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Leading environmental scientist takes the reins

Professor Andrew Lowe

Plant, ecological and evolutionary geneticist, Professor Andrew Lowe will lead the University of ÑÇÖÞ²ÊÆ±¹Ù꿉۪s Environment Institute as its newly appointed Director.

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EVENT: Earth Jam! at the UniBar next month

Earth Jam!

On the evening of Saturday 10th February the University of ÑÇÖÞ²ÊÆ±¹ÙÍø's UniBar will come alive in a youth-focused evening for our living world aimed at amplifying and uplifting the South Australian youth voice.

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Eliminating illegitimate timber and plant derived products from global supply chains

Timber

The University of ÑÇÖÞ²ÊÆ±¹ÙÍø has partnered with , , (FSC ANZ) and to secure a $500,000 grant to produce a secure, data-led traceability system for agricultural commodities and timber products.

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Australasian Mangrove and Saltmarsh Network Conference, ÑÇÖÞ²ÊÆ±¹ÙÍø 14-17 November 2023 – ‘AMSN 2023 – Living Coasts’.

Community members, environmental managers, interstate and international researchers will gather in ÑÇÖÞ²ÊÆ±¹ÙÍø this week to celebrate, discuss and review the status of the natural ‘Living Coasts’ of the Australasian region.

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VIDEO: Jon Dee presenting 'Unleashing the power of trees for healthier communities'

On October 25 this year, the Environment Institute and had the pleasure of hosting Mr Jon Dee for a public lecture on ‘Unleashing the power of trees for healthier communities’, another instalment in our Hope and Wonder Series.

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Operationalising one health in Australia

Despite our remarkable advances in modern medicine and public health, we are still facing the persistent emergence of new diseases.

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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 University of ÑÇÖÞ²ÊÆ±¹ÙÍø.

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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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