News: Honours projects - Science communication
How will the trees of urban Adelaide respond to climate change?
![Waite campus aerial photo](/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2021-03/waite-campus-aerial-view-wide.jpg?h=4e052554&itok=6sZRqCxw)
Honours project: Assist with the strategic future of the Waite Arboretum, a valuable resource for local, national, and international urban planning.
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Environmental monitoring: What is the extent of canopy dieback in a refugial forest?
![Honours in Environmental monitoring: canopy dieback, Red Stringybark](/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2020-09/honours-guerin-canopy-dieback-6262.jpg?h=c4dd2c7b&itok=ftjuo_0a)
Honours project: Use satellite imagery and on-ground monitoring data to map the extent of tree dieback to develop predictions and policy recommendations.
How do the public perceive climate change?
![Climate change newspaper article](/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2019-09/climate-change-newspaper.jpg?h=08b866d1&itok=nAfQNlDY)
Honours project: Monitoring the impact of media reporting on the public attitude to climate change
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Let's improve the way science is communicated
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Honours project: Science writing - how to improve reader confidence and learning
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Citizen Science: Using people power to drive research
![Wild Orchid Watch citizen science](/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2019-11/citizen-science-wild-orchard-watch.jpg?h=e3c77aae&itok=tST8Nqmg)
Honours project: What will it take to make the Wild Orchid Watch national citizen science project successful in the long term?
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Communicate to collaborate: tailoring science communication within the scientific community
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Honours project: Investigate how to increase awareness and collaborative opportunities within the research and industry sectors for a national ecosystem monitoring program.
Creating resources on how to interact with sea snakes
![Dr Kate Sanders during her field research. Inset: an olive sea snake (Aipysurus laevis) at Scott Reef in the Timor Sea](/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2019-11/sea-snake-kate-sanders.jpg?h=dbbee5df&itok=-noWXWsf)
Honours project: Engage with government and industry to develop training and communication materials for commercial fishing crews that interact with sea snakes.
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Echidna CSI: a citizen science platform for outreach, engagement, communication and education
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Honours project: Join the Echidna Conservation Science Initiative (EchidnaCSI) and complete an honours project in science communication or education.
Can citizen science save the planet?
![Bandicoot visiting researcher Jasmin Packer's Hideyhole in the Adelaide Hills](/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2019-11/packer-bandicoot-hideyhole.jpg?h=6eb229a4&itok=DmSNjOoE)
Honours project: Discover better ways to transform citizen science into behaviours that have a direct benefit for our endangered bandicoots.