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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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Wednesday, 06 Nov 2019
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Is climate change worth thinking about when you are looking to buy a house. Will Steffen from the Fenner School thinks so, as some properties may even become uninsurable.

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Wednesday, 06 Nov 2019
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From 20-24 October, delegates from across the world were in Brisbane for the bi-annual RiverSymposium. Fenner's Kate Harriden writes about her experiences.

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Wednesday, 30 Oct 2019
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The Fenner School's Jamie Pittock says the NSW state government's $1 billion dam-building plan would convert unregulated flows to regulated ones, with the environment the likely loser.

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Leadbeater's possum
Monday, 28 Oct 2019
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Fenner School academics and researchers have joined 240 conservation scientists to ask the Prime Minister to protect and strengthen environment laws and protect and restore our wildlife for future generations.

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Fluff in Bowen Park, Kingston.
Thursday, 17 Oct 2019
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Each Spring, white fluff covers the city of Canberra - but it's not a cause of hay fever.

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Thursday, 10 Oct 2019
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ANU scientists say there’s growing concern over a mysterious, possibly drought-related phenomenon that’s killing off substantial numbers of snow gums in the Australian Alps, and they’re calling on citizen scientists to help solve the puzzle.

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ANU environmental researcher Matthew Brookhouse.
Saturday, 05 Oct 2019
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A native longicorn beetle is ringbarking the trees all across Kosciuszko National Park, creating a mass die-off of native snow gums throughout the Australian alps.

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Tuesday, 24 Sep 2019
  • Education story

We are offering a number of PhD opportunities in ecology and biodiversity conservation, including studies on the reintroduction of threatened species, and the ecology of urban or agricultural systems.

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Monday, 23 Sep 2019
  • Research story

Researchers from Fenner’s Centre for Water and Landscape Dynamics (WALD) are collaborating with India’s premier weather forecasting agency to provide new and improved real-time rainfall information for India.

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