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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, discussing New Zealand's preparedness for a m...

09 Feb 2022
Hefty bags hindering active transport to school
Heavy school bags are a “significant” issue for teenagers, with one-third of them thinking their bag is too heavy to wal...

05 Nov 2021
Marsden and Rutherford funding success for Humanities
The Division of Humanities celebrates the news that Associate Professor Priscilla Wehi (Centre for Sustainability) and A...

28 Sep 2021
Culture and Sustainability
Professor Janet Stephenson's Inaugural Professorial Lecture: Culture and Sustainability has been recorded and is availab...

22 Sep 2021
Research must make a difference says new Centre for Sustainability Director
Newly appointed Centre for Sustainability Director Associate Professor Caroline Orchiston wants to bring her “passion fo...

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 focusing on responsibility, rather than rights,...

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

04 Sep 2020
Call for scholarship applications
The Centre for Sustainability has a three-year PhD Scholarship available to investigate the uptake and implementation of...

03 Sep 2020
Centre for Sustainability summer scholarships available
Centre for Sustainability summer scholarships available

03 Sep 2020
Policymakers should pre-plan for earthquake cordon use, Otago research
Otago researchers examining the impacts of post-earthquake cordons on residents and businesses say policy makers should...

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 Associate Professor Janet Stephenson

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 infrastructure is not the best option

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 opportunity, and Professor Merata Kawharu (Ngā...

12 Jun 2020
COVID-19: Implications for NZ’s energy future
Janet Stephenson discusses the impacts of Covid-19 and its aftermath on energy systems in New Zealand and globally, and...

01 May 2020
Six new approaches in a world beyond lockdown
Centre Director Associate Professor Janet Stephenson latest opinion piece looks at what she think we’re learning as a so...

30 Apr 2020
PhD Scholarship available
The Centre for Sustainability is currently advertising a 3 year PhD Scholarship to study earthquake-related legislation...

30 Apr 2020
Redirecting our economy to a more sustainable path
Centre Director Associate Professor Janet Stephenson says “There are many things we can be doing to be setting our econo...

20 Apr 2020
COVID-19 has nothing on what’s coming
The current nationwide pause as a result of Covid-19 is an extraordinary opportunity, and probably the only one we will...

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

31 Oct 2019
PhD Scholarships - NOW CLOSED
PhD Scholarships for Climate change, Marae Communities and Cultural Connectedness. The problems and the opportunities.

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 disaster resilience.

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

03 Jun 2019
Māori Research PhD scholarships - NOW CLOSED
Māori Research PhD scholarships - NOW CLOSED

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 Research Fellow in the Sociology of Food and...

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 flooding.

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 by sparking a change that will halve the...

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 sustainability

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 renewable power

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 Institute, Norway

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 energy Dunedin uses as a city, and from...

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 shift to energy efficient electric vehi...

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, responding to a report on research comparing...

24 Apr 2014
China fieldwork yields local knowledge
PhD student Yuan Lu has recently returned from a trip to China where she conducted field research for her thesis on the...

24 Apr 2014
HEMS report sheds light on future of household energy
A Smart Grid research project report launched at The Energy Conference in Wellington last month has been well received.

17 Apr 2014
Cars to face bumpy road?
Centre Director Janet Stephenson and Post Doctoral research fellow Debbie Hopkins were recently interviewed for a Listen...

31 Mar 2014
Centre well represented at Energy Conference 2014
The Centre was well represented and well received at the Energy Conference 2014 in Wellington this month.

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 kiwifruit growers ready by the end of Jan...

25 Oct 2013
Māori and Mining book launch
Centre Director Janet Stephenson and Centre Kaiārahi Lyn Carter are two of the authors behind Māori and Mining, a public...

26 Sep 2013
New book focused on issues of food waste
Former Centre Director Professor Hugh Campbell has co-edited a book looking at the issues surrounding food waste.

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 create a low-input farming model combining...