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Arid aquatic refugia
![Hunting for aquatic micro invertebrates](/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2019-03/aquatic-micro-invertebrates-2.jpg?h=45f30cf2&itok=ke1Y31uY)
Honours project: Are waterholes within the Flinders Ranges an important refugia for aquatic micro invertebrates?
Oyster reef restoration to boost reproduction & survival
![Image - Scientists dive deep to save sinking oyster population](/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/2018-11/news-oyster.jpg?h=d4dcf2e0&itok=smk-wiIY)
Honours project: Dive into a marine ecology project about the restoration of oyster reefs.
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Morphological evolution and diversification of the elapid snake radiation
Honours project: Investigate the evolution and diversification of the elapid snake radiation using macroevolutionary analyses of 3D morphometric and ecological data.
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Climate change & lakes
![A frozen Gangapurna Lake close to Manang](/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2019-03/manang-lake-nepal.jpg?h=7773d8c2&itok=f4K8mmVQ)
Honours project: How is climate changing temperature and ice cover in the world’s lakes?
How ocean warming & acidification (or nuclear winter) changes wildlife
![Ocean warming and impact on changes wildlife](/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2019-03/penguins.jpg?h=2f83cd36&itok=YUVgl_Lv)
Honours project: How does ocean warming and acidification affect wildlife?
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Optimisation of chimeric antigen receptor immunotherapy: building a better car?
![Optimisation of chimeric antigen receptor - Simon Barry](/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2019-04/simon-barry-chimeric-antigen-receptor.png?h=52d977a0&itok=oIdbPgIm)
Honours project: Undertake an honours project in the construction and evaluation of a novel Chimeric Antigen Receptor T cell targeting a solid tumour antigen.
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Transcriptional control of GABA signalling in plants
![Honours in Molecular and biomedical science](/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2019-04/honours-molecular-biomedical.jpg?h=2f83cd36&itok=5zKqMP3L)
Honours project: Examine regulation of enzymatic pathway gene transcription in plants in response to changing environments.
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Conservation genetics & biodiversity of Western Australian sea snakes
Honours project: Explore the conservation genetics and biodiversity of Western Australian sea snakes.
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Water quality - disinfecting water with chlorine
![Tap water](/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2019-03/tap-water.jpg?h=06b0bff9&itok=32-lGxug)
Honours project: How does tap water with added chlorine impact our stomach?
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Future carbon emissions – comparing the responses of land plants with marine plants
![Marine plant responses to carbon emissions](/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2019-03/kelp.jpg?h=4521fff0&itok=WsP52sHv)
Honours project: Compare responses of land plants with marine plants to future carbon emissions.