{"id":32431,"date":"2026-10-08T10:13:34","date_gmt":"2026-10-08T02:13:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/?post_type=oasis-news&p=32431"},"modified":"2026-10-08T10:13:46","modified_gmt":"2026-10-08T02:13:46","slug":"curtin-phd-student-wins-at-international-conference-in-belgium","status":"publish","type":"oasis-news","link":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/oasis-news\/curtin-phd-student-wins-at-international-conference-in-belgium\/","title":{"rendered":"Curtin PhD student wins at international conference in Belgium"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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A Curtin PhD student has taken home the Best Poster Award<\/strong> at an international conference bringing together hundreds of researchers and practitioners from around the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ian Lim, a PhD student in Molecular and Life Sciences<\/strong>, received the award at the 14th International Conference on Biological Invasions<\/strong>, held in Brussels, Belgium.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

His poster, Tracking the killer’s kin: Estimating natal dispersal of feral cats in southwestern Australia<\/em>, showcased findings from his PhD research into feral cats in Western Australia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The research is a collaboration between Curtin\u2019s Population Biology & Genomics Group (PBG)<\/strong> in the School of Molecular and Life Sciences, 5 Rivers NRM<\/strong> and the Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions (DBCA)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As part of the project, Ian analyses tissue samples collected through feral cat control efforts under the Farmers for Fauna<\/strong> project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Taking Curtin research to the world<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The week-long conference brought together 371 attendees from 45 nationalities<\/strong>, including students, researchers and practitioners working across areas such as invasive plants and reptiles, biodiversity data infrastructure and invasive species management.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ian\u2019s wider research interests include invasion genomics, modelling how species disperse and spread, measuring control effort, ecosystem-based management, public attitudes towards lethal control, and reproducible and open-data approaches to invasion science.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He is supervised by Professor Ben Phillips<\/strong> and Dr Brenton von Takach<\/strong> from Curtin\u2019s Population Biology & Genomics Group and School of Molecular and Life Sciences, alongside Dr Kym Ottewell<\/strong> from DBCA.<\/p>\n\n\n

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See Ian’s award-winning research<\/h2>\n\n

Want to take a closer look at the research?<\/p>\n\n

\n View Ian\u2019s ePoster on Learning Toolbox<\/svg><\/span><\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n\n\n\n

You can also learn more about the 14th International Conference on Biological Invasions<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Congratulations to Ian on representing Curtin and having his research recognised on an international stage.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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