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This is a story about what it's like to tackle an entirely new problem, so nothing is easy. Not even catching some beetles.

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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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Thursday, 19 Sep 2024
  • News

Two PhD opportunities are available to examine kangaroo populations, management practices, and their impact on biodiversity and rangeland ecosystems

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Researcher, Xuemei Bai, stands in front of the Fenner building with a grass tree beside her.
Thursday, 12 Sep 2024
  • Research story

Cities and businesses have the power to play a crucial role and become the “stewards” of critical Earth systems by demonstrating how they can reduce their environmental impact on the planet, scientists say in a new report.

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A Fenner researcher, Shoshana Rapley, kneels with her dog on her leg and looks at her, with woodland in the background.
Thursday, 12 Sep 2024
  • Research story

This frisbee-obsessed, four-legged ecologist has a special role to play in her owner's PhD research.

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PhD student, Michelle Littlefair, crouches near the edge of a dam at night pointing her spotlight into the reeds.
Wednesday, 21 Aug 2024
  • Student profile

Michelle Littlefair is a PhD student at the ANU Fenner School of Environment and Society researching frogs in agricultural landscapes. She is also a dancer who uses her performances to spread awareness about frog declines. We spoke to her about how frogs have become such a large part of her life.

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A birds eye view of an Australian forest that has been half cleared of trees.
Monday, 12 Aug 2024
  • News

Australia’s forestry industry raised eyebrows this month when it released plans to remove trees from native forests, potentially including national parks, and claim carbon credits in the process.

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Logs and debris lie on the ground that was once native forest, with native forest in the background.
Thursday, 08 Aug 2024
  • News

New research has found ongoing logging in NSW affects the habitat of at least 150 species considered at risk of extinction, due mostly to historical deforestation and degradation.

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Friday, 02 Aug 2024
  • News

The Fenner School is pleased to announce that Professor Jane Catford has been awarded an ARC Future Fellowship. Renowned for her work on ecological invasions, Prof. Catford will leverage this fellowship to deepen her research into the ecological impacts of non-native plants.

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Thursday, 25 Jul 2024
  • News

Dr. John Dargavel, a long-standing member of the Fenner community, passed away over the weekend, leaving behind a remarkable legacy in forestry and environmental sciences.

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Fish skeletons washed up on a dry river bed with dead trees in the background.
Wednesday, 24 Jul 2024
  • News

The condition of Australia’s environment continues to decline. Many Australians wonder if it’s possible to reverse this depressing trajectory – and our landmark assessment released today shows the answer is yes.

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