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RMIT has ranked in the top 10 worldwide for three of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the latest Times Higher Education (THE) Sustainability Impact Ratings.

An RMIT innovation uses ultrasound to extract leaf protein from discarded cauliflower leaves, identifying a potential new use for vegetable scraps.

Melbourne Design Week has drawn to a close for 2026, with record numbers of visitors attending 350+ events across Greater Melbourne.

Startups finding practical ways to reduce waste, reuse materials and keep products in use for longer are taking their next steps after three months of learning, coaching and startup development.

A review into food waste in Australia’s quick service restaurants has found order mistakes are the biggest driver of food waste, with better staff training a key part of the solution.

The Victorian Government has announced safety upgrades for local roads and streets, including funding to support 30km/h speed limit trials across Victoria.

RMIT has launched the Regenerative Futures Institute (RFI), a new initiative dedicated to working across disciplines, sectors and communities to help social, environmental and economic systems flourish.

RMIT University researchers have developed a new way to coat fragile surfaces, including living plant leaves, using high‑frequency sound waves to create a fine mist that can act like a plant sunscreen.

Eucalyptus bark, usually stripped from logs and treated as waste, could be repurposed to help clean polluted water, filter dirty air and capture carbon dioxide, according to new research from RMIT University.

RMIT regenerative futures expert Chris Speed led a panel at the CEDA Climate and Energy Summit ahead of the launch of the RMIT Regenerative Futures Institute in May. He was joined by industry leaders Renée Wootton Tomlin, Kate Dundas and Philippa Abbott.

RMIT joins the call for universities globally to adopt a regenerative approach and play a key role in addressing the polycrisis

RMIT returns to Melbourne Design Week 2026 as NGV’s ‘Futures Partner’, reaffirming the University’s commitment to nurturing the next generation of design practitioners, thinkers and leaders.

Beneath shallow coastal waters from Western Australia’s southern coastline to the tropical lagoons of the Great Barrier Reef vast underwater meadows stretch quietly across the seafloor.

A major new international study warns that critical scientific and practical gaps are slowing the use of blue carbon ecosystems (BCEs) in global efforts to tackle climate change.

Five years of collaboration with remote First Nations communities has helped locals secure better digital services and greater control over how they connect.

RMIT University engineers in Australia have built a remote-controlled minibot that hoovers up oil spills using an innovative filtering system inspired by sea urchins.

Carbon markets rewarding the recovery of degraded environments risk penalising long-term Indigenous stewardship, according to a coalition of experts writing in Nature Climate Change.

RMIT University academics joined artists, technologists and cultural practitioners from across the globe at ACMI's fourth annual FACT Symposium, contributing to three days of debate on the future of arts, culture and technology.

RMIT University researchers have developed a flexible nylon-film device that generates electricity from compression and keeps working even after being run over by a car multiple times, opening the door to self-powered sensors on our roads and other electronic devices.

An RMIT-led event at CERES Community Environmental Park convened philosophers, artists, educators and Cultural Custodians to collectively reimagine regenerative relationships with land and place.