Brock University Environmental Sustainability Research Centre - ESRC

01/08/2026

New year, same incredible experiential education opportunities! ✨

Last term, SSAS student Ruth Horn completed field journals as part of her course requirements for SSAS 5P01: Foundations of Sustainability Science and Society. Her journals describe various field trips and educational experiences from the course. Our students are fortunate to be able to learn from our peers in the Brock community, and in the Niagara region in hands-on and innovative ways 📚🌱

Read all three journals on our website - and learn more about our graduate programs while you're there!

https://loom.ly/XGQebWE

12/18/2025

What a year we've had in the ESRC! 🌳

There have been too many experiences to include in one post, so we put together a whole newsletter! Check it out on the ESRC's website: https://loom.ly/11AkXM0, and sign up for our mailing list while you're there so you don't miss any more updates from us 🗞️

We've got a lot to look forward to in 2026, but for now we're wishing our faculty, staff, and students a safe and restful holiday break! ❄️✨

12/15/2025

Hannah Marlen Lübker joined the SSCI program in 2023, and has spent time in New Brunswick doing field work for the first study of her PhD research. In this blog post, Hannah reflects on her experience and shares photos of her time in Eastern Canada!

📷: Kalen Mawer

https://loom.ly/RnFbz8M

Blog Contributor: Hannah Marlen Lübker Photo credit: Kalen Mawer (Hannah is currently working on the first study of her PhD, a photovoice project, with environmental stewards in New Brunswick. The study consists of two interviews and the taking of ...

12/05/2025

Our graduate students have officially wrapped up their first term in their programs - the time has really flown by! 🍂

In this blog post series, SSCI student Madelaine Legault shares her own thoughts on her program experience so far and how these experiences have impacted her thinking on the field of sustainability science, as well as thoughts from her peers in the SSAS program - Makenna Kollo and Kinza Qureshi 🌱

Check out all three blog posts here: https://loom.ly/YiOvc1w

Brock University is a comprehensive institution with rich academic programs and world-class research activity. Located in St. Catharines, in Ontario’s scenic Niagara region on the traditional territory of the Haudenosaunee and Anishinaabe peoples, Brock is situated in a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve. W...

11/25/2025

We are thrilled to welcome Dr. Jasneet Kaur as a new affiliate faculty member in the ESRC! 🌱

Her innovative research is featured in this article - we highly recommend checking it out: https://loom.ly/bZJyx8M

(We also highly recommend following Dr. Kaur's lead and joining the ESRC as an affiliate or adjunct faculty member! Find out how at the end of the article, or send us an email! ✉️)

When it comes to environmentally sustainable energy technologies, Jasneet Kaur has big plans for building better energy systems using two-dimensional (2D) materials. The Assistant Professor of Physics and Engineering recently became a faculty affiliate of Brock’s Environmental Sustainability Resea...