Events

The New Zealand and Australian Soil Science Societies are delighted to host the Rotorua Soils 2024 conference.

Taking place every four years, the joint conference brings together approximately 300 to 350 soil and land science professionals from New Zealand, Australia, and the South Pacific.

The New Zealand and Australian Soil Science Societies are delighted to host the Rotorua Soils 2024 conference.

Taking place every four years, the joint conference brings together approximately 300 to 350 soil and land science professionals from New Zealand, Australia, and the South Pacific.

While the push for research impact continues to grow globally, the ethical dimensions of generating and evaluating research impact are receiving increased attention. How do we ensure our impact efforts don't inadvertently cause harm to vulnerable populations? What does ethical impact look like in practice? This webinar explores the complex ethical landscape of research impact, moving beyond simple 'do no harm' principles to examine how researchers can proactively build ethical considerations into their impact work. Drawing from international research and practice, Dr. Kelly will discuss frameworks and approaches to ethically designing for impact, ethical impact assessment, strategies for meaningful engagement with communities, and practical approaches to embedding ethics throughout the impact lifecycle. This session will provide insights for researchers and research professionals seeking to ensure their research is not only impactful but responsible.

The New Zealand and Australian Soil Science Societies are delighted to host the Rotorua Soils 2024 conference.

Taking place every four years, the joint conference brings together approximately 300 to 350 soil and land science professionals from New Zealand, Australia, and the South Pacific.

The New Zealand and Australian Soil Science Societies are delighted to host the Rotorua Soils 2024 conference.

Taking place every four years, the joint conference brings together approximately 300 to 350 soil and land science professionals from New Zealand, Australia, and the South Pacific.

The A-CSEAR conference is an important Australasian conference that provides a forum for accounting academics and practitioners to enhance understandings of social and environmental issues, paralleling the annual CSEAR (Centre for Social and Environmental Accounting Research) conference held in the United Kingdom.

A‐CSEAR aims to foster a supportive and inclusive community of emerging and established scholars undertaking research on social and environmental aspects of accounting and accountability theory and practice.

The annual A‐CSEAR conference provides an international forum in which to showcase this work and to foster much needed interdisciplinary research in accounting.

The conference theme for A-CSEAR 2024 is “Creating Communities: Accounting for, with, to, of, despite, or beyond?”. We invite accounting scholars to consider the multitude of ways in which accounting exists for and with communities, and how communities might be formed and reinforced through processes of accounting. We therefore encourage conceptual, empirical, and creative submissions that consider accounting’s role in enabling, directing, permitting or restricting communities to emerge and thrive.

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As the demand for sustainable packaging continues to grow, understanding global fibre packaging recyclability protocols and standards is more important than ever. The International Fibre Packaging Symposium aims to bridge this knowledge gap, bringing together industry experts to share advancements, best practices, and insights on fibre recyclability.

This event is your opportunity to gain valuable knowledge that can help your organisation meet sustainability targets, stay ahead of regulatory demands, and navigate the complex landscape of recyclability standards for market access.

The A-CSEAR conference is an important Australasian conference that provides a forum for accounting academics and practitioners to enhance understandings of social and environmental issues, paralleling the annual CSEAR (Centre for Social and Environmental Accounting Research) conference held in the United Kingdom.

A‐CSEAR aims to foster a supportive and inclusive community of emerging and established scholars undertaking research on social and environmental aspects of accounting and accountability theory and practice.

The annual A‐CSEAR conference provides an international forum in which to showcase this work and to foster much needed interdisciplinary research in accounting.

The conference theme for A-CSEAR 2024 is “Creating Communities: Accounting for, with, to, of, despite, or beyond?”. We invite accounting scholars to consider the multitude of ways in which accounting exists for and with communities, and how communities might be formed and reinforced through processes of accounting. We therefore encourage conceptual, empirical, and creative submissions that consider accounting’s role in enabling, directing, permitting or restricting communities to emerge and thrive.

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As the demand for sustainable packaging continues to grow, understanding global fibre packaging recyclability protocols and standards is more important than ever. The International Fibre Packaging Symposium aims to bridge this knowledge gap, bringing together industry experts to share advancements, best practices, and insights on fibre recyclability.

This event is your opportunity to gain valuable knowledge that can help your organisation meet sustainability targets, stay ahead of regulatory demands, and navigate the complex landscape of recyclability standards for market access.

What happens when the science we rely on is manipulated, including by those we trust most?

Across the global food industry, a troubling reality is emerging. Companies across all sectors – meat, dairy, ultra-processed foods, and even plant-based alternatives – are leveraging trusted voices, including nutrition professionals, scientists, and reputable organisations, to push their agendas. By funding research, infiltrating policy discussions, and aligning with respected experts, they create an illusion of credibility that distorts science and public perception.

Paired with the rise of AI tools that generate polished but misleading narratives and systemic issues like gender biases in research, these tactics are reshaping the way we think about food, health, and sustainability. This isn’t just about isolated incidents – it’s a widespread issue affecting public health, planetary health, and the integrity of science.

Dietary guidelines and public health policies – tools designed to protect us – are being skewed to prioritise profit over people. Scientists and health professionals are left grappling with conflicting narratives, while the public is left navigating a minefield of misinformation.

This symposium, hosted by True Health Initiative, is your opportunity to confront this challenge head-on. We’ll expose how industries manipulate science, misuse trusted experts, and exploit media channels to shape policies and public behaviour.

This isn’t about targeting one industry – it’s about exposing the systemic manipulation that cuts across all sectors. From sponsoring biased studies to influencing the voices we trust most, industries are reshaping the narrative around diet and health.

For health professionals, scientists, journalists, and the public, this is a call to action: to recognise these tactics, share examples, and work together to protect the integrity of the science shaping our decisions.