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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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An Australian Research Council (ARC) Discovery Project, exploring the impacts of urbanisation on the autecology and disease ecology of our native wildlife is looking for applicants.
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This year, Bender found herself on the front page of the Monaro Post alongside Prof. Jamie Pittock, after delivering crucial findings to the Snowy River Alliance one Sunday afternoon.
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This Research Officer position offers a unique opportunity to join a busy research team, and provide support for a diverse range of ecological and conservation research activities, including Mulligans Flat Woodland Sanctuary and other research and conservation sites.
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Interested in a PhD exploring Eastern brown snake ecology and conservation in the bush capital? If so, we are seeking a highly qualified and motivated PhD applicant to join an exciting trans-disciplinary and mixed-method collaboration between sociologists, ecologists and science communication scholars at the ANU.
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Interested in a PhD using environmental DNA (eDNA) and genetic tools to inform conservation and management? We are seeking PhD applications to join an exciting inter-disciplinary collaboration project.
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When ANU Fenner School Alumna Dr Connie León began lockdown 2020, she couldn’t have predicted she would be approached by the BBC to appear on TV, speaking to her research specialisation, during a pandemic.
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Catastrophic irreversible environmental tipping points — such as the melting of polar icecaps — could be avoided even if we exceed global climate emissions reduction targets, provided we are able to reverse that overshoot quickly, according to a study published in the journal Nature last week.
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Researchers at the Australian National University have discovered the swift parrot's breeding habits change much more quickly than previously thought when a predator intrudes on their area. They produce more males to try to bump up the population.
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On this episode of Policy Forum Pod, our expert panel – Professor Mark Howden and Dr Imran Ahmad from The Australian National University and ACT Commissioner for Sustainability and the Environment Dr Sophie Lewis – join us to discuss the Biden climate summit and Australia’s climate policy debate.