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Sydney Environment Institute

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

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Announcing SEI’s 2024 collaborative grants scheme

The Sydney Environment Institute is pleased to announce that applications will open in June for 2024 collaborative project funding and collaborative fellowships. These opportunities aim to foster multidisciplinary research projects addressing core environmental issues.

A future of political theory, when justice is multispecies

What does justice for all Earth beings look like in 2050? In a Special Issue of Political Theory, SEI researchers reflect back from an imagined future world where justice extends beyond the human, and our planet is once again thriving.

Capitalism, colonialism and multispecies justice

How has capitalism and colonialism rendered multispecies injustice business as usual? A panel of experts unpack this issue and consider what alternative structures could support conditions for justice.

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Reimagined Futures

Join us for Reimagined Futures, a seven-part podcast series produced by the Sydney Environment Institute, navigating the critical questions and myths surrounding life under a climate-changed future.

Standing in place: Thinking with plants, corals, macro algae and fungi, and other (mostly) sedentary beings

How are species adapting to increasing environmental change and how is this transforming concepts of mobility, belonging, and connection to place?

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The RBA Review: A missed opportunity for climate transitions

SEI researchers Sophie Webber and Gareth Bryant analyse the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) Review and its missed opportunity to outline a modern role for the RBA in addressing climate change and supporting a low carbon transition in coordination with fiscal and regulatory authorities.

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Climate change and social capital: Professor Daniel Aldrich visits SEI

Leading political scientist Daniel Aldrich emphasised the importance of strong social relationships in building community resilience in the face of climate disasters.

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