Matthew Brookhouse holds a beetle out in front of him in a lab.
Matthew Brookhouse holds a beetle out in front of him in a lab.

We're going on a beetle hunt

This is a story about what it's like to tackle an entirely new problem, so nothing is easy. Not even catching some beetles.

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Marcus Dadd stands in a woodland.
Marcus Dadd stands in a woodland.

Disability advocate Marcus Dadd: ‘I hope I can inspire people to chase their dreams’

Fenner graduate and disability advocate Marcus Dadd has a passion for inclusive and sustainable practices in agriculture.

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Linda stands with her maremma sheep dog.
Linda stands with her maremma sheep dog.

Maremma sheepdogs are very good dogs – so why aren’t they used more?

Protecting their pack is what these dogs have been bred to do.

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Monday, 26 May 2025

PhD Opportunity: Soil Salinity - Harnessing novel methods to measure and impact rehabilitation

Help develop targeted solutions for rehabilitating salt-affected soils using salt-tolerant plants, biochar, and advanced analysis techniques. This PhD project includes glasshouse trials, chemical analysis, and hyperspectral imaging.

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Friday, 02 May 2025

Logging devastated Victoria’s native forests – and new research shows 20% has failed to grow back

Fenner researchers, Maldwyn John Evans, Chris Taylor and Prof David Lindenmayer explain what needs to be done to restore Victoria’s forest after logging.

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A bush stone-curlew hiding behind a tree with a radio transmitter on its back.
Thursday, 10 Apr 2025

Birds with backpacks released on Phillip Island

Twenty-four bush stone-curlews will be reintroduced to the wild on Phillip Island to help the species regain a foothold in Victoria, where it is critically endangered.

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Josh sits on a grassy alpine slope, facing away from the camera and looking out over a mountainous landscape with patches of snow and cloud-covered skies. They wear a wide-brimmed dark hat, a checkered long-sleeve shirt, and light-coloured pants. In the foreground, native alpine plants with tall white flower stalks are visible, adding texture to the natural scene
10 Jul 2025 | 10 - 11am

PhD Seminar: Australian Alpine Pollinators in a Changing World

Alpine pollinators are uniquely adapted to cold, dynamic environments, but face growing threats from climate change. This talk explores how temperature across climates, weather, and microclimates shapes pollinator activity in Australia's mountains, and what this means for their survival.
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A serene rural dam with still, dark water reflecting a blue sky and scattered white clouds. The bank in the foreground is edged with dry grasses and reeds, and contains a plastic crate holding a yellow portable pump hooked up by hoses to a floating sampling device resting on the water. On the opposite shore, gently sloping pasture is dotted with eucalyptus and other native trees under a partly cloudy sky
22 Aug 2025 | 12 - 1pm

Managing farm dams, freshwater wetlands, and wastewater lagoons for carbon and biodiversity benefits

Teal carbon ecosystems are freshwater wetlands, like lakes, ponds, farm dams and reservoirs. Equivalent to blue carbon (coastal wetlands), they can regulate greenhouse gases and mitigate the effects of climate change.
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