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Centre for Sustainability news

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31 Oct 2024

University of Otago Research Grants for Te Kete Aronui – Division of Humanities


Congratulations to the six successful projects from Te Kete Aronui – Division of...

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17 Oct 2024

Bringing Moriori exhibition Hou Rongo to life


Transporting visitors to Rēkohu (Chatham Islands) and the culture of the indigen...

15 Dec 2022

Pacific Alliance condemns radioactive discharge from Fukushima Daiichi – calls for NZ action


Plans to discharge tonnes of radioactive wastewater into the Pacific Ocean for a...

08 Nov 2022

Nuclear Connections Across Oceania conference set to build strategic relationships


As war and climate change bring nuclear issues back to the forefront of global c...

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12 Sep 2022

Taking charge in the face of adversity – climate change adaptors focus of project


As the world struggles to take meaningful action on climate change, University o...

16 Jun 2022

Centre for Sustainability Director Caroline Orchiston featured in North &


Associate Professor Caroline Orchiston recently featured in North & South, discu...

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09 Feb 2022

Hefty bags hindering active transport to school


Heavy school bags are a “significant” issue for teenagers, with one-third of the...

05 Nov 2021

Marsden and Rutherford funding success for Humanities


The Division of Humanities celebrates the news that Associate Professor Priscill...

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28 Sep 2021

Culture and Sustainability


Professor Janet Stephenson's Inaugural Professorial Lecture: Culture and Sustain...

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22 Sep 2021

Research must make a difference says new Centre for Sustainability Director


Newly appointed Centre for Sustainability Director Associate Professor Caroline...

27 May 2021

Looking at future of Antarctic through an Indigenous Māori lens


It is time for the management and conservation of the Antarctic to begin focusin...

08 Apr 2021

Response to the Climate Change Commission


Response to the Climate Change Commission

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