Sustainability at the University

Budding photographers at The University of Auckland are invited to take part in the 2013 ACTS Sustainability Photography Competition.  >>

Help Green Our Uni will be hosting a free film screening on Tuesday morning that may challenge the way people think about waste and living waste free.  >>

Auckland Coal Action and 350 Aotearoa are presenting a double header documentary film screening next Tuesday night.  >>

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle – these are the new 3 Rs. And The University of Auckland’s pioneering sustainability and environmental programme has added another one: Rethink.  >>

The University of Auckland’s central marketing department has found an innovative way of reusing banners used to advertise and promote the University.  >>

21 student and staff volunteers found themselves sorting through almost four thousand kilogrammes of waste in the Quad earlier this week.  >>

Volunteers will soon gather to look at just how well recyclables are being separated from waste generated in the University’s Quad.  >>

Environmental activist and co-founder of the Plastic Pollution Coalition Dianna Cohen delivered a clear and sobering view of plastics when she presented at The University of Auckland today.  >>

The University of Auckland is pleased to welcome Dianna Cohen, an activist and multimedia artist, who is visiting New Zealand to showcase her work.  >>

An update from the Help Green Our Uni group, as featured in the University's postgraduate eNewsletter.  >>

Youth passionate about matters of sustainability will gather at The University of Auckland next week for Power Shift, a three day, youth climate summit showcasing how the power of young people can shape their own safe climate culture.  >>

The story of how the University of Auckland learned to take sustainability into its strategic heart is all about engaging people.  >>

New Zealand-made documentary “The Last Ocean” screened last week at The University of Auckland, with the film inspiring students to take action.  >>

A documentary about preserving what is described as the last pristine marine ecosystem on the planet, will screen at The University of Auckland’s City Campus this afternoon.  >>

Some of The University of Auckland’s independent contractors are taking part in a series of short workshops to discuss matters of sustainability.  >>

The environmental footprint of students and the University just got a little smaller, thanks to a successful trial held at the Kate Edger Information Commons (KEIC).  >>

250 students signed up to help lower the University’s environmental footprint by joining the Help Green Our Uni group during the Second Semester Orientation.  >>

Dr Sam Trowsdale and Dr Kepa Morgan discuss the quality of New Zealand waters.  >>

University of Auckland alumnus Duncan Stewart is in high demand offering advice to cleantech companies.  >>

Mayor of Auckland City Len Brown will be the guest speaker at an event organised by the sustainability-focussed student group Fair Trade Auckland Uni.  >>