New archive
16 Jun 2022
Centre for Sustainability Director Caroline Orchiston featured in North & South
Associate Professor Caroline Orchiston recently featured in North & South, discu...
09 Feb 2022
Hefty bags hindering active transport to school
Heavy school bags are a “significant” issue for teenagers, with one-third of the...
05 Nov 2021
Marsden and Rutherford funding success for Humanities
The Division of Humanities celebrates the news that Associate Professor Priscill...
28 Sep 2021
Culture and Sustainability
Professor Janet Stephenson's Inaugural Professorial Lecture: Culture and Sustain...
22 Sep 2021
Research must make a difference says new Centre for Sustainability Director
Newly appointed Centre for Sustainability Director Associate Professor Caroline...
27 May 2021
Looking at future of Antarctic through an Indigenous Māori lens
It is time for the management and conservation of the Antarctic to begin focusin...
08 Apr 2021
Response to the Climate Change Commission
Response to the Climate Change Commission
09 Nov 2020
Dunedin energy study shows worrying trends
Dunedin energy study shows worrying trends
04 Sep 2020
Call for scholarship applications
The Centre for Sustainability has a three-year PhD Scholarship available to inve...
03 Sep 2020
Centre for Sustainability summer scholarships available
Centre for Sustainability summer scholarships available
03 Sep 2020
Policymakers should pre-plan for earthquake cordon use, Otago research
Otago researchers examining the impacts of post-earthquake cordons on residents...
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...
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
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...
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...
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...
01 May 2020
Six new approaches in a world beyond lockdown
Centre Director Associate Professor Janet Stephenson latest opinion piece looks...
30 Apr 2020
PhD Scholarship available
The Centre for Sustainability is currently advertising a 3 year PhD Scholarship...
30 Apr 2020
Redirecting our economy to a more sustainable path
Centre Director Associate Professor Janet Stephenson says “There are many things...
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...
06 Apr 2020
Reducing Greenhouse Gases on Farms
Reducing Greenhouse Gases on Farms
03 Apr 2020
Health and wellbeing in parks and nature in 1800s Aotearoa New Zealand
Health and wellbeing in parks and nature in 1800s Aotearoa New Zealand
31 Oct 2019
PhD Scholarships - NOW CLOSED
PhD Scholarships for Climate change, Marae Communities and Cultural Connectednes...
19 Sep 2019
National research funding for Centre researcher
National research funding for Centre researcher
13 Sep 2019
Summer Scholarships available
Summer Scholarships Available
22 Aug 2019
PhD Scholarship available in the area of tourism, emergency management and rural disaster resilience.
PhD Scholarship available in the area of tourism, emergency management and rural...
11 Jul 2019
Coastal erosion challenges councils and communities
Coastal erosion challenges councils and communities
10 Jul 2019
Reducing power costs for farmers
Reducing power costs for farmers
03 Jun 2019
Māori Research PhD scholarships - NOW CLOSED
Māori Research PhD scholarships - NOW CLOSED
10 Apr 2019
Study reveals Dunedin’s energy use and high uptake of electric vehicles
Study reveals Dunedin’s energy use and high uptake of electric vehicles
02 Apr 2019
Postdoctoral Fellow
This is for a full-time, fixed-term three-year position for a Postdoctoral Resea...
11 Sep 2018
Project builds resilience in communities preparing for Alpine Fault quake
Project builds resilience in communities preparing for Alpine Fault quake
31 May 2018
Leigh McKenzie shares her experience as an ESRI scholar
Leigh McKenzie shares her experience as an ESRI scholar
31 May 2018
Climate change and sea level rise report released
Communities and climate Change: Vulnerability to rising seas and more frequent f...
17 May 2018
Caroline Orchiston interviewed about earthquake on the Alpine Fault
Caroline Orchiston interviewed on Alpine Fault earthquake
26 Jan 2018
Centre staff go the distance for Agri-food conference
Centre staff go the distance for Agri-food conference
18 Oct 2017
Halving the University of Otago’s greenhouse gas emissions
The University of Otago is living its commitment to being a good global citizen...
25 Sep 2017
Summer Scholarships available
Summer scholarships available
23 Sep 2017
PhD Scholarship available - QuakeCoRE project
PhD Scholarship available - QuakeCoRE project
18 Sep 2017
Centre director joins Science Leadership Team for Sustainable Seas
Centre director joins Science Leadership Team for Sustainable Seas
14 Sep 2017
Election cycle not helping transport sustainability
Media Release - 14 September 2017 - Election cycle not helping transport sustain...
16 Aug 2017
Flagship Research Centres Launched
Flagship Research Centres Launched
16 Aug 2017
Oamaru heritage tourism project
Oamaru heritage tourism project
11 Aug 2017
World watching how NZ handles its envied renewable power
11 August 2107- Media Release - World watching how NZ handles its envied renewab...
13 Apr 2017
Better understanding of sea level rise in South Dunedin
Better understanding of South Dunedin's sea level rise
20 Jan 2017
Centre wins Postgraduate research Culture Award
Centre wins Postgraduate Research Culture Award
20 Jan 2017
Gold status for Energy Cultures
Gold status for Energy Cultures
17 Oct 2016
A shift towards more local and community-based marine resource management.
Janet Stephenson, Director of the Centre, recently presented at Fridtjof Nansen...
17 Jun 2016
Dr Ben Anderson to visit the Centre in July
Dr Ben Anderson to visit the Centre in July
17 Jun 2016
Upfront price of EVs still hurdle for Kiwi drivers, says Dr Janet Stephenson
Upfront price of EVs still hurdle for Kiwi drivers, says Dr Janet Stephenson
06 May 2016
Latest newsletter from NZ Sustainability Dashboard
Latest newsletter from NZ Sustainability Dashboard
06 May 2016
New report details how NZ can tackle climate change threat
New report details how NZ can tackle climate change threat
20 Apr 2016
Masters scholarship available "Variability in PV uptake in New Zealand"
Masters scholarship available Variability in PV uptake in New Zealand
11 Dec 2015
Energy Cultures International conference 2016
Energy Cultures International Conference 2016
11 Dec 2015
I've got the Power! - latest blog by Rebecca Ford
I've got the Power! - latest blog from Rebecca Ford
08 Oct 2015
New study quantifies Dunedin's energy use
A new study commissioned by the Otago Chamber of Commerce has assessed how much...
01 Jul 2015
Outlook positive for electric vehicle uptake in New Zealand – Otago research
New research out of the University of Otago indicates Kiwis are keen to make the...
20 Aug 2014
David McKay PhD success
David McKay PhD success
16 May 2014
Rosin part of Panel discussion
The Centre's Chris Rosin recently took part in a discussion on The Panel, respo...
24 Apr 2014
China fieldwork yields local knowledge
PhD student Yuan Lu has recently returned from a trip to China where she conduct...
24 Apr 2014
HEMS report sheds light on future of household energy
A Smart Grid research project report launched at The Energy Conference in Wellin...
17 Apr 2014
Cars to face bumpy road?
Centre Director Janet Stephenson and Post Doctoral research fellow Debbie Hopkin...
31 Mar 2014
Centre well represented at Energy Conference 2014
The Centre was well represented and well received at the Energy Conference 2014...
27 Mar 2014
Centre welcomes international researchers
e Centre has recently welcomed three international visitors.
20 Feb 2014
Indigenous Ecology Symposium blends local and scientific knowledge
The Centre’s Marion Johnson recently attended ECOTAS 13
20 Feb 2014
Director interviewed for "powering the future" feature
Director interviewed for powering the future feature
30 Jan 2014
Recent papers from the Centre
Recent papers from the Centre
23 Jan 2014
“Food Systems Failure” now in paperback
“Food Systems Failure” now in paperback
16 Jan 2014
CSAFE on menu at AgriFood Conference
Australasian AgriFood Research Network XX 2013 Conference
24 Dec 2013
ARGOS prototypes on the way
ARGOS Dashboard researchers are working hard to have their first prototype for k...
25 Oct 2013
Māori and Mining book launch
Centre Director Janet Stephenson and Centre Kaiārahi Lyn Carter are two of the a...
26 Sep 2013
New book focused on issues of food waste
Former Centre Director Professor Hugh Campbell has co-edited a book looking at t...
26 Sep 2013
Tahi Group seeking paradigm change
Tahi Group featured in Otago Daily Times
12 Sep 2013
Deputy Director wins supervisor award
Deputy Director wins supervisor award
13 Aug 2013
The Energy Cultures team present at the Climate, Mind and Behavior Conference
The Energy Cultures team present at the Climate, Mind and Behavior Conference
18 Jun 2012
Research aims to improve farming through traditional Maori knowledge
A University of Otago researcher has been granted $600,000 over two years to cre...