A Beneath the Wisteria friend is quizzed

Kate Auty has been a great friend of Beneath the Wisteria and a wonderful supporter of our sister organization, Slap Tomorrow.

The Higher Education website takes Kate through a question and answer-type interview and posts the outcome of that process here - "Q&A with Kate Auty".

Kate was Victoria’s Commissioner for Environment and Sustainability and is now a vice-chancellor’s fellow at the University of Melbourne.

Food security in a carbon constrained world

In the next 50 years we will need to produce as much food as has been consumed over our entire human history. How do we double food production to feed the world in 2050, adapt to climate change and simultaneously meet community demands worldwide to reduce emissions from agriculture?

Read about Sunday McKay's research here on The University of Melbourne’s Alumni new eNews.

Considering and designing for a future of extremes

Beneath the Wisteria supporter John Lawry is a University of Melbourne Alumni and was kind enough to share with us first edition of Melbourne Alumni eNews Special Bulletin, which focuses on Climate Change and the Environment.

Among the many interesting stories included on the eNews Special Bulletin is the article entitled, “Design for a future of extremes”.

University researchers talk to Kate O'Hara about a project letting design lead the way in predicting extreme weather conditions.