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Monday, 20 Aug 2018

How does the impact of the early-life environment affect the ageing process?

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Monday, 06 Aug 2018

New research involving biologists from The Australian National University (ANU) shows that some birds are just as skilled as humans at eavesdropping.

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Thursday, 02 Aug 2018

Sasha Mikheyev's lab uses technological advances, largely in sequencing, to understand how organisms respond to biotic changes in their environments.

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Thursday, 02 Aug 2018

Kara Youngentob's research interests are in applied ecological research to inform and improve wildlife management and conservation decisions.

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Tuesday, 10 Jul 2018

Within two days of Josh Penalba submitting his PhD, the Biology graduate started working in a lab at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich.

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Monday, 02 Jul 2018

Unusual portraits of RSB members Marilyn Ball and Jack Egerton were part of an exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery, entitled 'So Fine: Contemporary women artists make Australian History'. The portraits are part of a group of six sculptures made of bones, skins, furs, fabrics and other natural materials.

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Events

A group of nine people poses for a photo outdoors, with one person wearing graduation attire.
18 Sep 2023 | 12:30pm

How do you estimate a good phylogeny? Phylogenetic trees form the backbone of much of our understanding of evolution, so it's important we try to get them right

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24 Aug 2023 | 1pm

In nature, animals contend with numerous abiotic and biotic environmental challenges simultaneously.

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10 Aug 2023 | 1pm

The Fish Lab at Macquarie University has been studying Port Jackson sharks for over a decade. Our initial studies just tried to figure out where they go and what they do: basic behavioural ecology. 

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23 Jun 2023 | 4pm

As climate change and land transformation advance into the future, more and more species will be unable to keep up with the rate of change imposed by human activity.

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A smiling man in a green shirt holds a large turtle outdoors.
15 Jun 2023 | 1pm

Australian freshwater turtles, like most turtles, have declined substantially for at least 50 years, and their loss has major consequences for aquatic ecosystem functioning.

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25 May 2023 | 1pm

Every speaker will have five minutes to speak followed by a five-minute question period. Timing rules will be rigidly enforced.

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