What becomes possible when we learn to tell different stories about the world and our place within it? Join us in celebrating Professor Thom van Dooren - a pioneer of “field philosophy” and recipient of the BBVA Foundation’s prestigious Biophilia Award: www.sydney.edu.au/sydney-envir...

SEI's 2025 Annual Report reflects on the exceptional work of our members. Through enduring partnerships with communities, governments, and industry, SEI's work demonstrates how multidisciplinary research can advance the common good. 🔗 2025 Annual Report: www.sydney.edu.au/sydney-envir...

Dr Rebecca McNaught has delivered the prestigious Iain McCalman Lecture. Drawing on years of embedded research in the Northern Rivers of NSW, Dr McNaught challenges how Australia thinks about #disasters, #resilience and #recovery. 🔗 Now available, podcast or essay: www.sydney.edu.au/sydney-envir...

When competition for land is tight, how might informal green spaces support urban #ecologies? As Catherine Gunawan writes, with careful management these overlooked spaces could unlock new opportunities to support urban biodiversity in cities like Sydney: www.sydney.edu.au/sydney-envir...

Spaces for Growth within the Informal Green Spaces of Sydney

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🌊 Ocean systems underpin national prosperity, resilience, and cultural identity. As a new report from Ocean Decade Australia reveals, the "blue economy" is rapidly emerging as a strategic consideration in Australian boardrooms: www.oceandecadeaustralia.org/news-item/22...

2026 Iain McCalman lecture: Dr. Rebecca McNaught will share stories of grassroots collaboration, creativity, and hope from the Northern Rivers - region at the epicentre of compounding disasters [2 March 2026, 6-8PM] 👉 Register: www.sydney.edu.au/sydney-envir...

SEI Postdoctoral Research Fellow Dr Lian Sinclair spoke to ABC PM Radio about how #Greenland's #rare #earth deposits are not unique, and aggression towards Greenland serves no benefit for #renewable #energy production. Listen now: www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

Trump and Denmark dispute Greenland's future - ABC listen

Denmark's foreign minister has declared his nation fundamentally disagrees with US President Donald Trump on the future of Greenland, following a high stakes meeting at the White House.

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SEI researcher Associate Professor Chris Pepin-Neff @pepinneff.bsky.social warns Sydney-siders to stay out of the water after heavy rain, responding to recent cluster of shark bites: www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...

Sydneysiders must be warned. After heavy rain, it’s not safe to go back in the water

We need to design strategies which ensure that swimmers and surfers in the harbour city are clear on the risk of shark encounters after heavy rainfall.

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Critical #minerals are vital for the #energy #transition, but supply chains remain vulnerable. Experts at SEI’s roundtable explored #geopolitics, #sustainability and #Australia’s role. Listen to the #podcast for more insights.

Australia and the Global Race for Critical Minerals

Critical minerals are vital for the energy transition, but supply chains remain vulnerable. Experts at SEI’s roundtable explored geopolitics, sustainability and Australia’s role. Listen to the podcast...

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🎧 Sydney Environment Institute's latest panel discussion, 'Rethinking growth: Post-Growth, De-Growth, Donuts and Well-Being' is now available on our #podcast series: shows.acast.com/the-sei-podc...

Rethinking growth: Post-growth, de-growth, donuts and well-being | The SEI Podcast Series

SEI's Climate Justice Series

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Whether post-disaster #trauma or growing climate #anxiety, the impacts of climate change on our #collective #wellbeing are only expected to rise. On Fri 17 Oct, @blancheverlie.bsky.social will join a panel discussion about the #mental #health impacts of #climate #change and what we can do about it.

Congratulations to Thom van Dooren who was awarded the prestigious 'Biophilia Award in Environmental Humanities and Social Sciences'. The BBVA Foundation recognises the #philosopher's contributions to understanding species #extinction from the perspective of the #environmental #humanities.

Prof Thom van Dooren awarded prestigious Biophilia Award

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As Sydney’s flood risk grows and changes, traditional grey #infrastructure alone cannot keep pace. Sydney Environment Institute has partnered with AECOM and Committee for Sydney on a new report on the #resilience #dividend of #nature-based solutions: 🔗 Read here: sydney.org.au/wp-content/u...

Last week, the Henry Halloran Urban & Regional Research Initiative hosted a panel discussion on #urban #rewilding, exploring the different ways #nature-based solutions can be applied in urban environments to enhance #resilience and #regeneration.

We're thrilled to see the interest in our upcoming panel discussion on #DeGrowth, #PostGrowth and #WellbeingEconomies - tickets have sold out! If you'd still like to hear leading thinkers unpack the #growth paradigm and explore #alternative #regenerative economic models, join the waitlist ⬇️

Rethinking growth: Post-Growth, De-Growth, Donuts and Well-Being

Get tickets on Humanitix - Rethinking growth: Post-Growth, De-Growth, Donuts and Well-Being hosted by Sydney Environment Institute. The Law Foyer, Level 2, New Law Building (F10), University of Sydney...

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Cana Nongkhlaw, recipient of the 2025 Iain McCalman Honours Research Award, writes on Khasi #land-based practices and #biodiversity #conservation: "Place-based ontologies are not static or romantic. They are adaptive, situated, and often forged in the crucible of loss and resistance."

Khasi Indigenous place-based ontologies and biodiversity conservation

Cana Nongkhlaw, recipient of the 2025 Iain McCalman Honours Research Award writes on Khasi land-based practices including living root bridge (Jingkieng Jri) and the importance of indigenous knowledge,...

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Sydney Environment Institute and Sydney Policy Lab are leading a collaborative research initiative on #universities' role in #community #disaster #resilience. The project brings together students, staff, academics, community representatives and local gov to explore local disaster resilience needs.

An emerging research initiative at Sydney Environment Institute is exploring alternatives to #growth-based #economic paradigms. SEI members met with researchers from across the University of Sydney to explore emerging research and ideas on #post-growth, #de-growth & #wellbeing-economy approaches

Developing a collaborative research agenda for post-growth futures

The Sydney Environment Institute’s new research groups on post-growth, degrowth, and well-being economy are fostering interdisciplinary collaboration in transformative political economy.

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The University of Sydney is the first university in Australia to release a formal climate-related financial disclosure, aligned with NSW Treasury’s #climate #reporting framework: www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion...

University of Sydney first in Australia to release full climate-related financial disclosure

The University of Sydney has published a climate-related financial disclosure, setting a new benchmark in climate governance and emissions transparency across the higher education sector.

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Sydney Environment Institute celebrates the International Court of Justice's historic ruling on states’ climate obligations. The ICJ's much-anticipated Advisory Opinion on climate change is the clearest legal affirmation to date that states have a legally binding obligation to address climate change

🔔 Job opportunity – Sydney Environment Institute is #hiring a #Postdoctoral Research Fellow - #Justice and #Electricity Transmission to develop research on climate justice and electricity transmission with @amandatattersall.bsky.social and @dschlosberg.bsky.social. Applications close 11 Aug, 11:59PM

Postdoctoral Fellow - Justice and Electricity Transmission

Part time, 4 days per week, fixed term until June 2028 Research Project, 'Just transmission: advancing coherence in Australia’s electricity policy' Base Salary $127,436 - $151,328 (Level B) pro rata +...

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Sydney Environment Institute's submission to the NSW Net Zero Commission underscores the urgent need for #systemic, #inclusive, and #locally grounded approaches to climate #adaptation. SEI identified 10 priority recommendations, drawing on the #multidisciplinary expertise of its membership.

SEI Champions Climate Adaptation in Net Zero Commission Submission

The Sydney Environment Institute (SEI) welcomed the opportunity to make a submission to the New South Wales Net Zero Commission’s 2025 consultation process. Drawing on the expertise of a multidiscipli...

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'Nature positive' is everywhere. But what does it actually mean and who stands to benefit? Thur 21 Aug, Sydney Environment Institute will host a panel of leading experts to examine the role of 'nature positive' in conservation, policy and finance. Register: events.humanitix.com/what-nature-...

The #invisible #labour of #disaster #recovery: Groundbreaking new #study from University Center for Rural Health documents the vital role of grassroots #women's #leadership in Northern River's recovery from catastrophic 2022 #floods.

New research reveals hidden backbone of Northern Rivers flood recovery: women’s leadership - University Centre for Rural Health

A groundbreaking new study published in the journal Women's Health is bringing long-overdue recognition to the women who played a pivotal role in the Northern Rivers’ recovery from the catastrophic 20...

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Don't miss @danycelermajer.bsky.social, Deputy Director Sydney Environment Institute, in the latest edition of Australian Geographic @ausgeo.newsmast.social.ap.brid.gy. Dany shares the stories of tragedy that have driven and shaped her current work, advancing #MultispeciesJustice frameworks.

Embracing all life - Australian Geographic

Driven by tragedy, philosopher Danielle Celermajer champions radical kindness for the earth and its creatures.

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Australia's #healthcare sector contributes to 7% of the nation's emissions, driven by its extensive supply chain network. Sydney Environment Institute and Sydney Nano Institute hosted a panel of healthcare professionals to explore the opportunities & challenges of healthcare #decarbonisation.

Last month, Sydney Environment Institute members traveled to Scotland to further develop the 'Ecological Transitions' collaboration with the University of Edinburgh. The collaboration brings together multidisciplinary expertise from both institutions to address the #climate & #biodiversity crises.

Last week, Sydney Environment Institute welcomed over 45 environmental humanities #researchers, #storytellers and #community members onto campus for the 'Storytelling for Lost and Threatened Places' Environmental Humanities Symposium.

Congratulations to James Bradley (Honorary Associate at Sydney Environment Institute) on winning the Douglas Stewart Prize for Non-Fiction at the Premier’s Literary Awards, State Library of New South Wales, as well as a Gold Medal in the Animals and Nature section of the Nautilus Awards.

We're thrilled to see the interest in our upcoming panel discussion on more-than-human justice. Tickets have already sold out! If you'd still like to attend, please join the waitlist: events.humanitix.com/reimagining-... #DemocraticInnovation #MultiSpeciesJustice #BiodiversityCrisis

Reimagining democracy: how diverse knowledges are creating more-than-human justice

Get tickets on Humanitix - Reimagining democracy: how diverse knowledges are creating more-than-human justice hosted by Sydney Environment Institute.

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