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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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illustration of mountain landscape
Tuesday, 17 Dec 2024
  • Research story

When scientists observed snow gums dying in huge numbers, they immediately suspected a beetle might be the culprit. The next step seemed easy: catch some beetles. But 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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Woman with a dog
Thursday, 12 Dec 2024
  • Research story

Protecting their pack is what these dogs have been bred to do.

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Marcus Dadd stands in a woodland.
Thursday, 12 Dec 2024
  • Student profile

Fenner graduate and disability advocate Marcus Dadd has a passion for inclusive and sustainable practices in agriculture.

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Diego Avi
Tuesday, 03 Dec 2024
  • Student profile

Diego Avi completed his master’s degree in Environmental Science at the Fenner School of Environment and Society.

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Golden light on river and vegetation
Monday, 02 Dec 2024
  • Analysis and opinion

Australian scientists have just released the most comprehensive report card to date on the health of Australia’s most important river system, the Murray-Darling Basin. It shows that government policies from the past decade have mostly failed to improve outcomes for people and nature along the river system.

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A man sitting on wooden steps
Wednesday, 27 Nov 2024
  • Student profile

Egi Anagio is studying the Master of Energy Change program at the ANU College of Science.

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A woman in a white top standing in front of trees
Thursday, 21 Nov 2024
  • Student profile

Giselle Cruzado Melendez is a PhD student at the Fenner School of Environment and Society at ANU. She spoke to us about her PhD on the role of social enterprises led by Aboriginal women.

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People on a beach in front of high rise buildings
Thursday, 21 Nov 2024
  • News

Australia has experienced the first warning signs of a scorching summer ahead, with the Bureau of Meteorology predicting this year will be the hottest on record.

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Yen Le
Tuesday, 19 Nov 2024
  • Student profile

Yen Le is studying the Master of Environment program at the Fenner School of Environment and Society.

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