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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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Monday, 06 Jul 2020
  • Research story

How can we improve storm water quality and additionally, how to make storm water channels more appealing to the community, using methods from Indigenous science?

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Wednesday, 24 Jun 2020
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The pandemic seems to have given the planet a bit of respite. But doubts remain whether it will be a lasting change

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Researcher, Marta Yebra, stands in front of a tree.
Monday, 22 Jun 2020
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Dr Marta Yebra gives an online seminar about how satellite technology is helping to plan for and manage bushfires.

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Wednesday, 17 Jun 2020
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The ANU has been awarded a $3.4 million grant from the Federal Government to provide advice to the Australian Government on a farm biodiversity and carbon scheme.

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Tuesday, 16 Jun 2020
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Be part of an exciting new research program on Greater Gliders and their habitat.

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Monday, 15 Jun 2020
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Professor Jamie Pittock speaks to ABC Radio National about the feral horse problem in the Australian Alps.

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Tuesday, 09 Jun 2020
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Feral horse population numbers in Australia's alpine regions have exploded in size in recent years, endangering delicate ecosystems.

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Tuesday, 09 Jun 2020
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"Every now and again, a once-in-a-generation book on a specific topic is published" - Canberra Times review of Kosciuszko: A Great National Park by Deirdre Slattery and Graeme L. Worboys.

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Thursday, 04 Jun 2020
  • Research story

New research examines historical records exploring low-elevation snowfall events to create Australia’s longest analysis of daily temperature extremes and their impacts on society.

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