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Introducing Professor Carolyn Hogg

We hear from SEI's new Deputy Director External Engagement, Professor Carolyn Hogg, about her work in conservation management and her plans to enhance opportunities at SEI.

Senate inquiry highlights SEI's role in disaster resilience

The Sydney Environment Institute (SEI) is proud to announce that its collaborative efforts have been featured in the recently published report from the Senate inquiry into Australia's Disaster Resilience.

SEI advocates for community focus in new disaster response guidelines

The NSW Government recently collected feedback on its draft NSW Disaster Adaptation Plan (DAP) Guidelines which aim to develop collaborative, actionable plans for government, local communities, and relevant organisations to work together in identifying and implementing the most effective disaster risk reduction strategies.

24 January 2024

Planetary Commons: Fostering global cooperation to safeguard critical Earth system functions

Professor David Schlosberg, Director of SEI, is a key contributor to a significant new publication on global environmental governance, collaborating with an international team of authors.

18 September 2024

Exploring climate buffer infrastructures in Tacloban

An international team of researchers and students, funded by the Sydney Environment Institute, conducted fieldwork in Tacloban City, Philippines from June to August 2024. They sought to understand the prospects and pitfalls of hard infrastructures and nature-based solutions in protecting communities from adverse impacts of climate change.

05 September 2024

Social infrastructure and disaster risk in the Philippines

Lauren is an Honours student studying a double degree in Civil Engineering and Geography, who was awarded the SEI Honours Research Fellowship in 2024. Her project is titled ‘Social infrastructure and disaster risk in the Philippines’.

02 September 2024

Patient’s heart and related carbon footprint can both be cared for

A team of researchers at the University of Sydney, including a sustainability analyst, a sociologist and cardiologist, has been able to map the carbon footprint of a cardiac patient, from hospital admission to discharge.

16 September 2024

Towards a just implementation of carbon removal

PhD student, Elisa Paiusco, explores the societal and ethical dimensions of carbon dioxide removal (CDR) techniques such as afforestation and reforestation (A/R), bioenergy with carbon capture (BECCS), and direct air capture (DACCS).

26 September 2024

Experts to unite at COP16 to tackle the biodiversity crisis

As biodiversity loss accelerates at unprecedented rates, COP16 in Colombia brings together global leaders, academics, and NGOs to address this crisis. University of Sydney delegates, including A/Prof Jaime Gongora, A/Prof Catherine Grueber, and PhD candidate Ana Maria Ulloa, will contribute to discussions.

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.