Short course overview

Professional learning for a changing world

The ANU Institute for Climate, Energy & Disaster Solutions brings researchers together with professionals and decision-makers to explore current developments in climate science, energy transition and disaster-risk reduction. ICEDS short courses connect research with real-world policy and practice, helping participants better understand complex challenges and identify practical responses.

The program considers the social, environmental and economic dimensions of climate change, energy transformation and disaster preparedness. Courses draw on Australian, Asia–Pacific and international perspectives and are designed to support informed decision-making across different sectors and professional contexts.

Why study with ICEDS?

Learn from ANU expertise

Engage with leading researchers and educators working across climate, energy, sustainability and disaster resilience. Course content is informed by current research and designed to make complex ideas accessible and relevant to professional practice.

Connect research with practice

Explore real-world examples, policy challenges and emerging solutions. ICEDS courses support participants to consider how evidence and new knowledge can be applied within their organisations, industries and communities.

Broaden your perspective

Learn alongside participants from government, industry, education, research, community and non-government organisations. The courses create opportunities to consider challenges from different disciplinary and sector perspectives.

Choose flexible delivery

ICEDS offers standard and tailored professional short courses through online, in-person and hybrid delivery. Private courses can also be developed for organisations seeking specialised content, targeted engagement or delivery scheduled around their team’s needs.

The ICEDS course program covers a growing range of topics, including:

• climate science and climate policy
• energy technologies, economics and policy
• disaster-risk reduction and resilience
• climate change education
• resilient and sustainable urban futures
• effective climate policy and leadership
• planning and delivering nature-based solutions
• climate change and health

These areas reflect the established and emerging courses currently presented through the ICEDS professional short course program.

Who are the courses for?

ICEDS professional short courses are suitable for people seeking to build their knowledge, strengthen their professional capability or better understand developments affecting their area of work. Depending on the course, participants may include:

• policy and program professionals
• government and public-sector decision-makers
• industry and business professionals
• planners, practitioners and consultants
• educators and education leaders
• health professionals
• researchers and community-sector professionals

Individual course pages provide more detailed information about the intended audience, course content and learning outcomes.