Tag Archives: Climate Change & Sustainability

10 BQ – Migrating species hot topic

By Stav | Published: November 25, 2011
HOW will we conserve species diversity? As the world warms, the geographic ranges occupied by species are shifting and climate changes, how can we help species survive in and migrate across our now fragmented landscapes? To read more about species migration go to Dr Thomas Prowse ‘s article at the Advertiser < Link >.  Dr Prowse is [...]
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10 BQ – Power to moove us

By Stav | Published: November 25, 2011
How can we reduce our reliance on fossil fuels? Cows passing wind get a hard time for their contribution to climate change, but it’s burping that really expels the troublesome methane they generate. To read further on how cow manure can help reduce use of carbon-intensive fertilisers, go to Rachel Crees article of the same title:  < [...]
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10 BQ – Our big power struggle

By Stav | Published: June 24, 2011
One hundred years ago the electricity system hardly existed, with most people reliant on oil lamps, iceboxes, fireplaces and so on. Industry burned coal on-site to run steam turbines for mechanical power. Mining operations were primitive compared with the extraordinary scale and sophistication of today’s operations. Dr Francis Clark talks further about how renewables and where we [...]
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10BQ – Changing climate

By Stav | Published: March 30, 2011
BIG Question: Why does climate change? Earth’s climate has always been dynamic and changeable. Increased global temperatures, altering sea levels and precipitation patterns. The impacts of global warming will not be the same everywhere. To find out more go to: the latest ‘Can you Believe it?‘ article in The Advertiser.
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Podcast – Dec22nd iPad ELFS Information Night

By Donna Montes | Published: January 20, 2011
Listen to 10 minutes of edited highlights from the December 22nd iPad ‘Enhanced Learning for First-Year Sciences’ night.
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Waite Research Institute Launch

By Donna Montes | Published: July 27, 2010
Congratulations to the Waite Research Institute on its launch! If you missed the launch, you can listen to Prof Roger Leigh’s talk via this link.
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Paying their way

By Donna Montes | Published: February 10, 2010
David Sly recently interviewed Dr Bob Hill about the Faculty of Sciences’ commercial partnerships. These partnerships have yeilded millions of dollars in research funding for the Faculty of Sciences at the University of Adelaide and this in turn has allowed the Faculty to recruit the best of the best from around the world. A few [...]
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