Current Events

Throughout the year the Environment Institute keeps the academic and wider community up to date with the latest scientific trends in environmental issues.

The Climate Futures seminar series addresses the impacts of climate change and explores cutting edge developments to enable society to live with anticipated future changes. This free public seminar series is suitable for anyone with an interest in the challenges posed by climate change for a sustainable society.

The Environment Institute 2009 Seminar Series is targeted at an academic audience and is esigned to introduce members of the Environment Institute to each other and showcase the excellent science being undertaken across the new Institute. Speakers will include visiting international collaborators and experts from other institutions to help generate new ideas and collaborations for the Institute. Postgraduate students will also be encouraged to present their projects.

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Blue Sky 2009 Symposium.
Listen to Gus Nathan from the Centre of Energy Technology talk about the potential for integrating renewable energy systems into wine operations at the University of Adelaide’s Wine2030 Blue Sky event on 10 November 2009.

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:36:09 +1030
Natural History of the Riverland and Murraylands.
The “Natural History of the Riverland and Murraylands” is the latest in a series of publications produced by the Royal Society of South Australia detailing the natural history of the state’s regions. Edited by Dr John Jennings, President of the Royal S...

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:07:26 +1030
Dunstan Environment Dialogues – Power and the People.
Podcasts from the Dunstan Environment Dialogues In Australia and around the world, energy demands are on the rise. What must happen to energy generation in the face of issues such as climate change and limited fossil fuel reserves? Should power generat...

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:46:45 +1030
Premier’s Science Research Fund – Climate Change, Community and Environment.
The Premier’s Science Research Fund – Climate Change, Communitues and Environment research project was officially launched on the 22nd of October. This project brings together a group of researchers to plan for adaptation to climate change in regional ...

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:52:15 +1030
Water Wednesday
Listen to podcasts of presentation from the special forum presented by the Water Research Centre of the University of Adelaide, ‘Managing the Murray icon sites: can engineering save the environment?’ The 3 Murray icon sites in SA are Chowilla, the main...

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:01:54 +1030
Environmental Monitoring Technologies Industry Cluster Event
Based on the success of the inaugural Environmental Monitoring Technologies Industry Cluster, we plan to host another event from 9:30am – 11:00am, 29 September at Mercure Grosvenor Hotel, 125 North Terrace. The purpose of these cluster events is to col...

Mon, 21 Sep 2009 16:47:20 +1030
Young Tall Poppy Science Awards: Research Insights
On Tuesday 21 July, past SA recipients of the Young Tall Poppy Science Awards, including the University of Adelaide’s Assoc. Prof. Corey Bradshaw, will share their insights into the research behind the awards. For more information about this event plea...

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 15:15:51 +1030
yecsa – goodies from SA youth environment conference
The Environment Institute at the University of Adelaide are pleased to be involved with the South Australian Youth Environment Conference. This blog post contains goodies prepared and published on day one of the conference. Podcast of Prof Mike Young ...

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 12:57:50 +1030
Dunstan Environment Dialogues
The first of the Dunstan Environment Dialogues, entitled The Water Rush of the 21st Century, will be held tomorrow 18 June at 6pm in Union Hall on the University’s North Terrace campus. This exciting event will see Prof. Mike Young chairing an interact...

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 17:47:20 +1030
Energy Realities
5.00pm Friday 5th June, 2009 at Napier lecture theatre 102. More information about this free public event is available at the Environment Institute website.

Mon, 01 Jun 2009 10:50:21 +1030