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Two people in fire fighting attire face each other and smile while undertaking cultural burning in a woodland.
Thursday, 19 Sep 2024

PhD Opportunity: Supporting the re-emergence of cultural burning in south-eastern Australia

Informing the re-emergence of First Nations burning in contemporary endangered woodlands in south-eastern Australia

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Thursday, 19 Sep 2024

PhD Projects: Sustainable Kangaroo Management and Biodiversity Conservation

Two PhD opportunities are available to examine kangaroo populations, management practices, and their impact on biodiversity and rangeland ecosystems

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PhD student, Michelle Littlefair, crouches near the edge of a dam at night pointing her spotlight into the reeds.
Wednesday, 21 Aug 2024

When you Kermit to the bit: why frogs are part of this scientist’s identity now

Michelle Littlefair is a PhD student at the ANU Fenner School of Environment and Society researching frogs in agricultural landscapes. She is also a dancer who uses her performances to spread awareness about frog declines. We spoke to her about how frogs have become such a large part of her life.

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A group of students walk in the bush, smiling.
25 Sep 2024 | 10 - 11am

Honours & Masters (Adv) Research Information Session

Find out what an Honours/Masters research year involves at the ANU Fenner School of Environment and Society.
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2 Oct 2024 | 1 - 2pm

Social psychology and climate change: How ‘beliefs about others’ shape, and are shaped by, our own environmental attitudes

Zoe's work applies social psychological theory to investigate how individuals, groups, and culture shape people’s responses to climate change and other environmental issues.
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