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Investigating the origin of mammal sex chromosomes
![Platypus image - Image courtesy of Matt Chan](/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/2018-11/news-platypus.jpg?h=d4dcf2e0&itok=CK-lcN9J)
Honours project: Undertake a research project that investigates the origin of therian sex chromosomes
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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](/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2019-05/metha-au9.png?h=e7b6955a&itok=wVbti4dw)
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](/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2019-05/network-supramolecular-cages.png?h=f301c2dd&itok=BZ3eawV6)
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](/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2019-03/echidna.jpg?h=5e55bd74&itok=9sRWjUVe)
Honours project: Join the Echidna Conservation Science Initiative (EchidnaCSI) and complete an honours project in science communication or education.
Histopathology in Pacific oyster health surveillance
![pacific oyster](/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2019-05/pacific-oyster.jpg?h=4011a40e&itok=tA22Kvt_)
Honours project: Look for health and signs of disease in Coffin Bay oysters, and develop the procedures for a statewide oyster health surveillance program.
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Physical enrichment of zebrafish held for research
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Honours project: Validate methods for assessing stress in Zebrafish before comparing tanks of fish with and without environmental enrichment.
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What's the best diet for a zebrafish?
![Zebrafish](/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2019-05/zebrafish-4956-43.jpg?h=2f83cd36&itok=ffF60Dgb)
Honours project: Develop diet recipes for a variety of life stages of zebrafish.
Efficacy of commercial transport media swabs for use in aquatic animal disease diagnosis
![Aquaculture](/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2019-05/aquaculture-24582.jpg?h=2f83cd36&itok=lAF1xwT6)
Honours project: Investigate the appropriateness of commercially available transport media for pathogenic marine bacteria isolated from diseased fish.
Heavy metal resistance in E. coli isolated from pigs
![Veterinary School microscope](/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2019-05/vet-microscope-4095.jpg?h=2f83cd36&itok=A8K4TIoY)
Honours project: Explore resistance to heavy metals in an Australia-wide collection of multidrug-resistant Escherichia coli (E. coli) isolated from pigs.
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Heavy metal resistance in carbapenem-resistant bacteria
![Veterinary School microscope](/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2019-05/vet-microscope-4088.jpg?h=2f83cd36&itok=gzQGHBUR)
Honours project: Mechanisms of heavy metal resistance in carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae isolated from humans, animals and the environment.
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