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16 Jun 2022

Centre for Sustainability Director Caroline Orchiston featured in North & South


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

09 Nov 2020

Dunedin energy study shows worrying trends


Dunedin energy study shows worrying trends

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04 Sep 2020

Call for scholarship applications


The Centre for Sustainability has a three-year PhD Scholarship available to inve...

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03 Sep 2020

Centre for Sustainability summer scholarships available


Centre for Sustainability summer scholarships available

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03 Sep 2020

Policymakers should pre-plan for earthquake cordon use, Otago research


Otago researchers examining the impacts of post-earthquake cordons on residents...

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24 Aug 2020

Pumped storage and the intricate dance of supply and demand


Pumped storage and the intricate dance of supply and demand stuff article by Ass...

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08 Aug 2020

Opinion: Our political parties need a plan for a ‘post-growth’ world


Opinion: Our political parties need a plan for a ‘post-growth’ world

31 Jul 2020

NZ wants to build a 100% renewable electricity grid


New Zealand wants to build a 100% renewable electricity grid, but massive infras...

15 Jun 2020

Awakening the taniwha: Unleashing community potential from the rubble of Covid-19


Covid-19 has reset our understanding of the world. From this crisis comes opport...

12 Jun 2020

COVID-19: Implications for NZ’s energy future


Janet Stephenson discusses the impacts of Covid-19 and its aftermath on energy s...

01 May 2020

Six new approaches in a world beyond lockdown


Centre Director Associate Professor Janet Stephenson latest opinion piece looks...

30 Apr 2020

PhD Scholarship available


The Centre for Sustainability is currently advertising a 3 year PhD Scholarship...

30 Apr 2020

Redirecting our economy to a more sustainable path


Centre Director Associate Professor Janet Stephenson says “There are many things...

20 Apr 2020

COVID-19 has nothing on what’s coming


The current nationwide pause as a result of Covid-19 is an extraordinary opportu...

06 Apr 2020

Reducing Greenhouse Gases on Farms


Reducing Greenhouse Gases on Farms

03 Apr 2020

Health and wellbeing in parks and nature in 1800s Aotearoa New Zealand


Health and wellbeing in parks and nature in 1800s Aotearoa New Zealand

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31 Oct 2019

PhD Scholarships - NOW CLOSED


PhD Scholarships for Climate change, Marae Communities and Cultural Connectednes...

19 Sep 2019

National research funding for Centre researcher


National research funding for Centre researcher

13 Sep 2019

Summer Scholarships available


Summer Scholarships Available

22 Aug 2019

PhD Scholarship available in the area of tourism, emergency management and rural disaster resilience.


PhD Scholarship available in the area of tourism, emergency management and rural...

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11 Jul 2019

Coastal erosion challenges councils and communities


Coastal erosion challenges councils and communities

10 Jul 2019

Reducing power costs for farmers


Reducing power costs for farmers

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03 Jun 2019

Māori Research PhD scholarships - NOW CLOSED


Māori Research PhD scholarships - NOW CLOSED

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10 Apr 2019

Study reveals Dunedin’s energy use and high uptake of electric vehicles


Study reveals Dunedin’s energy use and high uptake of electric vehicles

02 Apr 2019

Postdoctoral Fellow


This is for a full-time, fixed-term three-year position for a Postdoctoral Resea...

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11 Sep 2018

Project builds resilience in communities preparing for Alpine Fault quake


Project builds resilience in communities preparing for Alpine Fault quake

31 May 2018

Leigh McKenzie shares her experience as an ESRI scholar


Leigh McKenzie shares her experience as an ESRI scholar

31 May 2018

Climate change and sea level rise report released


Communities and climate Change: Vulnerability to rising seas and more frequent f...

17 May 2018

Caroline Orchiston interviewed about earthquake on the Alpine Fault


Caroline Orchiston interviewed on Alpine Fault earthquake

26 Jan 2018

Centre staff go the distance for Agri-food conference


Centre staff go the distance for Agri-food conference

18 Oct 2017

Halving the University of Otago’s greenhouse gas emissions


The University of Otago is living its commitment to being a good global citizen...

25 Sep 2017

Summer Scholarships available


Summer scholarships available

23 Sep 2017

PhD Scholarship available - QuakeCoRE project


PhD Scholarship available - QuakeCoRE project

18 Sep 2017

Centre director joins Science Leadership Team for Sustainable Seas


Centre director joins Science Leadership Team for Sustainable Seas

14 Sep 2017

Election cycle not helping transport sustainability


Media Release - 14 September 2017 - Election cycle not helping transport sustain...

16 Aug 2017

Flagship Research Centres Launched


Flagship Research Centres Launched

16 Aug 2017

Oamaru heritage tourism project


Oamaru heritage tourism project

11 Aug 2017

World watching how NZ handles its envied renewable power


11 August 2107- Media Release - World watching how NZ handles its envied renewab...

13 Apr 2017

Better understanding of sea level rise in South Dunedin


Better understanding of South Dunedin's sea level rise

20 Jan 2017

Centre wins Postgraduate research Culture Award


Centre wins Postgraduate Research Culture Award

20 Jan 2017

Gold status for Energy Cultures


Gold status for Energy Cultures

17 Oct 2016

A shift towards more local and community-based marine resource management.


Janet Stephenson, Director of the Centre, recently presented at Fridtjof Nansen...

17 Jun 2016

Dr Ben Anderson to visit the Centre in July


Dr Ben Anderson to visit the Centre in July

17 Jun 2016

Upfront price of EVs still hurdle for Kiwi drivers, says Dr Janet Stephenson


Upfront price of EVs still hurdle for Kiwi drivers, says Dr Janet Stephenson

06 May 2016

Latest newsletter from NZ Sustainability Dashboard


Latest newsletter from NZ Sustainability Dashboard

06 May 2016

New report details how NZ can tackle climate change threat


New report details how NZ can tackle climate change threat

20 Apr 2016

Masters scholarship available "Variability in PV uptake in New Zealand"


Masters scholarship available Variability in PV uptake in New Zealand

11 Dec 2015

Energy Cultures International conference 2016


Energy Cultures International Conference 2016

11 Dec 2015

I've got the Power! -  latest  blog by Rebecca Ford


I've got the Power! - latest blog from Rebecca Ford

08 Oct 2015

New study quantifies Dunedin's energy use


A new study commissioned by the Otago Chamber of Commerce has assessed how much...

01 Jul 2015

Outlook positive for electric vehicle uptake in New Zealand – Otago research


New research out of the University of Otago indicates Kiwis are keen to make the...

20 Aug 2014

David McKay PhD success


David McKay PhD success

16 May 2014

Rosin part of Panel discussion


‪The Centre's Chris Rosin recently took part in a discussion on The Panel, respo...

24 Apr 2014

China fieldwork yields local knowledge


PhD student Yuan Lu has recently returned from a trip to China where she conduct...

24 Apr 2014

HEMS report sheds light on future of household energy


A Smart Grid research project report launched at The Energy Conference in Wellin...

17 Apr 2014

Cars to face bumpy road?


Centre Director Janet Stephenson and Post Doctoral research fellow Debbie Hopkin...

31 Mar 2014

Centre well represented at Energy Conference 2014


The Centre was well represented and well received at the Energy Conference 2014...

27 Mar 2014

Centre welcomes international researchers


e Centre has recently welcomed three international visitors.

20 Feb 2014

Indigenous Ecology Symposium blends local and scientific knowledge


The Centre’s Marion Johnson recently attended ECOTAS 13

20 Feb 2014

Director interviewed for "powering the future" feature


Director interviewed for powering the future feature

30 Jan 2014

Recent papers from the Centre


Recent papers from the Centre

23 Jan 2014

“Food Systems Failure” now in paperback


“Food Systems Failure” now in paperback

16 Jan 2014

CSAFE on menu at AgriFood Conference


Australasian AgriFood Research Network XX 2013 Conference

24 Dec 2013

ARGOS prototypes on the way


ARGOS Dashboard researchers are working hard to have their first prototype for k...

25 Oct 2013

Māori and Mining book launch


Centre Director Janet Stephenson and Centre Kaiārahi Lyn Carter are two of the a...

26 Sep 2013

New book focused on issues of food waste


Former Centre Director Professor Hugh Campbell has co-edited a book looking at t...

26 Sep 2013

Tahi Group seeking paradigm change


Tahi Group featured in Otago Daily Times

12 Sep 2013

Deputy Director wins supervisor award


Deputy Director wins supervisor award

13 Aug 2013

The Energy Cultures team present at the Climate, Mind and Behavior Conference


The Energy Cultures team present at the Climate, Mind and Behavior Conference

18 Jun 2012

Research aims to improve farming through traditional Maori knowledge


A University of Otago researcher has been granted $600,000 over two years to cre...

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