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Monthly Archives: June 2021
Mission to discover Australia’s unknown species
Insect expert Dr Erinn Fagan-Jeffries from the University of Adelaide’s School of Biological Sciences, has thrown her support behind a new mission launched by Taxonomy Australia, a new program of the Australian Academy of Science, to discover and document all unknown Australian species by 2050. The 25-year mission follows the release of a report by Deloitte Access Economics, which has […]
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As climate change worsens Adelaide will become a 50 degree city
Climate change means Adelaide is already on a path towards unavoidable destruction. But if we act now, we can avoid the worst, says environmental expert Robert Hill. Professor Robert Hill doesn’t paint a pretty picture. But then again, he doesn’t want to. Too much time has already been wasted – and the time for patience […]
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Satellite Imaging Offers New Insights of Western Desert Ecology and Precontact Aboriginal Land Use
The ‘Western Desert’, as it is commonly known, is one of the most arid and geographically remote regions of Australia. It expands across roughly 14.0% of the continent, encapsulating nearly 1.1 million km2 in total. Rainfall, which averages less than 250 mm annually, is seasonally unreliable and ambient temperatures exceed 35°C more than 114 days out […]
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SEMINAR – Dr Katja Hogendoorn speaks at The Waite Research Institute
Environment Institute member, Dr Katja Hogendoorn will present ‘Pollination in protected cropping’ at the next Waite Research Institute Seminar. Join us for exciting seminar. Dr Hogendoorn is a member of the Environment Institute. Date: Thursday 10th June 2021 Time: 12:00pm Location: Charles Hawker Building, Waite Road, Urrbrae Bookings: Eventbrite Abstract: Horticultural crops are increasingly grown in […]
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SEMINAR – Dr Fiona Whelan speaks at The Waite Research Institute
Environment Institute member, Dr Fiona Whelan will present ‘From biofilm to sensor biology‘ at the next Waite Research Institute Seminar. Join us for this exciting seminar. Dr Fiona Whelan is a member of the Environment Institute. Date: Thursday 3rd June 2021 Time: 12:00pm Location: Charles Hawker Building, Waite Road, Urrbrae Bookings: Eventbrite Dr Fiona Whelan completed […]
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Megaproject threaten water justice for local communities
Urban megaprojects tend to be the antithesis of good urban planning. They have a negative impact on local water systems, deprive local communities of water-related human rights, and their funders and sponsors have little accountability for their impact. These are the findings of the Environment Institute’s Dr Scott Hawken from the School of Architecture and […]
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Is YouTube promoting the exotic pet trade?
Researchers at the University of Adelaide are concerned video sharing platforms such as YouTube could be contributing to the normalisation of exotic pets and encouraging the exotic pet trade. In a study, published in PLOS One , researchers analysed the reactions of people to videos on YouTube involving human interactions with exotic animals and found those reactions […]
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