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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.
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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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Across the country, catastrophes are unfolding as ecosystems collapse. But in a landmark study, scientists are pointing to green shoots of hope
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In February this year Kate Harriden was awarded ACT Water Student of the Year (2020) award from the ACT branch of the Australian Water Association (AWA).
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A scheme to recover water from farmers to benefit the environment under the $12 billion Murray Darling Basin Plan has been abandoned, as the Morrison government says communities cannot sustain the economic impact of reduced irrigation activity.
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A recent online conference discussed how pumped storage hydropower can support the rollout of renewable energy in the Asia-Pacific region.
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A solitary, tree-dwelling marsupial with big furry ears, large round eyes and a feather boa-like tail that lives in the eucalypt forests of eastern Australia, the greater glider is often described as a clumsy flying possum. Only cuter.
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If you’ve walked up Mount Taylor any time in the last few years, you might have seen Dr Kathy Eyles. She’s the one holding the mattock and taking notes.
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As the world embarks on a vast vaccination campaign, that we hope will bring the global pandemic under control, the other crisis facing us continues unabated: the climate emergency.
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The Fenner School farewelled to 2020 with two of our graduates receiving The University Medal for their studies: Master of Environment (Advanced) graduate Anna Normyle, and Bachelor of Science (Advanced) (Honours) graduate Shoshana Rapley.
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Climate scientist and writer Joëlle Gergis speaks about the incalculable loss already suffered due to climate change and why the only way forward is to acknowledge the grief rather than ignore it.