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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.
Let the hunt begin!
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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Australia’s summer weather heats up
Professor Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick gives us the run down of what is expected to be Australia's hottest hummer on record.
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- Education story
We are offering a number of PhD opportunities in ecology and biodiversity conservation, including studies on the reintroduction of threatened species, and the ecology of urban or agricultural systems.
- Research story
Researchers from Fenner’s Centre for Water and Landscape Dynamics (WALD) are collaborating with India’s premier weather forecasting agency to provide new and improved real-time rainfall information for India.
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The Australian Government's Chief Environmental Biosecurity Officer is pleased to release the interim priority list of exotic environmental pests and diseases for consultation (the Priority List). The Priority List focuses on exotic pests and diseases that pose the highest risk to our environment and public spaces.
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Data released by the Murray Darling Basin Authority shows total water storage in the Northern Basin is dangerously low, sitting at just nine per cent capacity. Fenner's Professor Jamie Pittock spoke with ABC Radio National Breakfast about it.
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Dr Joëlle Gergis gives her thoughts to The Guardian following the September bushfires in Queensland and Northern New South Wales.
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Fenner in the News - Australia Bushfires Arrive Early, Destroying Historic Lodge in ‘Omen’ of Future
Dr Joëlle Gergis speaks to the New York Times about the September bushfires in Queensland and Northern New South Wales.
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Professor Jamie Pittock says the Kidston Pumped Storage Hydro project would be a gold mine for electricity stability.
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Fenner's Cris Brack gives his thoughts about this year’s Australian Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year Competition.
- Research story
The Fenner School of Environment and Society is offering a couple of PhD programs (Ecologist and Social scientist) working with the interdisciplinary team of researchers at the Sustainable Farms initiative. The program focuses on investigating the biodiversity and sustainability of farmland ecosystems.