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In this episode, Elizabeth Macpherson and Cristy Clark discuss the concept of 'pracademia' - the blend of academic and practical legal work. This episode is a little different because it starts with the topic of ‘How to survive (and thrive) as an academic’ - the topic of Liz’s recent Keynote address to support ECRs in Canterbury. This includes insights on surviving (and thriving) in academia, emphasising the role of 'shameless self-promotion' and the importance of building a supportive network. Liz also shares the golden tip that ‘Rejection is good for the soul’, and Cristy shares her tragic obsession with productivity hacks and gives a shoutout to ‘On the Reg’ and TextExpander.

In the second half of the podcast, Liz and Cristy discuss ‘What’s New in Environmental Law’. Liz shares some of the vast array of new environmental law and policy coming out of Aotearoa New Zealand at the moment, including a rushed amendment to the Wildlife Act, which has been described as protecting vulnerable roads and mines from skinks, geckos and frogs and the Equal Pay Amendment Act. In better news, Liz also shares the fabulous news that Gerard Albert (from Whanganui Iwi) has been appointed to the Waitangi Tribunal. Cristy talks about the Australian election results, and a range of climate cases that are coming before Regional bodies, including the European Court of Human Rights and the African Court of Human and Peoples’ Rights.

Links:

What I wish I knew: 33 thoughts for early career researchers

Amendment to Wildlife Act ‘unnecessary and muddled’

Fighting nitrate pollution in Canterbury: MHV

Anne Salmond: She won't be right, mate

Law change protects vulnerable roads and mines from skinks, geckos and frogs

Dairy dominates science panel as Govt milks research for profit

Students for Climate Solutions Incorporated v Minister of Energy and Resources [2024]

The country is not prepared for climate impacts, say advisors​

Campaigners take UK government's climate adaptation to ECHR

Request for an advisory opinion on human rights obligations of African states

Implementing Klimaseniorinnen

Our podcast website - where you can find more information, including the show notes - is located at https://lawattheendoftheworld.buzzsprout.com/

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• LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/elizabeth-macpherson-90929117/ & https://www.linkedin.com/in/cristyclark/
• Bluesky - cristyclark@bsky.social & prof-mac@bsky.social
• Our websites - https://elizabethmacpherson.co.nz/ & https://cristyclark.wordpress.com/