker Dr Dalia Nassar to talk about…