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Journeys on a Fragile Planet: what role can we play?
A conversation between Author Rod Taylor, Guests and the University of Canberra 'Future of Food in the CBR region' research group
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Journeys on a Fragile Planet: what role can we play?
A conversation between Author Rod Taylor, Guests and the University of Canberra 'Future of Food in the CBR region' research group
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Celebrating major achievements of the IAE
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Intermittent streams send global CO2 levels running high
More on Intermittent streams send global CO2 levels running highA University of Canberra researcher participated in a global research project that analysed plant litter in seasonal streams and found the world’s river systems could be releasing much higher levels of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere than previously thought
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PhD grad’s gut feeling pays off
More on PhD grad’s gut feeling pays offTeresa Chavez-Capilla has graduated with a PhD after travelling from Spain to Canberra to examine the metabolism of different arsenic compounds found in food and how they are transformed in the gut and the liver
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Water Dreaming sees UC scientist challenge Parliament
More on Water Dreaming sees UC scientist challenge ParliamentBrad Moggridge’s research into traditional Aboriginal knowledge of water may deliver better ways to survive in one of the world’s driest continents
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Turbulent future for Australia’s coasts: UC public lecture
More on Turbulent future for Australia’s coasts: UC public lectureLeading researcher Emma Johnston has warned that climate change and increased nutrient flows are impacting Australia’s coastal zones
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UC led-study identifies not so sweet Tasmanian invader
More on UC led-study identifies not so sweet Tasmanian invaderNew University of Canberra-led research has found the sweet-faced sugar glider is an introduced pest in Tasmania