News: Science communication
ARC Discovery Project Success for Environment Institute
A big congratulations to these Environment Institute members for their ARC Discovery Project successes this week, collectively totalling almost $2.4 million in grant funding.Ìý With a success rate of only 16%, these are great achievements.
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Giving Day: Citizen Science supports important research
On 31 October the University will hold its inaugural Giving Day.ÌýÌýThis will be a 24-hour fundraising challenge where our community has fun, raises awareness about the benefits of philanthropy, and has the chance to make a gift to the cause they are most passionate about at the ³ÉÈË´óƬ.
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PODCAST: You can't build an ego when caring for a stream
Listen to this latest EcoFuturist podcast as Professor Andy Lowe talks to Bruce Pascoe from Black Duck Foods about traditional indigenous land management and native food production.
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Ocean acidification research is robust despite ebbs and flows
A new objective examination of almost a quarter-of-a-century of ocean acidification research shows that, despite challenges, experts in the fieldÌýcan have confidence in their research.
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EVENT: "A Youth Symposium on Human-Nature Connection in the Anthropocene" - 20th November, 2023
The Environment Institute and Jane Goodall Institute AustraliaÌýare excited to be co-hosting this youth symposium.ÌýDon't miss this incredible opportunity to broaden your understanding of the human-nature connection in the Anthropocene.
UPCOMING EVENTS: Nature Festival 2023
Are you ready for Nature Festival 2023? 🌿
Climate change is reducing global river water quality
A review of almost 1000 studies on the effects of climate change and extreme weather events on rivers around the world has found an overall negative effect on water quality in rivers globally.
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Exposing Australia’s online trade in pest plants – we’ve found thousands of illegal advertisements
Do you buy plants online? You might be breaking the law without even knowing it.
PODCAST: Exotic plants and animals: the illegal wildlife trade happening right under your nose
There is increasing interest in owning wild and exotic animals and the internet is able to serve up whatever your heart desires, even if importing these animals is illegal.
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