Research stories
Discover how our research creates social, economic and environmental impact and deliver real-world solutions to address complex environmental challenges.
Path to prosperity for planet and people if Earth’s critical resources are better shared: report.
Cities and businesses have the power to play a crucial role and become the “stewards” of critical Earth systems by demonstrating how they can reduce their environmental impact on the planet.
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Dr Geoff Cary, who leads an international consortium of bushfire computer modellers, is looking at the impacts of fire around the world.
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Combating climate change is a global challenge, yet the impacts will fall most heavily on poor and vulnerable populations.
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The Mulligans Flat and Goorooyarroo Woodland Experiment aims to understand ways of restoring the structure and function of temperate woodlands to increase biodiversity.
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PhD scholar Kevin MacFarlane is investigating why Central Kalahari lions enter areas in and around farms and kill livestock.
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Dr Matthew Brookhouse uses tree ring samples to document the growth chronology of individual trees, building a comprehensive climate record and fire history for the highlands of south-eastern Australia.
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The survival of leadbeater's possum hinges on our ability to develop ecologically sustainable logging practices.