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Transcriptional control of GABA signalling in plants

Honours in Molecular and biomedical science

Honours project: Examine regulation of enzymatic pathway gene transcription in plants in response to changing environments.

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Influence of immersive virtual reality on consumers’ perception of wines

virtual reality

Honours project: Examine the impact of immersive VR on consumer perceptions of wine aroma and flavour and their wine preferences.

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Examining perceived wine complexity and how it impacts consumer preference

Honours in wine

Honours project: Investigate methods suitable to assess complexity of wines and collate a range of wines varying in perceived complexity.

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Impact of wastewater and river on seagrass meadows

Seagrass research

Honours project: Explore the impact of wastewater and river on seagrass meadows.

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Catalytic activity of metal clusters on surfaces

Figure shows the HR-TEM image of the Au9 cluster deposited on a titania nanosheet. Scale bar is 0.5 nm

Honours project: Develop techniques to determine the geometric and electronic structure of size-specific clusters (e.g. Au9) deposited onto semiconductors surfaces (e.g. TiO2) and test their performance for photocatalytic water-spitting (H2 production) and CO2 reduction (hydrocarbon formation).

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Linking supramolecular cages into functional nanomaterials

Witold Bloch supramolecular cages

Honours project: Explore the use of metal-organic cages as building blocks for the synthesis of advanced porous networks.

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Echidna CSI: a citizen science platform for outreach, engagement, communication and education

Echidna research

Honours project: Join the Echidna Conservation Science Initiative (EchidnaCSI) and complete an honours project in science communication or education.

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Efficacy of commercial transport media swabs for use in aquatic animal disease diagnosis

Aquaculture

Honours project: Investigate the appropriateness of commercially available transport media for pathogenic marine bacteria isolated from diseased fish.

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What's the best diet for a zebrafish?

Zebrafish

Honours project: Develop diet recipes for a variety of life stages of zebrafish.

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Physical enrichment of zebrafish held for research

Zebrafish

Honours project: Validate methods for assessing stress in Zebrafish before comparing tanks of fish with and without environmental enrichment.

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