Latest news
Search news stories
Enter a keyword to search news.
Coorong water quality
Honours project: Examining Coorong wave activities and study how it affects sediment resuspension and nutrient concentrations.
Evolution and systematics of arthropods
Honours project: Conduct research into the life forms which are responsible for key ecological processes, but also cause major problems as pests and vectors of disease to plants and other animals.
Ecosystem impact on fish extending their ranges to higher latitudes along the east coast of Australia
Honours project: Learn about how coral reef fishes are extending their ranges to higher latitudes along the east coast of Australia and what the consequences are for temperate fishes and ecosystems.
How climate change impacts fish populations
Honours project: Gain an understanding of how ocean acidification will affect the behaviour and physiology of fish species.
[Read more about How climate change impacts fish populations]
Wildlife conservation, plant-animal interactions and restoration ecology
Honours project: Work with scientists in terrestrial ecology and behaviour to providing research outcomes that facilitate the management, conservation and restoration of biodiversity.
[Read more about Wildlife conservation, plant-animal interactions and restoration ecology]
Environmental monitoring with drones: Remote sensing
Honours project: Integrating / calibrating moderate resolution Landsat spectral data with extremely high resolution imaging.
[Read more about Environmental monitoring with drones: Remote sensing]
Environmental monitoring with drones: Vegetation
Honours project: Use drones to measure vegetation biomass from dense point clouds; or detect and discriminate seagrasses.
[Read more about Environmental monitoring with drones: Vegetation]
Environmental monitoring with drones: Mammals
Honours project: Use drones for thermal sensing of kangaroos and RGB mapping of fur seals.
[Read more about Environmental monitoring with drones: Mammals]
Environmental monitoring with drones: Fire
Honours project: Use drones to model fire break design to manage fire while minimising ecological disturbances; or investigate spatial regrowth dynamics of Mallee after a fire.
[Read more about Environmental monitoring with drones: Fire]
Chironomids in extreme environments
Honours project: Non-biting midges (Chironomidae) are very similar to mosquitoes, and are masters at survival.
