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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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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A regent honeyeater on a branch in the bush.
Friday, 04 Apr 2025

Century-old clues reveal hidden threat to Australian songbird

A hidden threat facing one of Australia’s most iconic birds has been uncovered in a new study led by researchers from the University of Copenhagen and Dr Ross Crates from Fenner.

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Thursday, 27 Mar 2025

What to expect from a Bachelor of Environment and Sustainability (BENSU)

Find out what makes our degree special.

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Rabbits around a Water hole
7 May 2025 | 12 - 1pm

A perfect storm: how grazing, drought, bounties, and invasion shaped the mammal fauna of New South Wales.

From the mid-1800s to early 1900s, New South Wales saw dramatic ecological changes due to agriculture, invasive species, native animal culling, and droughts. This talk examines how these factors altered native species populations using historical bounty records.
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water
20 May 2025 | 9:30 - 10am

PhD Seminar: Understanding risks to shared water resources in sociohydrological systems, and exploring options for adaptation and change

This study combines qualitative and quantitative modelling to understand how water management interventions reshape risks to shared water resources; using the Murray–Darling Basin as a case study.
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