Researcher, Xuemei Bai, stands in front of the Fenner building with a grass tree beside her.
Researcher, Xuemei Bai, stands in front of the Fenner building with a grass tree beside her.

Path to prosperity for planet and people if Earth’s critical resources are better shared: report.

Cities and businesses have the power to play a crucial role and become the “stewards” of critical Earth systems by demonstrating how they can reduce their environmental impact on the planet.

 
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A Fenner researcher, Shoshana Rapley, kneels with her dog on her leg and looks at her, with woodland in the background.
A Fenner researcher, Shoshana Rapley, kneels with her dog on her leg and looks at her, with woodland in the background.

A nose for ecology

How an ecologist's dog transformed her PhD project.

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A researcher shines her spotlight into the edge of a dam at night.
A researcher shines her spotlight into the edge of a dam at night.

When you Kermit to the bit

why frogs are part of this scientist’s identity now

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Light rays shining through clouds above a foggy landscape of mountains.
Wednesday, 30 Oct 2024

Plans to cool the Earth by blocking sunlight are gaining momentum but critical voices risk being excluded

The risks of solar geoengineering will be magnified if critics are ignored and researchers are allowed to self-regulate.

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A hydropower dam.
Friday, 25 Oct 2024

Queensland election signals both major parties accept pumped hydro and the renewable energy transition as inevitable

Pumped hydro and batteries can easily provide all the storage needed for 100% renewable electricity generation, eliminating the need for polluting gas power plants.

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A patchwork of spinnifex grass in a red desert environment.
Wednesday, 16 Oct 2024

A patchwork of spinifex: how we returned cultural burning to the Great Sandy Desert

Since colonisation, cultural burning in the Great Sandy Desert ended. Now the work of caring for desert country (pirra) with fire (jungku, or warlu) has begun again.

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A hand pours red earth onto another hand
7 Nov 2024 | 1 - 2pm

Colonialism, Policy, and Indigenous Governance in the Changing Anthropocene: Climate Change and Pollution

This seminar delves into colonialism's profound impact on Indigenous communities' strategies for mitigating and adapting to climate change. Additionally, it explores the influence of Indigenous self-determination and resurgence on climate change, drawing insights from two distinct doctoral research studies.
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Fenner Building
11 Nov 2024 | 9:01am - 13 Nov 2024 | 5:01pm

FSES Symposium

ANU Fenner School of Environment & Society research students from across our cohorts are presenting their work in three days of talks
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Colourful bins hang from a brick wall
14 Nov 2024 | 1 - 2pm

Skillful heat related mortality forecasting during recent deadly European summers

Europe is now a heatwave hotspot with broken temperature records leading to significant heat-related deaths in recent years. Projections indicate such summers may become common, highlighting the urgent need for improved heat-health warning systems. This study evaluates the effectiveness of temperature-related mortality forecasts for 2022 and 2023, finding them crucial for adapting to increasing temperatures and mitigating health impacts.
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