Events
Check out our calendar of events and participate in our seminars, public lectures and more.
Discover how four decades of change have reshaped the Australian Alps’ pollinator networks, revealing what long-term ecological data can teach us about the future of biodiversity, ecosystem resilience and conservation in a changing climate.
Discover how cutting-edge technologies, from satellites and drones to sensor networks and fuel moisture monitoring, are transforming early bushfire detection and helping identify fire risks before they ignite.
By exploring both the clichés and realities of modern travel, this project reveals how young adults negotiate identity, growth, and belonging within rapidly changing global tourism systems.
Join acclaimed authors David Lindenmayer, John R. Baker and Elizabeth A. Baker for the launch of Paddock Trees Under Threat, featuring insights from the book, special guest Senator David Pocock, and an evening of wine, cheeseboards and conversation celebrating the future of conservation.
The Centenary of National Forestry Education Colloquium, hosted by ANU on 6 October 2026, will celebrate 100 years of forestry education in Australia by reflecting on its history, examining current approaches to forestry education, and exploring future ambitions for the profession.
As forests face increasing environmental uncertainty, this seminar examines new approaches to building resilience, supporting adaptation, and preparing the next generation of forestry professionals.
Our International Lunch is a chance for staff and students to come together, share favourite homemade dishes, celebrate the cultures and stories that make up our community, and enjoy an afternoon of great food, conversation, and connection.
Past events
Chytridiomycosis has driven amphibian declines for decades. This talk explores global research trends, long-term field data on two frog species in southeastern Australia, and how citizen science can help track population change in the face of ongoing disease threats.
This talk presents a 20-year case study of ecological restoration in a 50-hectare woodland. It highlights successful interventions and ongoing challenges, offering insights into long-term vegetation recovery and adaptive land management.
Explore well-being through the eyes of backpackers in Vietnam, and learn how slightly saline irrigation could support agriculture in Tonga. Two short talks offering fresh insights into human experience and environmental resilience in the Asia-Pacific.
This talk explores 41,000 years of human–landscape interaction on the Bassian Plain. Using pollen and charcoal records co-developed with Palawa and Truwana custodians, it reveals early human influence and insights for today’s land use and conservation strategies.
This seminar shares PhD research on reintroducing the endangered bush stone-curlew, covering survival predictors, cohort learning, wild training, and even a dog-assisted GPS recovery team. Insights offer a fresh recipe for successful reintroductions.
This seminar equips environment, sustainability, and engineering students with structured, evidence-based tools to plan, evaluate, and communicate social and environmental interventions using the Social Change Mapping framework and Theory of Change Canvas.
Polar marine environments are rich in biodiversity but challenging to study, resulting in limited and fragmented data. This research uses sponges as a model group to assess the state of online biodiversity data, revealing key gaps, duplication, and accessibility issues. It proposes a framework to improve database integration and highlights the need for better metadata in genetic datasets to support future monitoring and management of these vulnerable ecosystems.
This talk explores 8 years of research into New Zealanders' views on using gene technologies for environmental purposes, including public segmentation, framing effects, and insights from a national dialogue to inform policy.
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.