Cracking the koala's genetic code
IAE researchers help in world first sequencing of the koala genome
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Clean Up Australia Day
Join UC staff, students and the community at our UC Clean Up Australia Day event on March 2nd 2021
Meet at the Concourse at 11am for a safety briefing, collect your... Event details Clean Up Australia Day
IAE Seminar Series: Discovery and characterisation of a new Miocene fossil Lagerstättenear Gulging, NSW
Reduced precipitation in the Miocene triggered the geographic contraction of rainforest ecosystems around the world. In Australia, mesic rainforest ecosystems that dominated the landscape underwent aridification and became the iconic... Event details IAE Seminar Series: Discovery and characterisation of a new Miocene fossil Lagerstättenear Gulging, NSW
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Celebrating major achievements of the IAE
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Climate change likely to outpace species adaptation
More on Climate change likely to outpace species adaptationAnalysing past rates of evolution, University of Canberra researcher Dr Joanne Bennett has found that many species won’t be able to adapt their physiologies fast enough to respond to climate change.
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Wetlands still in decline despite Ramsar Convention, says UC Professor
More on Wetlands still in decline despite Ramsar Convention, says UC ProfessorThis World Wetlands Day (WWD), we are still seeing an alarming decline in wetlands and their ecosystems, says the University of Canberra’s Professor Peter Bridgewater – despite the fact that millions of hectares of wetlands have been declared rare or important for conserving.
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$3 million funding investment for Canberra collaboration to protect our future biodiversity and biosecurity
More on $3 million funding investment for Canberra collaboration to protect our future biodiversity and biosecurityDiversity Arrays Technology, the University of Canberra, and Australian National University have collaborated to create a big data platform accessible to users around the world.
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UC Faculty of Science and Technology welcomes new Executive Dean
More on UC Faculty of Science and Technology welcomes new Executive DeanThe University of Canberra has appointed Professor Janine Deakin as Executive Dean of the Faculty of Science and Technology.
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The future is in your hands: UC's Big Research Pitch 2020
More on The future is in your hands: UC's Big Research Pitch 2020Voting is open for UC’s Big Research Pitch as 17 Researchers vie to pitch their best ideas. The top 5 finalists compete in the Facebook Live on 29 October from 7.30pm.