PlaceSustainable Environments

We will demonstrate environmental and social responsibility, embedding our principles across our operations and infrastructure, while honouring Indigenous knowledges and our role as a steward of the places where our campuses are located.

We will grow and strengthen our intellectual and fiscal capacity to support our objectives. We will utilise our resources effectively and make strategic choices in allocating resources.

Establish future‑fit spaces enabling activated communities and belonging

• Refresh and prioritise our Campus Master Plan, with an integrated academic and living plan, aligned to the principles of sustainability and Indigenous heritage
• Deliver an active accommodation offering and community
• Build our research infrastructure capabilities to support research priorities

Enhance and modernise digital spaces and connection

• Establish a contemporary teaching, learning and research environment that fosters success, community impact and engagement

Deploy principles of sustainability to secure our legacy

• Expand application of environmental and social governance and achieve an accredited STARS rating
• Lower the environmental impacts of operating our laboratories
• Monitor the impact our activity is having on our biodiversity, and explore our exposure to climate risk

Sustainable financial management

• Implement sound financial management to support strategic and operational priorities and preserve our financial capacity to invest in our future
• Build financial resilience through diversified funding, including growth in our endowment, to protect our purpose against changes in policy or market trends