2024
Articles
21 June 2024
Meet Zoë Sadokierski
Zoë is an Associate Professor, Visual Communication at the University of Technology Sydney, who uses a research-through-design methodology, bringing her design expertise into academic work.
21 June 2024
Healthcare project tackles carbon emissions amid climate crisis
Researchers at the University of Sydney are launching a project to reduce carbon emissions in healthcare. Led by Professor Danielle Celermajer, Professor David Celermajer, and Dr Fabian Sack, the initiative will measure healthcare emissions, develop tools for sustainable practices, and influence national public health policy.
14 June 2024
Plurality in environmental justice: new insights
Professor David Schlosberg's latest paper in explores the multifaceted meanings of justice in environmental movements worldwide, offering critical insights for environmental justice scholars and activists.
12 June 2024
Urgent action needed for Net Zero economy by 2050
The submission highlights the urgent need for ambitious and robust policy action to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions, and simultaneously a need to prepare for the continued consequences of the emissions that have already raised global average temperatures.
03 June 2024
SEI’s 2025 collaborative grant applications are now open
Applications have opened for the Sydney Environment Institute’s 2025 Collaborative Grants Scheme, designed to engage researchers across the University to develop new, collaborative, multidisciplinary projects.
24 May 2024
Addressing mental health impacts of flood-related displacement
A collaboration led by Sydney Environment Institute and the University Centre for Rural Health in Lismore is planning to investigate experiences of housing displacement in the Northern Rivers.
23 May 2024
Meet Dr Blanche Verlie
Blanche is a multidisciplinary social scientist whose work focuses on climate change. Her Horizon project explores how policy negligence and gaslighting by political leaders contribute to climate injustice.
29 April 2024
Meet Dr Lee White
Lee is an interdisciplinary researcher with a background in Energy Management and Public Policy. As a recent recipient of the University of Sydney Horizon Fellowship, Lee aims to develop innovative measures to address energy poverty and its impacts on health and wellbeing.
19 April 2024
New SEI event series addresses the climate and biodiversity crises
SEI launches the Climate and Biodiversity Crises Series with panel discussions addressing how the climate and biodiversity challenges are interconnected. Starting during Climate Action Week, the series advocates for a unified approach where our strategies to address climate change and restore biodiversity complement each other.
19 April 2024
Meet our 2024 Honours students
Congratulations to Arielle Saunders, Sanaa Shah, Alana Barbaro, and Lauren Hocking who have been awarded the SEI Honours Research Fellowship, and Antonio Izzo, the recipient of the Iain McCalman Honours Research Award in partnership with the Chau Chak Wing Museum.