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Ecoversity UoA

Locality: Adelaide, South Australia

Address: Level 12 Schulz Building 5000 Adelaide, SA, Australia

Website: http://www.adelaide.edu.au/ecoversity/

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25.01.2022 Interested in the circular economy? Next Wednesday this free online session is going to be running, giving you the chance to hear from a huge variety of different industry and council representatives.

25.01.2022 Want to become a backyard biodiversity hero? In this video, bee researcher from The University of Adelaide, Liz Williamson explains how adding a variety of native flowering plants to your garden can help to provide food to the unique and diverse array of native bee species in South Australia.

25.01.2022 Facilitating our Pints of Ideas event tonight is Professor Bob Hill, Director of The Environment Institute . Professor Bob Hill’s botanical research has made significant contributions to the areas of palaeobotany, plant systematics, plant ecophysiology and the application of research from these areas to interpreting changes that have occurred to the Australian flora through evolutionary time. He is best known for his research on the fossil history of Nothofagus and southern conifers, and has won awards for his research on the impact of climate-change on Australian vegetation. Join us and Professor Bob Hill tonight at the UniBar Adelaide for our first Pints of Ideas event

23.01.2022 What an amazing innovation!

23.01.2022 Over biodiversity month the Nature Festival are running a huge range of events across Adelaide, one of them being a nature journalling workshop at the Joinery! If you'd like to get along, register here: https://www.facebook.com/events/1572360682933940/ . Never heard of nature journalling? Have a read of this Milkwood article to learn a bit about the benefits before getting along to the workshop.

23.01.2022 Keen to meet the crew behind your brew? To celebrate all our retailers on campus making the switch to compostable packaging for all their in-house food and bevs, we're running a feature week on our social media for each one of them, and putting on activities and giveaways almost EVERY SINGLE THURSDAY! Keep on the pulse of when and where through our socials. See you then!

23.01.2022 Architecture students are today set up in the hub selling beautiful wooden wares - everything from headphone stands and earrings to plant labels and customized pet tags. What's more, all these amazing goodies are made by students from upcycled prototype offcuts. Way to go guys!! Get in and check it out - looks like everything is going hot! #reducereuserecycle

22.01.2022 More and more it's becoming clear that our solutions to the environmental and climate crises in Australia and worldwide are inextricably linked to social justice issues. The bushfires of last summer, the impacts of COVID-19, and the much-needed support for those working in the fossil fuel industry to ensure no one is left behind in the transition to a more sustainable economy being just a few examples. If this article from the Guardian has you nodding your head in agreement,... try getting in touch with the Tomorrow Movement to get involved with their work campaigning for a climate jobs guarantee and a COVID-19 recovery that works for everyone, or sign up to volunteer with the Australian Youth Climate Coalition SA to support just transitions with their sister organisation the Seed Indigenous Youth Climate Network. There's a huge diversity of groups doing great work towards climate justice once you start looking for them! See more

22.01.2022 When we're talking about climate change and individual responsibility, this is a pretty stark reminder that fixing the problem is about more than just turning your lights off when you leave the room or even transitioning our energy systems. It's about social justice, and it's about looking at the bigger changes that need to happen in our world for our societies to be truly sustainable.

20.01.2022 The waste from renewable energy is a hard topic we don't often talk about - this is a great step on the road to truly sustainable energy!

18.01.2022 This week, we're celebrating Taste Baguette and their move over to 100% compostable packaging This week, head on over and check them out in Hub Central - they've got hot drinks and a tasty selection of sweet and savoury goodness on offer (strong recommend on the hot marinated tofu rolls!). Have a chat with Henry and the gang while they whip you up something to keep you warm heading into winter! We'll be posting some sneaky snippets from out chat with them this week, earlier today we were hanging out outside the shop giving out some plastic-free alternative freebies to celebrate the transition! If you missed out never fear - we'll be at a new spot Thursday 9:30-10:30 in week 7 when we're back on campus.

18.01.2022 Plane miles contribute a huge amount to global emissions, and COVID-19 has given the world a change to glimpse what a world with less air pollution could look like. How do you think we should reduce their impact going forwards? Is it all about new fuel and airplane technologies to cut the fossil fuels out of air travel? Or do governments need to take more action to make it harder and more expensive for air travel companies to pollute? And what about all the passengers, is there a social and cultural shift that we need to cut down unnecessary flying time? Tell us what you think!

18.01.2022 Have you been through the hub today? If not, swing by the stall organised by our very own architecture students selling beautiful lazer-cut wooden wares like plant tags and earrings. What a great upcycling idea for all those otherwise-discarded prototype offcuts!

18.01.2022 It's a brand new week, which means a brand new feature cafe to celebrate their move over to 100% compostable packaging This week, head on over and check out Taste Baguette in Hub Central - they've got hot drinks and a tasty selection of sweet and savoury goodness on offer (strong recommend on the hot marinated tofu rolls!). Have a chat with Henry and the gang while they whip you up something to keep you warm heading into winter! We'll be posting some sneaky snippets from out chat with them this week, and then on Thursday (tomorrow!) 9:30-10:30 catch us over there giving out some plastic-free alternative freebies to celebrate the transition!

17.01.2022 TONIGHT we're helping out the SA Urban Food Network and the Adelaide Uni Geography and Development Society to bring you a panel discussion on food literacy and COVID's impact on our food system. It's going to be held at the Jade on Flinders Street and is set to be a really incredible night. Tickets still available. We'll see you there!

17.01.2022 'I am Greta', the powerful doco about the global climate activist icon Greta Thunberg, is OUT! Check it out below:

16.01.2022 Did you know that Australians use more than 150,000km of Christmas wrapping paper EVERY YEAR? That's nuts! And all of that paper goes straight into the landfill bin after a day or two stuck onto all your rellies' Xmas presents. So what can we do about it? Well, this article has a few fun ideas!

15.01.2022 FRIDAY FILM NIGHT More than a decade ago, Casey Anderson rescued a grizzly bear named Brutus and founded the Montana Grizzly Encounter in order to provide a natural home for other rescued grizzlies. This Biodiversity Month, their unlikely friendship can teach us the importance of conservation, and respect for one of the most feared species on our planet.

14.01.2022 We've been hearing all the buzz around seaweed as a feed supplement to cut methane emissions for a while - so wonderful to see investment in this important research. We can't wait to hear all about the findings!

14.01.2022 THIS WEEKEND There's a global online interactive conference happening with incredible speakers from all across the world. First Nations leaders, speakers from every continent, names like Naomi Klein, Greta Thunberg and Bill McKibben... and it's all completely FREE If you're passionate about climate justice, the natural environment and caring for future generations then this sounds like a weekend not to be missed!... https://www.facebook.com/amazonwatch/videos/932739650890858

14.01.2022 Amongst the many great clubs out at O-week today we managed to spot the fashion collective and the bio society - both wonderful groups we've run events with in the past! We can't wait to see what all the student clubs come up with for this new uni year get out and have a chat!!

13.01.2022 In the final installment of our Backyard Biodiversity Heroes video series, bird ecologist from The University of Adelaide Darcy Whittaker explains how creating artificial tree hollows, in the form of nesting boxes, can help to provide much needed shelter for woodland birds and other species.

12.01.2022 As part of this year's Nature Festival, we are hosting a free guided birdbox building workshop in collaboration with the Biology Society of South Australia. Join us this weekend (Saturday 26th September) to learn how to construct bird boxes from scratch, and how to donate your creations to local conservation efforts in your area. Capacity is limited and there's only a few spots left !

12.01.2022 Do you love getting outdoors and capturing all of nature's goodness with a pen, pencil, paintbrush or camera? Then don't forget to enter the Biology Society's photography and art competition! Competition closes 30th September.

12.01.2022 South Australia yet again leading the way as the world's first major jurisdiction to be powered by 100% solar!! Some people might say that being powered by renewable energy is impractical and expensive, but here in SA electricity prices are getting steadily cheaper and new diversified renewable energy sources and battery storage technologies are more effective by the day. We can't wait to see what our next renewables milestone is!

11.01.2022 Concrete out of soft plastic? The plastics problem around the world is getting out of hand, but the three things that are going to stop it are changing our behaviours to use less of it, finding innovative alternatives and policies to reduce how much we produce in the first place, and working out how to clean it up and reuse it. Innovative big-scale upcycles like this are one important piece of the puzzle! https://www.australianmanufacturing.com.au//new-recycling-

11.01.2022 We're stoked to be co-hosting this event in a couple of weeks. Learn how to make your own native bird box to encourage biodiversity in your backyard.

11.01.2022 If you'd like to learn a few great tips on how to maintain a veggie garden or regrow veg from scraps, head along to this event tomorrow evening at the Hartley Building!

09.01.2022 All across campus every single retailer is switching their food and drink packaging containers over to 100% compostable, but how do you tell them apart from the plastics??? Hopefully this infographic we whipped up helps, but if you have any questions let us know!

08.01.2022 Nature Festival has over 100 events running these mid-semester holidays - check it out and get in your slice of the great outdoors over the break!

06.01.2022 Want some fun, sustainable gift ideas for this year's Chrissy presents? Then have a little squiz at this treasure trove of ideas from Stephanie Alexander! Merry crafting!

03.01.2022 An impressive, creative stand from young people around Australia and those who support the cause!

02.01.2022 As we emerge from our own social isolation, jump into this free doco screening and panel session to learn about the fascinating Biosphere 2 project and join RMIT's 'The Capitol' for a discussion covering "climate resilience, earthly dystopias, speculative fictions, life on Mars, eco-futurism, astrofuturism, and the social experimentation emerging from the experience of being locked down in our own private biospheres at home". We can't wait!

02.01.2022 The Australian Youth Climate Coalition, one of the many clubs on campus, have come up with a great resource for having conversations around the Christmas dinner table about climate change. Great work guys!

01.01.2022 FRIDAY FILM NIGHT Shot on location in New Zealand, this short film documents Dr. Ingrid Visser's life mission to preserve wild orca through education, and leading rescue missions to save orca from shallow waters and fishing line entanglements. Ingrid has dedicated her life and her research to help the most intelligent predator on earth. Follow her journey as she swims with wild orca and advocates for modern solutions to release orcas from captivity.