Society and Environment

RMIT has been named a partner in a new €3.8 million European research project named BOLSTER – Bridging Organisations and Marginalised Communities for Local Sustainability Transitions in Europe.

New study sheds light on the little-known phenomenon of binaural beats, where sounds purportedly evoke psychoactive effects.

The two-day event provided ample food for thought for city administrators, researchers and citizens exploring urban food practices as a pathway to more liveable and resilient cities.

As high global oil prices, spurred by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, drive up the price of fuel and many other things too, there’s pressure on Australian politicians to offer some relief.

RMIT is bringing its carbon neutral target forward by five years, after achieving the biggest on-site emissions reduction of any tertiary institution in Australia.

RMIT has received the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) Employer of Choice for Gender Equality (EOCGE) citation for the fifth consecutive year.

This year’s International Women’s Day theme is “Gender equality today for a sustainable tomorrow.” We asked RMIT’s Dr Leonora Risse and Professor Lauren Rickards about how the pandemic and a shift to hybrid working will impact gender equality and why women are more likely to be vulnerable to the impacts of climate change.

RMIT Europe Research Fellow Nevelina Pachova explains her role in the Edible Cities Network (EdiCitNet) Horizon Europe project, and how urban edible solutions can contribute to socially resilient and sustainably productive cities.