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24.01.2022 In case you missed it: Applications are open for our 2021 Honours Research Fellowship Program. University of Sydney students interested in engaging with multidisciplinary thinking around critical environmental issues are invited to apply now.

24.01.2022 Today: Don't miss SEI Researcher Assoc. Professor Ann Elias discuss her research on the iconography of the poppy at this free virtual event at 1pm. Register at http://ow.ly/cfRK50C9M5o

21.01.2022 We are only one week away from Killian Quigley's highly anticipated 'Encrusting Ocean' talk for the inaugural Postdoctoral Fellowship lecture! Register for this free online event at http://ow.ly/vFnY50CsV7G

21.01.2022 [There] is a deep chasm between thoroughbred protection needs and industry sustainability priorities," says researcher Iris Bergmann from the School of Geosciences, University of Sydney in this article on sustainability and thoroughbred racing.

20.01.2022 Ahead of his presentation, An Encrusting Ocean: Fouling and Other Forms of Life, at the inaugural Postdoctoral Fellowship Lecture on 1 December, Dr Killian Quigley explains his interest in examining the processes that take place "where invertebrate organisms and sunken surfaces meet."

19.01.2022 New PhD Scholarship Opportunity: Join SEI's #MultispeciesJustice Collective alongside an interdisciplinary group of leading scholars to undertake research on what happens to our concepts and practices of justice when beings other than humans animals, plants, ecosystems - are included.

17.01.2022 Our friends at the University of Sydney Union (USU) are celebrating #NAIDOCWeek on campus from 11.30am-2.30pm on Tuesday 10 November with a special Indigenous menu. Choose from smoked kangaroo on native lemon myrtle cakes or bunya nut hummus topped with Warrigal greens - free for all USU members.

15.01.2022 "The intersection between climate science and emotion is not to be underestimated or dismissed," says SEI Postdoctoral Research Fellow Dr Blanche Verlie in this Canberra Times article about the #BlackSummer bushfires.

15.01.2022 Join a panel of researchers and activists on Thursday 3 December to launch, ‘Te Mana o te Moana: the State of the Climate in the Pacific 2020 a Greenpeace Australia Pacific report on the impact of climate change on Pacific Island Countries. Register at http://ow.ly/9SzH50CsQl4

15.01.2022 Within the lost and damaged landscapes were centuries old records of Aboriginal life, culture, spirituality, language and knowledge. The 2019/2020 fires that tore down Australia’s east coast took with them sites of incalculable importance to Indigenous communities. Dr Christine Winter and Professor Jakelin Troy ask when the government, and the public, will choose to recognise the significance of this loss.

13.01.2022 Join us on Tuesday 1 December as we celebrate the research of Dr Killian Quigley, whose three-year fellowship at the University will leave a remarkable legacy. Killian will give the inaugural SEI Postdoctoral Fellowship Lecture, An Encrusting Ocean, which will see him dive deep below the surface of the sea to examine encrusting marine life-forms and the challenges they pose to our understanding of place, relation, motility, and even life. Click through to register.

12.01.2022 Today: Join SEI Key Researcher Alana Mann to discuss her newly released book 'Food in a Changing Climate'. This free, online event begins at 3.00pm. Register at http://ow.ly/aBFT50CbU2j

12.01.2022 Don't miss this fascinating virtual presentation on Thursday 10 December by Miguel Loyola from the Institute of Transport and Logistic Studies at the University of Sydney Business School. Miguel will discuss his research on the adoption of sustainable mobility practices in different urban areas, focusing on bicycle lanes.

11.01.2022 San Francisco just banned gas in all new buildings. Could we do the same here in Australia? It is time for a serious rethink on the way many of us cook and heat our homes, writes Dr Madeline Taylor and Professor Susan Park from the Sydney Environment Institute.

11.01.2022 Researcher Dr Sophie Chao from SOPHI - The School of Philosophical and Historical Inquiry has written a brilliant article on the ontology of the African oil palm among indigenous Marind communities in Merauke, West Papua for the HAU: Journal of Ethnographic Theory. Read at http://ow.ly/E2MJ50Che4g

10.01.2022 Listen :: Missed the 'Philosophy on the Ground' virtual event with SEI researchers Danielle Celermajer and Killian Quigley? Catch up on the brilliant discussion about environmental ethics and climate change via our Soundcloud. Don't forget to subscribe. Visit http://ow.ly/6lJQ50CmnHB

05.01.2022 The 2nd Australian Circular Economy Conference will bring together university, government & industry experts to deliberate on the progress & benefits of a #CircularEconomy. Register now for this virtual event running between 7 - 10 Dec at http://ow.ly/KQ1y50CvjC2

03.01.2022 The 'black summer' fires that tore down Australia’s east coast took with them sites of incalculable importance to Indigenous communities. In this article, researchers Christine Winter and Jakelin Troy call for the government, and the public, to recognise the significance of this loss.

03.01.2022 We are excited to present, 'The Future of Social Impact Assessment in NSW', a free online event in partnership with Macquarie University. On Thursday 19 Nov, join a panel of experts to discuss the implications of changes to New South Wales’ Social Impact Assessment (SIA) Guideline, and some of the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead for the practice of SIA more broadly. Register at http://ow.ly/q1Bb50Cc0ON

02.01.2022 "Once we recognise that we are naturally inclined to dichotomise ourselves from nature, we also need to recognise that we are, in fact, a part of nature." Our friends in the University of Sydney Philosophy Society reflect on their recent event, which saw SEI Researchers Danielle Celermajer and Killian Quigley explore the relationship between human exceptionalism, the aesthetics of climate change and our capacity for empathy.

02.01.2022 Applications are now open for our 2021 Honours Research Fellowship! We invite applications from University of Sydney students in any discipline, interested in engaging with multidisciplinary thinking around critical environmental issues. Click below for more information and to apply