Upcoming events
We host seminars with a range of international and local speakers. Contact us if you are interested in presenting your work, or would like to receive seminar notifications:
Email centre-sustainability@otago.ac.nz
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Centre for Sustainability news
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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
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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...
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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...
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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...
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01 May 2020
Six new approaches in a world beyond lockdown
Centre Director Associate Professor Janet Stephenson latest opinion piece looks...
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30 Apr 2020
PhD Scholarship available
The Centre for Sustainability is currently advertising a 3 year PhD Scholarship...
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30 Apr 2020
Redirecting our economy to a more sustainable path
Centre Director Associate Professor Janet Stephenson says “There are many things...
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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...