Description Communication and dialogue between science and society are important for both sides. Science informs individual and collective decisions, while social context and social needs guide the direction of scientific... View Article
Tom Doig (Author, University of Melbourne) The Super Wicked Problem of Climate Change Description Climate change is everywhere – and nowhere. It is simultaneously the most urgent problem facing... View Article
Bernadette Sloyan (CSIRO). Beer Aquatic: The ocean revolution – canvas bucket to the microprocessor
Stephen Gallagher (University of Melbourne). From Monsoons to Desert: 50 Million Years of Australian Climate History Description The 2019 Howitt Lecture - a joint presentation between the Royal Society of Victoria and... View Article
Global Compact Network Australia plus panel (Breakfast series). A Just Transition: Integrating Social Dimensions into Climate Change. Description Businesses and investors have a critical role to play in accelerating... View Article
Description The re-election of the Morrison Government federally has strengthened its resolve to implement its energy policies. Previously proposed abatement targets, ‘big stick’ legislation and generation underwriting are all being... View Article
A million species at immediate risk of extinction. Should we panic about the IPBES Global Assessment report? During the recent federal election campaign, a new landmark report on the state... View Article
Join us for the fourth in this series of public lectures, looking at the scientific evidence base informing the modernisation of Victoria's Regional Forest Agreements. The Victorian Government is investing... View Article
Ever wonder how the oceans coped with ice ages? What sort of changes might have happened? And how can we study these now? Don you Tassie Tuxedo and come down... View Article
New research by The University of Melbourne - Melbourne Sustainable Society Institute and SGS Economics and Planning shows that transitioning to a clean economy is sound economic development. Even when... View Article