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Environment

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Climate change & conservation

Gen Z’s climate anxiety is real and needs action — for everyone’s wellbeing

New Curtin University research has shown Australian young people have major concerns about climate change, which is having a significant…

Climate change & conservation

Thermal vision shows endangered numbats feel the heat of warming climate

Curtin University research using thermal imaging of numbats in Western Australia has found that during hot weather the endangered animals…

Awards and achievements

Curtin researcher crowned Young Tall Poppy Scientist of the Year

Curtin University geoscientist Dr Hugo Olierook from the School of Earth and Planetary Sciences and the John de Laeter Centre…

Climate change & conservation

First soil map of terrestrial and blue carbon highlights need for conservation

New Curtin University research has identified the most carbon-rich soils in Australia are in areas that are most threatened by…

Art and design

Students tackle planetary emergency in Curtin’s new study program

Students will be offered a new undergraduate certificate or course specialisation specifically designed to combat the environment and climate emergency…

Agriculture

Leading soil ecologist appointed new Head of School at Curtin

An internationally recognised microbial ecologist has been appointed the new Head of the School of Molecular and Life Sciences at…

Climate change & conservation

Nullarbor rocks reveal Australia’s transformation from lush to dust

Curtin researchers have discovered how long ago the Australian Nullarbor Plain dried out, with a new approach shedding light on…

Climate change & conservation

Study finds why prescribed burned forests in WA became so fire-prone

New Curtin research has shown how fuel reduction burning aimed at decreasing the likelihood of bushfires in Western Australia’s South…

Awards and achievements

Top Curtin student joins Fulbright cohort to tackle climate change

Curtin University graduate Tiffany Verga has been awarded the 2023 Fulbright Postgraduate Scholarship to further support her efforts towards curbing…

Climate change & conservation

eDNA holds the key to safeguarding pollinators amid global declines: study

Curtin researchers have uncovered new evidence of western pygmy possums interacting with native flowers, providing the first eDNA study to…

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