Health and wellbeing in parks and nature in 1800s Aotearoa New Zealand
Friday, 3 April 2020
A recent blog from our colleague Dr James Beattie, University of Victoria.
PhD Scholarships
Thursday, 31 October 2019
We are providing three PhD scholarships and fees to students who are interested in looking at solutions to climate change problems for Māori communities. Students would join in a multi-disciplinary team of academics, private sector and Crown Research Institute individuals, along with recent Māori social science graduates from Otago University.
National research funding for Centre researcher
Thursday, 19 September 2019
Professor Merata Kawharu (Ngāti Whatua, Ngāpuhi) from the Centre for Sustainability, has been awarded NZ$7,248,016 over five years for an initiative aimed at empowering Māori communities to respond to climate change.This innovative research project pioneers the development of marae-based and marae-led platforms and processes to help reduce carbon emissions in the community.
Summer Scholarships available
Friday, 13 September 2019
Are you planning on coming back to university next year? Would you like to carry out an interesting 10-week research project over the holidays? The Centre for Sustainability has several Summer Scholarships for the summer break.
PhD Scholarship available in the area of tourism, emergency management and rural disaster resilience.
Thursday, 22 August 2019
Inviting applications for a three year PhD Scholarship at the Centre for Sustainability.We seek an applied, interdisciplinary research candidate with exceptional communication skills, and prior research knowledge and practical experience of the tourism sector to join our dynamic research team in New Zealand.
Coastal erosion challenges councils and communities
Thursday, 11 July 2019
New research shows a “business as usual” approach will not work for New Zealand’s regional councils, and over a quarter of our local councils, who are facing extreme exposure to climate hazards like coastal erosion, flooding and rising groundwater levels.
Reducing power costs for farmers
Wednesday, 10 July 2019
Electricity costs are a significant burden for many farms, especially those that run extensive irrigation and dairying operations.
Māori Research PhD scholarships
Monday, 3 June 2019
The Centre is seeking expressions of interest in two PhD Scholarship opportunities in Māori research.
Study reveals Dunedin’s energy use and high uptake of electric vehicles
Wednesday, 10 April 2019
Transport uses half of the energy consumed in Dunedin and produces most of the city’s energy-related greenhouse gas emissions, a new University of Otago study reveals. However, it also shows the city boasts the highest rates of electric vehicle ownership in New Zealand.
