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Sydney Environment Institute

Amplifying engagement on environmental issues

We bring together thought leaders from across the University and beyond to tackle the greatest challenges of our time.

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The 2024 Iain McCalman Lecture

Register now for next year's Iain McCalman Lecture featuring Dr Sophie Chao who will explore how commemorating lives lost and forging multispecies solidarities can be an act of resistance to ongoing ecological upheaval.

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Applications open for SEI Honours schemes

The Honours Fellowship and Iain McCalman Award give candidates unique access to the SEI’s global network of leading environmental scholars as well as a $2,000 bursary.

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Planning for future disasters: frontline communities key to building resilience

As the country braces for a record hot summer, SEI researcher have highlighted the importance of integrating community networks and knowledge, with formal disaster planning.

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Unearthing Critical Minerals podcast series

Listen to the Unearthing Critical Minerals podcast series, a series that explores the minerals propelling our clean energy future. Join expert Professor Susan Park as the unpacks the global dynamics at play in the journey of minerals like copper, lithium, and cobalt from mines in Chile, to manufacturing warehouses in China, to the rooftops of Australian homes.

Featured articles and events

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Towards a coherent energy transition: expanding renewables while sustaining community wellbeing

Where do the synergies and tensions lie on the road to a coherent transition away from fossil fuels in Australia? Researchers have outlined some key recommendations for navigating the way forward.

Thom van Dooren shortlisted for Prime Minister’s Literary Award

Sydney Environment Institute Deputy Director Thom van Dooren’s latest book has been shortlisted for the Prime Minister’s Literary Award in the Non-Fiction category.

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Critical minerals for the future

Globally, countries are racing to secure the finite mineral supplies needed for the transition to low-carbon economies. The recent Critical Minerals Symposium considered how this rapid shift in resource competition will shape our world.

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Multispecies justice article wins Environmental Politics Article of the Year

Sydney Environment Institute member Dr Blanche Verlie has won article of the year.

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