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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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Two juvenile swift parrots sit in the hands of a researcher. They are lime green in colour.
Monday, 25 Mar 2024
  • News

A new evaluation from ANU scientists of the number of swift parrots left in the wild has confirmed their population size is likely only a few hundred and declining rapidly. 

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Thursday, 21 Mar 2024
  • News

If you see a bird but don’t record it in an app, did it even happen?

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Researcher walks through the bush with a log in the foreground and wearing a blue shirt.
Tuesday, 19 Mar 2024
  • News

How did Australia’s environment fare against this onslaught of global climate records? In short, 2023 was a year of opposites.

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Friday, 15 Mar 2024
  • Education story

Did you know that the Fenner School's Bachelor of Environment and Sustainability has been revamped and will launch in Semester 1, 2025?

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Wednesday, 13 Mar 2024
  • Education story

We are all about wicked problems.

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A greater glider perched in a tree at night.
Thursday, 15 Feb 2024
  • News

Ecologists were shocked by a recent announcement by New South Wales environment authorities that they believe loosens protections for southern greater gliders in logging areas.

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Three oranged-bellied parrot chicks huddle together in a researcher's bag.
Thursday, 15 Feb 2024
  • Research story

Australian birds that live on islands are among the species most at risk of extinction, a first-of-its-kind study from The Australian National University has shown.

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Illustration of Alice, the rabbit and the Mad Hatter sitting around a table drinking tea.
Thursday, 15 Feb 2024
  • Education story

“Most people don’t even realise we’re all affected by pollution throughout our whole lives," says Dr Julia Jasonsmith from ANU Fenner School of Environment and Society.

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A tree in a savanna environment on Cape York Peninsula.
Wednesday, 14 Feb 2024
  • Research story

A new project seeks to rewrite this period of history – and others – to honour the voices and experiences of Aboriginal people whose contributions to colonial-era expeditions have long been overlooked.

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