Sustainable VU: news stories

Find the latest media related to protecting Country and the Sustainable Development Goals at Victoria University.

Victoria University (VU) Online honoured at LearnX Summit

25 November 2022

Victoria University (VU) Online has won two Platinum awards at the LearnX Summit and Award Show 2022.

VU & Chinese researchers team up to fight plastic pollution with seaweed

21 November 2022

Dr Jianhua Zhang, researcher from Victoria University (VU), believes seaweed could be harnessed to replace one of the biggest contributors to waste in our oceans: plastic packaging.

'Summer Gap' program supports young people to explore next steps after high school

21 November 2022

Researchers at Victoria University and AVID Australia have just completed a state-government-funded project, Summer Gap, working directly with young people.

Boost to AI research to improve aged care

18 November 2022

Victoria University will share in just over a million dollars from CSIRO to look at how artificial intelligence (AI) could improve the quality of life and wellbeing of those living in aged care.

Veggie waste offers green solution to single-use packaging

14 November 2022

Australia’s mounting packaging stockpile could soon shrink with a little help from greener packaging made from vegetable waste.

Research aims to replace wheelchairs with 'exoskeletons'

8 November 2022

Exoskeletons — motorised mechanical devices attached to an individual’s body to assist movement — have been a popular feature in science fiction movies from Robocop to Iron Man as a means to give someone superhuman s

Photograph celebrating traditional owners of the land wins Picturing Footscray 2022

7 November 2022

After two years of being held virtually, Picturing Footscray finally returned to a physical exhibition and community celebration in 2022.

VU & Our Watch join to prevent gender-based violence

7 November 2022

VU and Our Watch collaborate on a five-year strategic plan to tackle gender-based violence.

The lived experiences of women leaders with disability driving change in sport

4 November 2022

Drawing on their personal and professional experiences the women leaders will educate on how best to embed inclusive practices and programs to attract and retain people with disability as players and leaders.