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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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PhD candidate Diane Erceg says that when she tells people she is writing a thesis on the history of tourism in Antarctica, they often reply with a mixture of relief and surprise.
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The ANU Research Forest at the National Arboretum Canberra is proving to be an ideal place to "see" trees and forests in a new way.
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The objective of my study is to gain a thorough understanding of the behaviour of crop-raiding elephants in the Sagalla community of Taita Taveta, providing insight for the development of long-term, targeted management techniques aimed at reducing crop-raiding in the area.
- Student profile
I’ve been fascinated by the way that people think about the environment and balance it with other needs, and how this translates to social, political and economic choices.
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The project will use a range of approaches from empirical molecular analyses, natural experiments of disturbance impact, and modelling / simulations, to better-understand the drivers of global biodiversity structure.
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New research led by ANU finds that if irrigation systems are to successfully secure food supplies under a changing climate, western and national donors must invest in better scheme management rather than only investing in infrastructure.
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The project is an international research collaboration with the Luc Hoffmann Institute, CSIRO, the Australian National University, the World Wildlife Fund (Colombia) and Parques Nacionales Naturales de Colombia (National Parks).