Exploring Environmental Justice

Environmental justice (EJ) provides a powerful lens for understanding and addressing the complex challenges that affect communities, ecosystems, and shared futures. At the University of Sydney, research across many disciplines engages with these issues in diverse ways. Sometimes this work is explicitly framed as environmental justice; often, however, work resonates with EJ principles without being labelled as such. This event invited all researchers, whether you identify with EJ or see connections in your own work, to come together, share ideas, and explore common ground.

The event took place on 18th September 2025 from 11:00 am to 12:30 pm in A15.03.N351, Pharmacy Seminar Room N351. The session was designed as a space for discussion, reflection, and connection. Through a handful of short presentations, group discussion, and informal networking, participants had the chance to explore how different approaches, research methods, and thematic focuses could align with environmental justice thinking.

 By bringing together researchers from different backgrounds and disciplines, this event sought to strengthen a university-wide network focused on environmental justice. It was a chance to reflect on your work, learn from others, and identify how the research of individuals might contribute to a broader community of practice around EJ at the University.