By placing sustainability at the heart of our research and education activities and integrating sustainable practices into campus life, we aim to be a place that drives social and environmental change.
Our targets include putting research excellence into practice through living labs on our campuses, pioritising the development of high-quality sustainability research, and increasing our capacity for sustainability education.
The garden was created to mark National Tree Day in 2021, with staff and students partnering with IndigiGrow, a local Aboriginal-owned social enterprise, to plant and create the garden. The University’s first curriculum based Living Lab project, the garden has since won the prestigious Green Gown Award Australasia 2022 ‘Creating Impact’ and is currently a finalist in the Green Gown International Awards.
This new garden provides an opportunity to activate the synergies between the Sustainability Strategy, which is underpinned by a foundation of Caring for Country, and the pillars of the One Sydney, Many People (OSMP) Strategy (pdf, 4.61MB).
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The Waste Transformation Research Hub (WTRH) specialises in research on the circular economy and how we can reuse and recycle material. They have developed a new formula eco-concrete pavement incorporating fly ash, ground recycled glass and importantly, carbon dioxide into the mix.
To test the composition of the concrete’s base components to find the optimum pouring ease and durability to make it ready for commercial use, the WTRH are testing it on campus.
Gelion Technologies, an Australian battery innovator, has installed six solar-powered benches at the t the Camperdown/Darlington Campus, taking its revolutionary battery technology to pre-market stage.
Since the installation of these benches, Gelion has joined forces with Battery Energy Power Solutions to make and distribute the Gelion Endure zinc-bromide battery for the Australian market.
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