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Rising to the Challenge

Posted on May 22, 2023 by Belinda

Professor Andy Lowe, Interim Director of the Environment Institute, gives a brief snapshot of the vital environmental research – and actions – underway at our University. The problems we face as a planetary species are daunting in scale and volume – but can be solved through a combination of research (to identify the problem and […]

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Australian and New Zealand postgraduate training in systematics

Posted on January 30, 2020 by Annemarie Gaskin

The sixth annual postgraduate workshop will be run at the University of Adelaide in June 2020. Date: Sunday 14th June – Friday 19th June 2020 Where: University of Adelaide, South Australia Bookings: Expressions of interest including: Name Year PhD started Department/School Project title Sent to Professor Andy Austin: andy.austin@adelaide.edu.au This workshop will include advanced level training […]

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DNA barcoding: a better way to discover species

Posted on March 7, 2015 by Carolyn Haese

Written by Mr Stefan Caddy-Retalic and Professor Andrew Lowe It might surprise you to learn that the idea of a “species” is one of the more ambiguous concepts in science. Originally, “species” (meaning “kind” or “sort” in Latin) was used to refer to organisms that looked different and, for more than 250 years, physical differences were used […]

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Professor Andrew Lowe leads new 2.5m DNA Barcoding Project

Posted on May 22, 2014 by Corri Baker

Did you know that over 400 new species were discovered in the Amazon between 2010-2013 alone? This is just the tip of the iceberg. Professor Andrew Lowe of the Environment Institute says: “Of the estimated 10 million species that exist on our planet, only just over a million have so far been identified and described”. […]

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New Paper: Identification through DNA Barcoding – a powerful oppurtunity for ecologists

Posted on July 18, 2012 by Corri Baker

A new paper titlted ‘Identification of Rays through DNA Barcoding: An Application for Ecologists‘ investiges DNA barcoding and its use as a potentially powerful ecological tool to support and confirm species identifications and to highlight species complexities. DNA Barcoding is used to investigate tropical rays as part of the ecological study. The paper involves Environment […]

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Two Super Science Fellowships for the Environment Institute.

Posted on April 9, 2010 by Corri Baker

The Environment Institute has won two of Federal Govenment’s Super Science Fellowships. The aim of these fellowships is to attract and retain outstanding early-career researchers. The fellowships have been awarded to this institute to examine environmental DNA barcoding and genomics, develop methods for rapid visual analysis of ecosystem change and improved climate change modelling approaches. […]

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