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Sustainability Research Centre (SRC)

Locality: Sippy Downs, Queensland

Phone: +61 7 5459 4891

Address: 90 Sippy downs drive 4556 Sippy Downs, QLD, Australia

Website: www.usc.edu.au/connect/research/research-concentrations/sustainability-research-centre

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22.01.2022 Upcoming professional development sessions Writing for a Non-Specialist Readership: Why and How to Do It Presented by Prof Patrick Nunn 12PM, TUES 9 JUNE, via Zoom https://usc-au.zoom.us/j/95875781184... Tips on journal article writing Presented by Prof Claudia Baldwin and colleagues 12PM, TUES 23 JUNE, via Zoom https://usc-au.zoom.us/j/96764701608

21.01.2022 Prof Tim Smith ‘s recent appointments Prof Tim Smith has just been appointed Co-chair (elect) for Future Earth Coasts. Future Earth Coasts’ mission is to support adaptation to global change by linking natural and social sciences with knowledge of coastal communities at global, regional and local scales. It is one of the core projects of the global Future Earth initiative and an international expert network exploring the drivers and social-environmental impacts of global envir...onmental change in coastal zones. Tim has also been invited by Elsevier to become the co-Editor-in-Chief for the journal Ocean and Coastal Management (IF 2.595), which is one of the premier international journals in this domain and of interest to several academics at USC. The role should help to raise USC’s profile in this space and aligns with his ARC Future Fellowship and role as co-Chair (elect) for Future Earth Coasts.

21.01.2022 Please join us for the following Brown Bag lunch presentations: Presenter: Prof Steve Dovers Title: Thesis-by-publication: tips, tricks and traps 12PM, TUES 22 SEPT,... IC1.49A and via Zoom https://usc-au.zoom.us/j/91805546794 Presenters: Dr Adrian McCallum, Prof Patrick Nunn & Peter Davies Title: Disappearing sand islands in Fiji: a collaborative USC research enquiry. A three-way Brown Bag between Patrick Nunn (Intro), Adrian McCallum (Methods and Survey), and Peter Davies (Implications). 12PM, TUES 29 SEPT, IC1.49A and via Zoom https://usc-au.zoom.us/j/98310423850 Presenter: Ms Lindy Kanan Title: Family protection orders as a response to domestic and family violence in Papua New Guinea 12PM, TUES 6 OCT, IC1.49A and via Zoom https://usc-au.zoom.us/j/94941027987 Presenter: A/Prof Franzisca Weder Title: Reflexivity on Contradictions in Environmental Communication. How storycubes help to re-story sustainability related life-events in narrative inquiries 12PM, TUES 20 OCT, IC1.49A and via Zoom https://usc-au.zoom.us/j/96570798215

20.01.2022 Society for Conservation Biology Social Science Working Group Twitter Conference The Social Science Working Group (SSWG) of the Society for Conservation Biology (SCB) is a global community of conservation scientists and practitioners. SSWG catalyses forums and mechanisms for information exchange, promotes dialogue and debate, shares career opportunities and builds social science capacity among conservation practitioners. HDR student, Francisco Felipe Gelves-Gomez is involved... with multiple initiatives aimed to improve students’ connections and ways to showcase their work. Given the current global situation, and with the support of board members, SSWG has decided to run a Twitter conference. While everyone is encouraged to participate by engaging with the presentations on Twitter, the conference is designed for undergrads, graduates and those early career researchers who have just graduated or defended their thesis (within 1 year of conference date). The conference will be held on 16 and 17 June 2020 and 53 students from all over the world will present. This event is free, and it is easy for academics to participate from anywhere with a Twitter account. Follow the hashtag #SSWGTC20 on Twitter. Further information is available: https://conbio.org/groups/working-groups/social-science or through [email protected]

18.01.2022 WANT A BETTER FUTURE? Then up the ante on community engagement and decision making Opening out and digging deep When we come together in facilitated meetings, citizens’ assemblies or community engagement ‘consultations’, often only certain voices are heard; perhaps the loudest, the majority, the ‘community leader’, or the voices the facilitator favours. Other voices at the margins that may differ from the majority or have conflicting views, go unheard. However, including all...Continue reading

17.01.2022 Mistra Environmental Communication - Reframing Communication for Sustainability Mistra Environmental Communication is a 4-year international research program (2020-2023) funded by the Swedish Foundation for Strategic Environmental Research (Mistra). The program aims to mainstream an advanced and inclusive understanding of environmental communication in research, policy and practice in order to effectively support sustainability transformations. It draws on a transdisciplinary... approach that involves researchers from diverse disciplines at Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala University, Lund University, Borås University, University of the Sunshine Coast, Charles University Prague, and University of Texas as well as a wide range of societal actors to harness existing thinking, co-develop new insights and approaches and translate these into communication practice. The SRC at the University of the Sunshine Coast is leading the work package entitled Science and knowledge co-production within the Mistra program. This work package aims to examine the capability of environmental communication embodied in knowledge co-production to support development, adaptation and implementation of actions in complex and urgent situations and to enable transition towards sustainable futures. A number of cases will be explored, namely 1) Carbon farming in Australia and Sweden; 2) Bushfires in Australia and Sweden 3) Non-formal education for sustainable development in Vietnam and Sweden 4) Forestry and bio-economy in Sweden. Key societal partners involved in the work package include Green Collar Australia, MiljöMatematik Malmö AB, Organic Farmers’ Association in Uppland (Uppodlarna), Hanoi Innovative Learning Lab, Swedish Forest Agency, Federation of Swedish Farmers (LRF) and Swedish Society for Nature Conservation (Naturskyddsföreningen). For more information please visit the Mistra Environmental Communication homepage at https://www.slu.se/en/subweb/mistra-ec/

15.01.2022 Please join us for the following Brown Bag lunch presentations: Presenter: Dr Cherise Addinsall, Research Associate SCU Topic: Agro-ecological tourism: regeneration of Indigenous knowledge systems 12PM, TUES 21 JULY,... via Zoom https://usc-au.zoom.us/j/97633774042 Presenter: Dr Tom Wegener, Noosa Shire Council Topic: Local Government; the Missing Link in Sustainability and Resilience 12PM, TUES 28 JULY, via Zoom https://usc-au.zoom.us/j/91104931364 Presenter: Ms Rachel Clissold, Research Assistant, UQ Topic: Women's capacities in disaster recovery and resilience: listening to ni-Vanuatu market vendors 12PM, TUES 4 AUGUST, via Zoom https://usc-au.zoom.us/j/91721167835

15.01.2022 Dr Tom Wegener elected to Noosa Shire Council Tom has been elected to Noosa Shire Council after being awarded a PhD from the SRC, University of the Sunshine Coast in 2019. Tom’s research was based around the sustainability of small manufacturing in Australia. Tom used his findings as the foundation of his campaign to bring sustainability and resilience to the Noosa environment and economy. With the Coronavirus restrictions, Tom’s research became especially relevant because..., while tourism declined, local micro-manufactures blossomed, along with small agriculture businesses. 92% of businesses in Noosa have less than 5 employees and most are sole traders. These businesses can adapt quickly to changing conditions and can respond to opportunities. Tom will lead Noosa towards maintaining Noosa’s unique natural environment while facilitating local business in the new, post COVID-19 world. See more

15.01.2022 Sustainable tourism development: integrating communities, culture and the environment ‘Sustainable Tourism in Developing Countries’ is a world-leading training program that gives the next generation of tourism leaders an opportunity to undertake education, research and professional development to become tourism trailblazers and deliver a sustainable tourism future in developing tourism destinations. The program has a project-focused approach that delivers successful outcomes...Continue reading

14.01.2022 Some interesting publication infographics emanating from our 2019 SRC Annual Report

12.01.2022 UPCOMING BROWN BAG LUNCH PRESENTATION Prof Claudia Baldwin and colleagues Tips on journal article writing... 12PM, TUES 23 JUNE, via Zoom https://usc-au.zoom.us/j/96764701608 A professional development session.

12.01.2022 Paying tribute to Adjunct Prof Brendan Doran Brendan has been an Adjunct Professor at USC and the SRC since 2014 when he retired to the Sunshine Coast after a policy and diplomatic career with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. He has a wide range of ongoing interests arising from his formal studies in politics, strategic studies and international law and his Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) career path. These include foreign policy, strategic studie...Continue reading

11.01.2022 Please join us for the following Brown Bag lunch presentations: Presenter: Dr Gail Crimmins, USC Senior Lecturer, Communication Topic: New Bottles for New Wine: The importance of engaging in both traditional and non-traditional forms of communication to support the development of new ideas, and for reaching wide audiences 12PM, TUES 18 AUG,... via Zoom https://usc-au.zoom.us/j/95010835547 Presenter: Dr Ross Westoby, Research Fellow, Griffith University Topic: Tourism and the Great Barrier Reef: grief, last chances and courage to go on... 12PM, TUES 25 AUG, via Zoom https://usc-au.zoom.us/j/92745578662 Presenter: Ms Bhawana KC, HDR Candidate within USC’s Tropical Forests and People Research Centre Topic: The implications of outmigration on rural livelihoods and community forests in the middle hills region of Nepal 12PM, TUES 1 SEPT, via Zoom https://usc-au.zoom.us/j/91031189065