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MSI Seminars & Events

Upcoming Events

18, 22 & 23 Apr 2013
Why interventions can fail (or succeed) - Professor Icek Ajzen (University of Massachusetts)
18 April: 5.30-6.30 pm, Coles Theatre, Powerhouse Museum, 500 Harris Street, Sydney
22 April: 2.00-3.00 pm, Lecture Theatre H6, Building 11, Clayton Campus, Monash University
23 April: 5.30-6.30 pm, The 242 Telstra Conference Centre, 242 Exhibition Street, Melbourne
Registration required
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Events Archive

26-27 Feb 2013
Developing regional collaboration in river basin management in response to climate change
Kathmandu, Nepal
Website
30 Jan 2013
Building climate resilient cities: Responding to the emerging water crisis
New Delhi, India
Program
Proceedings
11-12 December 2012, workshop
Workshop on valuing adaptation
Website
10-14 December 2012, workshop
Knowledge management for collaborative river basin management in response to climate change
Website
4 December 2012
Valuing natural capital: Opportunities and risks for  business
Flyer
Website
20-22 November 2012
Systems thinking in practice workshops with Dr Rosalind Armson in Melbourne
Website
19 & 20 November 2012, BehaviourWorks Australia Seminar
Which behaviour change approach should I choose? An introduction to the Behaviour Change Wheel
Professor Susan Michie (University College London)
Flyer
Video
Presentation
14-15 November 2012
National workshop on Indigenous knowledge for climate change adaptation
Echuca
Website
12 November 2012, free public event
Listening to Indigenous voices: Global perspectives on Indigenous participation in decision making for natural resource management
Flyer
24 September 2012, Workshop
BehaviourWorks Australia prospective PhD workshop
Flyer
5 September 2012
Green Screen: Climate Fix Flicks - People's Choice Award Screening
Flyer
3-7 September 2012, Workshop
Developing research capacity for sustainable development in response to climate change
Melbourne
Program
28 August 2012
Sustainable Campus Group Report Launch - with speakers Jennifer Levasseur (Corporate Express) and Ian Shears (City of Melbourne)
Flyer
23 & 24 July 2012, BehaviourWorks Australia Seminar
If you don't understand habits, how can you hope to change them? The challenges and opportunities of habits to encourage sustainable living - Professor Bas Verplanken (University of Bath, England)
Flyer (23 July)
Flyer (24 July)
Presentation (pdf, 4.38 MB)
Video (Vimeo)
26 June, Workshop
Knowledge management in response to climate change
Hanoi, Vietnam
Website
17 May 2012, MSI Seminar
How to make the most of demand management - Amandine Denis - Head of Research, ClimateWorks Australia
Flyer (pdf, 242 kB)
Presentation (pdf, 763 kB)
24 Apr 2012, MSI Seminar
Spillover of pro-environmental behaviour: A catalyst for future green behaviours, a license to anti-social behaviour, or neither? - Prof. John Thøgersen (Aarhus University, Denmark)
Flyer (pdf, 1.72 MB)
Presentation (pdf, 1.65 MB)
23 Apr 2012, BehaviourWorks Australia free public event
When one pro-environmental behaviour leads to another ... or not? - Prof. John Thøgersen (Aarhus University, Denmark)
Flyer (pdf, 1.81 MB)
Presentation (pdf, 2.31 MB)
Video (Vimeo)
16 Apr 2012, CWSC Seminar
Water Literacy and Citizenship: School education for sustainable water management in the UK - Georgina Wood (University of Nottingham, UK)
Flyer (pdf, 111 kB)
16 Apr 2012, MSI & Maths Seminar
Mitigating climate change: Carbon dioxide sequestration - Prof. Herbert Huppert FRS (Institute of Theoretical Geophysics, University of Cambridge, UK)
Flyer (pdf, 307 kB)
22 Mar 2012, MSI Seminar
A global carbon target using human life expectancy - Paul Read (Monash Sustainability Institute and Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences)
Flyer (pdf, 275 kB)
Audio slideshow
19 Mar 2012, Public lecture
Climate Change and Extreme Events: A preview of the soon-to-be-released IPCC Special Report
Flyer (pdf, 602 kB)
Video & presentations
12-13 Mar 2012
Workshop on Managing Community Impacts of Climate Change
Kolkata, India
 Website
8 Mar 2012, MSI & CWSC seminar
Transitions and transition management: Facing the urban challenge - Assoc. Prof. Derk Loorbach (Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands)

Flyer (pdf, 129 kB)
Presentation (pdf, 5.18 MB)

23 Feb 2012, MSI Seminar
Advancing education for sustainability through collaborative curriculum renewal - Prof. Geoff Rose (Monash Sustainability Institute)
Flyer (pdf, 378 kB)
Audio slideshow
22-23 Feb 2012
Workshop on Extending Successful Community-Based Forest Management in Response to Climate Change
Website
2 Feb 2012, MSI Seminar
Transitioning regions to a low carbon future - Meg Argyriou (ClimateWorks Australia)
Flyer (pdf, 384 kB)
Presentation (pdf, 1.27 MB)
23 Nov 2011
Behaviour Works Australia - Research Workshop
Flyer and Program
21-22 Nov 2011
Water Governance Research Initiative - 2011 National Workshop
Website
24 Oct 2011, MSI Seminar
The effect of climate change on tourism in the Bavarian and Austrian Alps - Dr Alexander Dingeldey (Munich University, Germany)
Flyer (pdf, 301 kB)
Presentation (pdf, 8.86 MB)
24 Oct 2011
Sustainable Campus Group 2011 Australian Tertiary Education Sector Sustainability Report Launch
Flyer (pdf, 209 kB)
23 Aug 2011, MSI Seminar
Voluntary emission reductions and CO2 offsetting: A theoretical and empirical analysis - Prof. Andreas Lange (University of Hamburg, Germany)
Flyer (pdf, 71 kB)
22 Aug 2011
SCG Social Sustainability Forum
Flyer (pdf, 248 kB)
Audio presentations
12-14 July 2011, MSI co-sponsored conference
Four Degrees or More? Conference - Australia in a hot world
Website
20-24 Jun 2011
Workshop on Integrated management of international rivers in response to climate change
Flyer (pdf, 233 kB)
22 Jun 2011, MSI Seminar
Intellectual property protections and indigenous knowledge - Craig Hammer (World Bank)
Flyer (pdf, 202 kB)
25-26 May 2011
Workshop on Extending successful community-based forest management in response to climate change
Website
12 May 2011, MSI Seminar
Resolving policy conflicts towards a proactive response to climate change in Indonesia
Flyer (pdf, 270 kB)
Presentations
3 May 2011, MEFL, Kildonan Uniting Care & MSI workshop
Energy affordability in a carbon constrained economy: Observations from the UK and the Victorian context - with Dr Gill Owen (UK Government Fuel Poverty Advisory Group)
 
19 Apr 2011, joint Engineering/MSI seminar 
SPICE: Stratospheric Particle Injection for Climate Engineering - Dr Hugh Hunt (Cambridge University, UK)
Flyer (pdf, 172 kB)
13 Apr 2011, joint Engineering/MSI seminar
Hubbert's Peak, the coal question and climate change - Professor David Rutledge (Caltech, US)
Flyer (pdf, 184 kB)
8 Apr 2011, NCCARF Water Governance Initiative workshop
Researching Water Governance: New theories for new practices
Flyer (pdf, 109 kB)
6-8 Apr 2011, NCCARF Water Governance Initiative workshop
Water Governance Early Career Researcher Workshop
Flyer (pdf, 50 kB)
1-2 Apr 2011
Workshop on Managing Community Development in Response to Climate Change in the Ganga Basin
Website
1 Mar 2011, MSI/MSSI/AMOS public lecture
The recent extreme weather: A scientific perspective
Dr Karl Braganza (BoM), Prof. Neville Nicholls (Monash) & Prof. David Karoly (University of Melbourne)

Flyer (pdf, 896 kB)
Video & presentations

15 Feb 2011, MSI seminar
A reasoned action view of sustainable behaviour: The case of Townsville, Qld
Prof. Sam H. Ham (University of Idaho, US)
Flyer (pdf, 862 kB)
Video (wmv, 183 MB)
Slide (pdf, 57 kB)
3 Feb 2011, MSI/MSSI public lecture
Reflections on the Australian climate change discussion
Prof. Ross Garnaut (Garnaut Climate Change Review - Update 2011)

Flyer (pdf, 862 kB)
Video (from Garnaut Review website)

17 Nov 2010, MSI/MSSI public lecture
Merchants of Doubt: How a handful of scientists obscured the truth on issues from tobacco smoke to global warming
Prof. Naomi Oreskes (University of California, San Diego, US)

Flyer (pdf, 1.04 MB)
Video from RiAUS event in Adelaide

15-16 Nov 2010
Water Governance Research Initiative National Workshop
Website
4 Nov 2010, MSI seminar
Assisting integrated catchment management for water resources: Risk assessment, Bayesian networks and case studies from the Asia-Pacific

Dr Terence Chan (MSI & Water Studies Centre, Faculty of Science, Monash University)
Flyer (pdf, 334 kb)
Presentation (pdf, 4.09 MB)
22 Oct 2010, MSI seminar
Accelerating the transition to electric vehicles
Dr Alan Finkel (Chief Technology Officer, Better Place Australia & Chancellor, Monash University)
Flyer (pdf, 335 kB)
Presentation (pdf, 3.38 MB)
29 Sep 2010, MSI seminar
Education for sustainability

Prof. Stephen Sterling (Centre for Sustainable Futures, University of Plymouth, UK)
Flyer (333 kB)
Presentation (3.21 MB)
23 Sep 2010, MSI seminar
The psychology of climate change communication and "skepticism"

Prof. Stephan Lewandowsky (School of Psychology, University of Western Australia)
Flyer (317 kB)
Presentation (2.11 MB)
5 Aug 2010, MSI seminar
Securing migrants' rights: Information campaign through community-based organisations

Prof. Tasneem Siddiqui (University of Dhaka, Bangladesh)
Flyer (325 kB)
Presentation (2.25 MB)
26 Jul 2010, MSI seminar
From principles to practice: National approaches to managing biodiversity under climate change

Prof. Will Steffen (ANU)
Flyer (335 kB),
Presentation (1.76 MB)
13 Jul 2010, MSI seminar
Climate chaos - What's love got to do with it?

Rev. Dr. David Gregory (Senior Minister, Croxley Green Baptist Church, England)
Flyer (319 kB)
Presentation (3.53 MB)
5-9 Jul 2010
South Asia climate change forum: Developing proactive policy and practice for land and water management responsive to climate change
Website
7 Jul 2010, MSI seminar
Challenges for management of freshwater ecosystems in Europe
Dr Martin Kernan (University College London, UK)
Flyer (336 kB)
Presentations: BioFresh (2.7 MB), Euro limpacts (6.82 MB), Adaptive Mangement (1.65 MB)
24 Jun 2010, MSI seminar
Managing Victoria's electricity demand
Dr Philip Wallis & Akaash Sachdeva (Monash University)
Flyer (267 kB)
Presentation (1.9 MB)
10 Jun 2010, MSI seminar
How do you achieve mobility that is environmentally, socially and economically sustainable?

Dr Janet Stanley (Monash University)
Flyer (94 kB)
Presentation (3.38 MB)
25 May 2010, MSI seminar
A road map for water sensitive cities

Prof Tony Wong (Monash University)
Flyer (123 kB)
Presentation (3.83 MB)
19 May 2010, MSI seminar
Living (well) on sustainable energy: Dream or reality?

Prof David Cahen (Weizmann Institute)
Flyer (118 kB)
Presentation (4.63 MB)
12 May 2010
MSI Seminar: A low carbon growth plan for Australia

Anna Skarbek, Meg Argyriou & Dave Griggs (ClimateWorks Australia)
Flyer (119 kB)
Presentation (654 kB)
21 Apr 2010, MSI seminar
Sustainable campuses
Belinda Towns & Paul Barton (Monash University)
Flyer (121 kB),
Presentations: Towns (460 kB), Barton (851 kB)
8 Apr 2010, MSI seminar
The changing climate research agenda
Dr Chris Gordon (UK Met Office Hadley Centre)
Flyer (113 kB)
Presentation (1.61 MB)
25-26 Mar 2010
Symposium Advancing bushfire arson prevention in Australia
Website
24 Mar 2010, MSI seminar
Perspectives on 'The Politics of Climate Change'
Ray Ison, Bob Birrell & Alan Petersen (Monash University)
Flyer (121 kB)
Presentation (pdf, 634 kB)
3 Mar 2010, MSI seminar
What type of energy for the future of humanity?
Federico Rosei (University of Quebec)
Flyer (pdf, 110 kB)
Presentation (3.63 MB)
10 Feb 2010, MSI seminar
Growing sustainable cities
Jonathan Fink (Arizona State University)
Flyer (330 kB)
Presentation: pdf (3.15 MB), wmv (49 MB), mp4 (46 MB)
20 Oct 2009, joint MSI and Centre for Regulatory Studies, Law Faculty conference
Planning and Climate Change 
 Website
1-2 Sep 2009
Symposium on Integrated catchment management in response to climate change
 Proceedings (946 kB)
13 Aug 2009, Uniwater seminar
Uniwater research activities
 Website
   

About the MSI Seminar Series

The MSI Seminar Series is designed to showcase the latest work on sustainability from the Monash Sustainability Institute, Monash University, and beyond to the broad Monash Community. All are welcome. For further information, or to subscribe to the MSI Seminar distribution list, please email msi-seminars@monash.edu.

Our Programs & Initiatives


Monash Water for Liveability

ClimateWorks Australia

Green Steps

BehaviourWorks Australia

Climate change and health
The Australian Bushfire Arson Prevention Initiative

Water and Carbon Management in Asia

Sustainable Campus Group


Climate Scientists Australia