Sustainability news, events and resources

Check out the latest sustainability-related news and events at Massey University and sustainability resources.

News

Workshop tracks pathogen evolution
The evolution of microbes that harm humans, animals and plants is the focus of a workshop hosted by Massey's Infectious Disease Research Centre and...
Massey researchers talk climate change
Lessons learned from the 2004 Manawatu floods will be among the topics covered at the New Zealand Climate Change Centre Conference being held in...
Agencies join forces to restore Kahuterawa Stream
Collaboration will be key to restoring and enhancing the lower Kahuterawa Stream, with project partners Horizons Regional Council, Massey University...
Nobel winner begins speaking tour
Nobel laureate Professor Peter Doherty began his New Zealand speaking tour in Palmerston North last night in front of a large audience at the Regent...
Couple reach educational summit
They met on a mountain, have spent the last four years studying glaciers, and now Clare Robertson and John Appleby have been presented twin...
Massey researchers to help negotiate the big dry
Massey University has joined with Fairfax Rural to produce a drought recovery guide for farmers and growers.
Dotterels doing well post-Rena
Monitoring shows the population of rare New Zealand dotterels captured during the Rena oil spill has recovered well from the event.
Opinion: Growing our food industry
A walk down any supermarket aisle in New Zealand offers a quick insight into the eating habits of consumers. Within minutes one can see the type of...
Taewa researcher tracks crops to United States
A Massey University researcher will travel to the United States later this year to better understand the history of taewa (Maori potato), kumara, and...
Massey to host webinars at Field Days
Tips to help negotiate the current financial turmoil will be on offer from a leading farm business academic and economist at Massey University's...

Sustainability events

The following are upcoming sustainability-related events at Massey. 

Sustainability Conference 2013Sustainability Conference 2013
Wed 13 Nov 2013 - Albany
Theme: “Sustainability Rhetoric: Facts and Fictions”.

Sustainability resources

Australasian Campuses Towards Sustainability

Massey University is a member of Australasian Campuses Towards Sustainability (ACTS). In addition to the publically available information from their website www.acts.asn.au all Massey staff have access to the member only area by registering on the website using their Massey email address. Webinars hosted by ACTS are available for Massey staff to join.