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News

Thursday, 07 Nov 2019

Red deer on a Scottish island are providing scientists with some of the first evidence that wild animals are evolving to give birth earlier in the year as the climate warms.

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Bronze Ant-blue
Thursday, 24 Oct 2019

A first-of-its-kind citizen science project will put amateur butterfly-watchers at the forefront of research and conservation for the insect.

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Fairy wren
Tuesday, 15 Oct 2019

Warmer temperatures linked to climate change are having a big impact on the breeding habits of one of Australia’s most recognisable bird species, according to researchers at The Australian National University (ANU).

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Female superb fairy-wren. Photo Andrew Haysom
Tuesday, 01 Oct 2019

Five years ago, an ANU biologist proved that most female songbirds sing, but it’s a finding that many people are struggling to accept.

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Thursday, 01 Aug 2019

Learn more about forest ecologist Helen Bothwell.

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Thursday, 01 Aug 2019

New research from Australia and Finland could help explain one of nature's strangest quirks - why some animals forego mating to help other animals procreate.

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Events

2 Sep 2021 | 4pm

For more than 50 years, the scientific study of animal behaviour has been defined by Tinbergen’s Four Questions. Two of his questions consider the connection between evolution and animal behaviour. They ask: how is behaviour is adaptive, and what is its evolutionary history?

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12 Aug 2021 | 12 - 1pm

Invited Panel: Michael Kasumovic & Dominique Potvin

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Three capuchin monkeys in a natural setting, with overlay diagrams and mathematical equations suggesting communication between them.
6 Aug 2021 | 4pm

Using information adaptively is crucial to survival. Accordingly, animals have evolved sensory and cognitive systems for detecting and processing information, including from other individuals.

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5 Aug 2021 | 2pm

New developments in robotics, virtual reality, and especially artificial intelligence (AI) are giving rise to a new type of technologies: the ‘artificial intimacies’.

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2 Jun 2021 | 1 - 2pm

Want to get funded? The College Research Office (CRO) in the College of Science is here to help you with that. The CRO provides administrative support at every stage of your funding journey, from pre-to post-award and everything in between.

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27 May 2021 | 4 - 5pm

Invited Panel: Ary Hoffmann, Karyn Johnson, Ben Schwessinger

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