Sustainability transitions through collaborative research

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Our Research Centre

The Centre for Sustainability is an interdisciplinary research centre working on local and global sustainability challenges.

Our research covers the interrelated streams of Food and Agriculture, Environment and People, and Energy. We also currently host the University's Transport Research Network Research Theme (TRN) webpage.

We work in:

Agricultural sustainability
Energy cultures
Indigenous environmental management
Agroecology
Societal responses to climate change
Food issues
Community resilience

Email centre-sustainability@otago.ac.nz

Call for Scholarship Applications – One Year Masters Scholarship

Understanding the possible effects of new agricultural technology on agricultural labourers in Aotearoa New Zealand.

Seeking an enthusiastic social science student with exceptional communication skills and an interest in trans- and inter-disciplinary research to join the dynamic MaaraTech project research team.

Find out more about this exciting opportunity (PDF)

How we work

We collaborate closely with stakeholders, including communities, iwi, industry and government agencies. For many projects, we form teams with researchers from across New Zealand and internationally.

We generate high-quality research, both practical and theoretical. Our research informs choices, adaptations and transformations in policy and practice to enhance social, cultural, environmental and economic well-being.

We believe that complex social-environmental issues can best be addressed by valuing local and traditional knowledge, complementing knowledge generated by scientists and social scientists.