6 May 2021

This course will provide students with broad underpinning knowledge of practices and systems of the Australian agricultural sector. This course is intended to provide breadth of systems knowledge to allow students of a range of knowledge domains to come together and apply their knowledge in an agricultural context.

19 Feb 2021

As fires swept through Namadgi National Park in 2020, Associate Professor Marta Yebra assisted fire managers to predict the fires’ movement. Now she wants to know how her data models can be better used in future bushfire emergencies. We talked to her about what she had learned from 2020.

10 Dec 2020

In this talk, Dr Matthew Brookhouse will outline the current state of knowledge on snow-gum dieback.

8 Dec 2020

What will science and technology be like in 30 years? How might policy-making be different? When you bring the two together, will the interface between science and policy itself be different? In this forward-looking session, eminent water scientists and policy-makers will share their creative thinking about how science and technology may re-connect with policy

8 Dec 2020

In this seminar, Dr Megan Evans will highlight some of these current trends that have led to biodiversity loss being regarded as the “next frontier’ for financial risk management. She will also describe how a growing role for the private sector could have quite profound implications for environmental governance, including how biodiversity is governed, by whom, and for what purpose.

1 Dec 2020

In 2017, the NSW Government implemented new measures for biodiversity conservation and land management through the Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016. The Act aims to conserve biodiversity across the state, including genetic and species diversity; maintain the quality of ecosystems and enhance their capacity to adapt to change; and slow the rate of biodiversity loss.

13 Nov 2020

This seminar presents the process and findings of an intensive international collaborative process that engaged a diversity of cultures and disciplinary experts working in science, social science, policy, and conservation planning.

8 Sep 2020

Climate History Australia launched a new citizen science project to create the longest daily weather record for Australia. In June this year, our team released ground-breaking research that showed an increase in heatwaves, as well as a decrease in cold extremes in Southern Australia, since 1838.

25 Aug 2020

With Covid19 restrictions, lecturers are coming up with innovative ways to teach students field work. Dr David Freudenberger explains how he's adapted his class at ANU's Kiola Campus to a virtual version.

25 Aug 2020

Bushfire is an integral part of the Australian landscape but it can also can be extremely harmful. Understanding bushfires can help us manage our landscapes better. Researchers at ANU have been conducting a long-term study at Booderee National Park to capture critical data on how bushfires impact ecosystems. In this video, hear about the work they do at the site.

25 Aug 2020

Kate Grarock took an unlikely path to university, leaving school early and starting a five-year military career. After finishing her PhD at ANU on the effective management of introduced species, Kate worked as an ecologist on the research and restoration of locally extinct species in the ACT. In this video find out what has motivated Kate’s career in wildlife conservation and science communication.

25 Aug 2020

Just 90 minutes’ drive from the Melbourne CBD there are forests of Mountain Ash trees- the world’s largest flowering plant. These trees are a primary resource for Victoria in terms of biodiversity, carbon sequestration and water supply. Understanding the forests is critical to managing them effectively. In this video, hear from Professor David Lindenmayer, who has captured long-term data of the Mountain Ash forests for more than 30 years.