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VIDEO: Blueprints for action with Professor Hugh Possingham and Matthew Bowie
Autumn 2020/21 program of the Ecology and Evolution Series is available for to watch on demand. Matthew Bowie PhD candidate – School of Biological Sciences How do you choose what’s for dinner, the clothes you wear, or the way you travel? Many of the threats facing biodiversity result from our choices but changing our behaviour is […]
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Environment Institute Members showcased in upcoming Ecology and Evolution Autumn Series
Professor Hugh Possingham will lead a well-respected group of EI researchers in the online series. We’re delighted our members continue to focus on how the University of Adelaide is finding solutions to key problems in the fields of ecology and evolution. The Autumn 2021 series theme is ‘Blueprints for action’ with seminars beginning at 3pm Adelaide time, ACDT. […]
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Professor Hugh Possingham joins TERN Australia as Chair
Chair of the Environment Institute Advisory Board, has recently joined TERN Australia’s Advisory Board. Professor Possingham is the current Chief Scientist of Queensland and was formerly Chief Scientist of The Nature Conservancy. Elected to the Australian Academy of Science in 2005, Prof. Possingham was the first Australian to be elected a fellow of the Ecological […]
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Professor Hugh Possingham announced as Queensland’s new Chief Scientist
Recently completing his role as Chief Scientist of The Nature Conservancy, Professor Possingham has been announced as Queensland’s Chief Scientist. We congratulate our new Chair on his next appointment with the Office of the Queensland Chief Scientist. His expertise in mathematical and theoretical applied ecology will no doubt be invaluable in this new position. Professor Possingham’s past includes Chair […]
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Professor Hugh Possingham featured in Sydney Morning Herald – why is Australia a global leader in wildlife extinctions?
Why are plant and animal species in Australia becoming extinct as fast as ever. Why is it happening? And what would it take to reverse the decline? In this article, Chair of the Environment Institute Board, Professor Possingham speaks of the devastation caused to flora and fauna since colonisation occurred in Australia. The country has lost […]
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Prof. Hugh Possingham featured on ABC Late Night Live
Last week, incoming Chair of the Environment Institute Advisory Board, Prof. Possingham was featured on back to back ABC radio programs. Prof. Possingham spoke with Ian Dunt about the political landscape with Dr. Peter Burnett, to consider what is at stake when Australia’s key piece of environmental legislation is reviewed. Listen now on ABC Late […]
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Professor Hugh Possingham announced as new Chair for Environment Institute Advisory Board
Chief Scientist at The Nature Conservancy, Professor Possingham, joins the Environment Institute. We welcome Professor Hugh Possingham as the incoming Chair of the Environment Institute Advisory Board. Prof. Possingham was born in Adelaide and completed a Bachelor of Science with Honours in Applied Mathematics at the University of Adelaide in 1984. He was awarded the Rhodes Scholarship […]
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Hugh Possingham on Marine Parks
Professor Hugh Possingham is in Adelaide today to advise SA Parliament on Marine Parks. Listen to a brief audio bite of Hugh on the importance and benefits of Marine Parks for South Australia here. For more about the science and benefits Marine Parks provide for the environment and society, head to Conservationbytes.com where Corey Bradshaw […]
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Hugh Possingham Podcast
In case you missed it here’s Hugh Possingham podcast from “Why Monitor the Environment”. If you want to know about future Environment Institute events subscribe to our Events RSS feed
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Hugh Possingham – Why monitor the environment?
Click HERE to download the podcast from the event with Hugh Possingham “Why Monitor the Environment?” Professor Hugh Possingham is currently the Director of the Ecology Centre at The University of Queensland. Hugh has over 290 publications, 5300 Web of Science citations and a lab of 32 students and staff. Work from his lab helped […]
