2009 News archive

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July 2009
Green Globe Award Win   View Summary
31 July 2009
Green Globe LogoThe University of Sydney's Integrated Sustainability Analysis Team wins a prestigious Green Globe Award.
Inaugural International Healthy Parks Healthy People Congress 2010   View Summary
1 July 2009
Healthy Parks Healthy People CongressThe inaugural International Healthy Parks Healthy People Congress is currently calling for papers, workshops and proposals. The congress will be held at the new Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre in April 2010.
June 2009
Seed funding annoucement   View Summary
16 June 2009
seed funding photo$500,000 has been awarded by the Institute for Sustainable Solutions as 'seed funding' for interdisciplinary research into Sustainable Solutions
Focus on the Future Lecture: transport after crude oil- 6:30pm, 18 June    View Summary
11 June 2009
focus on the future logoThe Institute for Sustainable Solution invites you to the second Focus on the Future Lecture for 2009; transport after crude oil
May 2009
Graduate Perspectives from Australia, China, and the US - Harvard University   View Summary
20 May 2009
Go8 imageApplications are now open for Australian students wishing to attend the Climate Conference: Science and Humanities. The Conference will be held at Harvard University on the 3-4 March 2010.
One Million Women: the launch of an exciting new climate change initiative   View Summary
19 May 2009
one million womenThe University of Sydney's Institute for Sustainable Solutions hosted the launch of the One Million Women Campaign. The campaign aims to enlist one million women across Australia, to commit to reducing their carbon emissions by one tonne annually.
Help Health to have a voice at Copenhagen   View Summary
10 May 2009
climate change health councilThe Climate Change Health Council has mounted an ambitious international campaign, aimed at enabling the 'health voice' to be properly heard in the lead up to the UN Climate Change conference in Copenhagen, in Dec 2009
April 2009
Economic Growth Version 1.0 is finished: The great disruption has begun   View Summary
29 April 2009
paul gildingPaul Gilding a prominent Australian writer and activist for action on climate change and sustainability, launched the 2009 Focus on the Future series for 2009. His lecture addressed a new model of economic growth and discussed the current global ecological crisis.
Catlysis Public Lecture and Symposium   View Summary
17 April 2009
catalysis public lecture and symposiumA Public Lecture followed by a three day Symposium exploring the role of catalysis as a key to sustainability were held at the University from the 14-17th of April.