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Here for good

The University is committed to a sustainable future, and has ambitions to lead and deliver positive and sustainable change for good.
Goodbye to Grenache? So long Shiraz?

Our favourite wines may not be sustainable for a hotter, drier future.
Fast (future) food

When it comes to the problem of feeding a growing population, the world is facing many challenges.
“Changing the world” no joke

On a challenging day, Kristin Raman and her colleagues sometimes joke that it’s tough changing the world.
Rising to the challenge

Professor Andy Lowe, Interim Director, Environment Institute, gives a brief snapshot of the vital environmental research – and actions – underway at our University.
Meeting the challenge

Climate change presents one of the most significant global challenges facing society, necessitating a collective and comprehensive response.
The (sustainable) future of the planet

Sustainability – of our planet, and all life on it – is the subject of intense global conversation and research.
Volunteers in the wild

While volunteers may not be the first thing that come to mind when you think of the University of Adelaide, their work can be found across all facets of daily life on campus and beyond.
Creative writing: The last polar bear

On a forty-nine-degree summer day, 8,000 miles from the North Pole, the last polar bear arrives in Adelaide.