The UNSW SMaRT Centre has joined over 30 leading organisations and companies and the NSW Government and WWF-Australia in a new coalition to decarbonise Australia’s building and construction industry
On 18 March 2021, Veena will be speaking at the Circular Economy Leadership & Partnership (CELP) Summit 2021, hosted by Knowledge Exchange and STEAM Platform out of Bangkok
UNSW SMaRT Centre Director, Professor Veena Sahajwalla was interviewed by the BBC's Science in Action team in March to talk about her novel methods of recycling to make new products and materials
On 9 March 2021, Veena will be delivering a keynote speech at a webinar organised by the new international scientific journal, Springer Nature Applied Sciences
The UNSW SMaRT Centre' has collaborated with a renowned designer and the Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences (Powerhouse) to be part of a new exhibition
UNSW SMaRT Centre recycling technologies and concepts have been highlighted as methods to help Australia manage its pressing waste challenges and achieve a circular economy
New report showcases how technology can transform the waste and resource-recovery sector in Australia, and support the transition towards a thriving circular economy
In this video, ABC War on Waste host Craig Reucassel and others including Veena narrate the concept and benefits of some of the UNSW SMaRT Centre's various MicrofactorieTM capabilities
In this Victorian Local Governance Association 2020 FastTrack Conference video, Veena talks about some sustainability, the circular economy and some of the UNSW SMaRT Centre technologies and innovations in waste, recycling and manufacturing
The UNSW SMaRT Centre has joined over 30 leading organisations and companies and the NSW Government and WWF-The UNSW SMaRT Centre has made a number of submissions to the NSW Government in relation to its strategy development for a 20 year waste pl
In this opinion editorial and video, Veena explains the national and global context of why we need to develop circular economies and be smarter with our waste
In this op ed, published by Sanctuary Magazine, Veena writes that creating new materials from waste products is essential if we’re to solve the global recycling, waste and emissions crisis
In late 2018 Veena was invited to Berlin to do a TED style talk to the globally significant Falling Walls Conference, talking about her story and the benefits of materials security and circularity
Some of UNSW SMaRT Centre's research equipment behind some of its pioneering waste and recycling innovations are held at the Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences (Powerhouse)
As as a recipient of an Australian Research Council Georgina Sweet Australian Laureate Fellowship, Veena headed the women in STEM UNSW Science 50:50 program to inspire young women into science
In 2011 Veena was invited to do a talk at the TEDxSydney event, talking about sustainability and using end of life materials over and over rather than treating them as waste