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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

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

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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Past events

Promotional poster for "The Fenner School International Lunch" featuring a collage of various international dishes arranged in a circular plate shape, with event details and a QR code for registration.
30 Sep 2022 | 12 - 2pm

It's time for the 2022 International Lunch!

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A collage image containing various panels: (a) bamboo forest, (b) large frog on a rock near water, (c) multiple graphs related to seed spread and biomass, (d) a shrubby area with evergreen trees, and additional graphs showing ecological data such as canopy cover, species richness, and seed mass relationship to abundance.
29 Sep 2022 | 11am

This seminar will explore how context dependence is a critical challenge in invasion ecology, essential for increased understanding and prediction.

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A wildfire burns in a grassy area next to a fire risk indicator sign showing an "extreme" risk level.
23 Sep 2022 | 4pm

Sami’s PhD Project explores the potential of Remote Sensing derived fire characteristics in fire danger modelling including development of a new fire danger index for Australia.

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Aerial view of a lush, green cityscape surrounding a secluded lake nestled within thick forest foliage.
23 Sep 2022 | 1 - 2pm

This seminar will touch on the science behind Singapore’s City in Nature, a concerted effort to restore nature into the City. It will focus on the efforts in research pertaining to conservation planning, and nature and people.

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A person in traditional attire sits near a dead tree in a barren landscape with mountains in the background.
21 Sep 2022 | 12pm

A leading water policy and law expert, Professor Glennon will reflect on what has happened, is happening, and must happen to solve the global water crisis and secure food supply for the globe

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A fabric banner featuring a stylized green tree on a cream background with a banner around the trunk reading "MIHI CURA FUTURI."
15 Sep 2022 | 1pm

The opening in 1927 of the Australian Forestry School in Canberra, responded to decades of concern about the unsustainable exploitation of Australia’s forests. Nearly a century later, corresponding concerns remain strong, and are accelerating in conjunction with our appreciation of the impacts of global heating.

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A close-up image of a vibrant green frog perched on a leaf with distinct, shiny eyes.
9 Sep 2022 | 9:30am

There are 78 species of glass frog species that live in Colombia—more than half of the total number of glass frogs in the world. This seminar would be presented with photos that serve as a window into the threatened world of these amazing amphibians, which are part of the treasure trove of biodiversity in Colombia.

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