News: sustainability

Partnership strengthens ties between Nottingham and Adelaide

Professor Shearer West and Professor Peter Høj.

The University of Nottingham and the ³ÉÈË´óƬ have formally launched the Adelaide-Nottingham Alliance.

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Project fights food waste in tourism

A buffet with silver food warmers and a stack of plates.

A new research project that focusses on how to reduce food waste in the tourism industry could contribute to lasting environmentally-friendly change.

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The recharge, reuse, recycle revolution

Many batteries of different shapes and sizes.

How can we build a sustainable, circular economy that’s much easier on the environment? The ³ÉÈË´óƬ’s Professor Zaiping Guo and Professor David Lewis will explore this innovative area at the last Research Tuesdays lecture for 2022.

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³ÉÈË´óƬ’s research expertise to help build Asian energy network

The ³ÉÈË´óƬ Solar Farms at Roseworthy Campus

The ³ÉÈË´óƬ, with leadership from its Institute for Sustainability, Energy and Resources (ISER), has become a partner in Asia Green Grid Network (AGGN) to help advance renewable energy connectivity across Asia.

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First course in fundamentals of space resources

An artist's impression of off-Earth habitation.

In order to establish a long-term human presence on the Moon and send people to Mars and the outer solar system, crewed deep space exploration will be reliant on the sustainable use of resources.

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Institute’s sustainability mission towards a net-zero future

The ³ÉÈË´óƬ Solar Farms at Roseworthy Campus

A new institute at the ³ÉÈË´óƬ, launched today, Monday 22 August, will focus on coordinating efforts towards achieving a net-zero emissions future. The Institute for Sustainability, Energy and Resources (ISER) is the brand champion of the University’s sustainability research initiatives.

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Empowering events at Sustainability Week

A wind farm with a rainbow in the sky above.

The ³ÉÈË´óƬ’s 2022 Sustainability Week, which runs from Monday 22 August to Friday 26 August, is full of free events to foster positive discussions and practical sustainability on and off campus.

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Plant power: the future of sustainability

A scientist examines plant samples.

We know plants are powerful, but are they powerful enough to be the future of sustainability solutions?

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New electrocatalysts herald carbon neutrality

A wind farm with trees and clouds in the background

A team of researchers at the ³ÉÈË´óƬ is undertaking fundamental research into new types of high-performance low-cost metal-based electrocatalysts that are the key to the development of sustainable energy solutions and help to achieve carbon neutrality. They are developing catalysts which can be ‘tailored’ to different uses.

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Premier recognition for mining and energy expertise

Roseworthy solar farm

The ³ÉÈË´óƬ’s mining and energy expertise has been acknowledged at South Australia’s 2021 Premier’s Awards in Energy and Mining.

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