Survey report on impacts of COVID-19 on Kathmandu University students
Kathmandu University Student Welfare Directorate conducted a survey of 1,347 students from seven different schools within the university. Conducted from 8 June to 7 July 2021, the survey aimed to study the impacts of COVID-19 on the students. For more details see attachment.
Publishing workshop conducted on storying climes of the Himalaya, Andes, and Artic: anthropogenic water bodies, multispecies vulnerability, and sustainable living
Royal Thimphu College, affiliated to Royal University of Bhutan, co-hosted a virtual six-day long publishing workshop (9–14 October 2021) titled “Storying climes of the Himalaya, Andes, and the Arctic: Anthropogenic water bodies, multispecies vulnerability, and sustainable living”.
Launch of the Himalayan Centre for Environmental Humanities
The Royal Thimphu College (RTC) launched its first interdisciplinary research and educational centre, ‘Himalayan Centre for Environmental Humanities’ (HCEH) in Bhutan on 11 October 2021 during the inaugural of the publishing workshop on ‘Storying Climes’.
Western researchers win Eureka Prize as part of the NSW Bushfire Hub
The NSW Bushfire Risk Management Research Hub — a research collaboration among Western Sydney University, University of Wollongong, University of Tasmania, and University of New South Wales (UNSW) — has won the prestigious 2021 NSW Environment, Energy and Science (DPIE) Eureka Prize for Applied Environmental Research.
Western Sydney University commits to future jobs, skills and research growth with state-of-the-art Agri-Tech Hub vision launch
Western Sydney University has launched its vision for an Australian-first Agri-Tech Hub – a planned 6-hectare, high-tech commercial, teaching, and research greenhouse complex in the heart of the Hawkesbury – to boost jobs and opportunities for the region.