A more sustainable future starts with us
Our campuses
We operate differently. From sustainable materials in construction, to innovation in clean energy and smart waste solutions, sustainability is a driving force behind how we develop and operate. Recycle, re-use and reduce are words we live by.
Our environment
UniSC is uniquely positioned to champion sustainability, operating within three UNESCO Biosphere Reserves. Today, our researchers tackle the world's key sustainability challenges head on and citizen science is paving new ways to collaborate with our communities to solve complex challenges.
Our community
At UniSC we promote sustainability and health and wellbeing as a way of living. Our aim? To create a better future for individuals, our community and our world.
We review and assess our alignment with the United Nation's Sustainable Development Goals (SDG's). We've identified a number of goals of direct relevance and those that highlight the greatest opportunity for UniSC to have a positive contribution on the achievement of the goals.
SUSTAINABILITY SPOTLIGHT
Can we sustainably harvest trees from tropical forests? Yes – here are 5 ways to do it better
4 DecManaged well, tropical forests can be a sustainable source of timber, Professor Francis E Putz and Dr Claudia Romero write for The Conversation.
Living in a bubble? (Then it is probably NOT a biosphere)
26 OctTo be clear, a biodome is NOT a biosphere, Dr Gregor Mews writes
Parasitic wasp among new insect species found in Qld
8 MarA Sunshine Coast school will help taxonomists name a wasp species new to western science after its students caught the insect as part of a tri-state project to uncover more of Australia’s biodiversity, says UniSC entomologist Dr Andy Howe.