In brief
Recycling simplified
UniSA’s recycling program has been simplified in an effort to reduce the amount of waste to landfill produced by the University by 50 per cent compared to year 2000 figures.
All types of paper are now being recycled together via UniSA’s under-desk paper boxes and recycling bins, allowing previously ’banned’ material such as glossy magazines and photocopy wrappers to be recycled. Cardboard will continue to be recycled separately. UniSA services director Neville Thiele says it’s all part of a greater push – which has included reducing water and electricity usage – to make the University more sustainable. “Through its Greenhouse Challenge Charter the University is doing its best to reduce waste and carbon dioxide emissions,“ says Thiele. “We’ve had tremendous feedback from staff.“ For more info visit www.unisa.edu.au/services or email monique.kanters@unisa.edu.au
Hot topics online
Visit
the ’Hot topics’ page on the Hawke Policy Website to read summaries of UniSA
researchers’ responses to hot social issues. The first featured topic is
Footy for fun and sex for free, which asks whether the culture of football
is responsible for the recent allegations of sexual assaults, or whether it
is a deeper problem of how we see masculinity. The second feature is Failing
at school: is it a boy thing?, examining whether there is a crisis in boys’
education, whether we need more male teachers, or whether these are the
wrong questions entirely. More features will be posted soon. Go to
www.hawkecentre.unisa.edu.au/institute/HawkePolicyWebsite/hottopics.htm