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The Sydney Environment Institute brings together expertise from across disciplines to address key environmental issues.
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For those who couldn’t attend, or who want to revisit the conversation, we’re pleased to share that the lecture is now available as a podcast and a longform essay.

Listen to the podcast or read the essay here: www.sydney.edu.au/sydney-envir...
🎧 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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October 20, 2025 at 4:25 AM
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.
Join the discussion - "Climate Change & Mental Health" - Friday 17 October
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October 16, 2025 at 1:28 AM
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
www.sydney.edu.au
October 9, 2025 at 4:21 AM
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...
October 2, 2025 at 5:45 AM
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.
September 25, 2025 at 8:30 AM
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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September 25, 2025 at 7:16 AM
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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August 21, 2025 at 5:12 AM
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.
August 14, 2025 at 5:57 AM
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.
www.sydney.edu.au
August 7, 2025 at 8:24 AM
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.
www.sydney.edu.au
August 7, 2025 at 7:16 AM
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
July 30, 2025 at 4:04 AM
🔔 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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July 24, 2025 at 3:57 AM
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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July 24, 2025 at 3:50 AM
'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-...
July 10, 2025 at 5:22 AM
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...
ucrh.edu.au
June 27, 2025 at 4:36 AM
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.
www.australiangeographic.com.au
June 26, 2025 at 6:59 AM
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.
June 24, 2025 at 6:05 AM
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.
June 19, 2025 at 8:23 AM
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.
June 10, 2025 at 7:49 AM
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.
June 5, 2025 at 9:05 AM
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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June 4, 2025 at 6:39 AM
🌊 Increasingly, countries and firms are teaming up to mine deep seabeds for critical minerals. A new article in npj Ocean Sustainability, co-authored by Susan Park, shows that three arguments often made by proponents of deep-sea mining are unsubstantiated: www.nature.com/articles/s44...
The false promise of deep-sea mining - npj Ocean Sustainability
npj Ocean Sustainability - The false promise of deep-sea mining
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May 29, 2025 at 8:37 AM
In a timely op-ed for the Humanitarian Practice Network, Sheryn See, Aaron Opdyke and Susan Banki reflect on the critical importance of integrated, conflict-sensitive data systems in Myanmar's humanitarian crisis response.

Read the full article: odihpn.org/publication/...
When the ground shakes in a fractured state: why integrated data matters in Myanmar | Humanitarian Practice Network
To rebuild Myanmar’s broken foundations, the humanitarian community must ensure that the data informing recovery efforts looks beyond visible earthquake impacts.
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May 28, 2025 at 4:52 AM
Extreme heat in Australia claims more lives than any other natural disaster combined. Dr Federico Tartarini is combining his diverse backgrounds in engineering and physiology to design accessible solutions to manage heat in a warming world: www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion...
May 23, 2025 at 1:28 AM
On Wednesday 18 June, Sydney Environment Institute will host a panel of leading environmental figures to explore models of more-than-human governance, drawing from Indigenous knowledges, creative practices, and innovative research.

events.humanitix.com/reimagining-...
May 22, 2025 at 4:52 AM