| Spatial, temporal and phylogenic responses of British plants to climate change | May 10, 2012 |
 Dr Tatsuya Amano, Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge
Thursday 10 May 2012 1pm
Gould Seminar Room (Room 235), Gould building, 116 Daley Road, ANU |
Using historical records on phenology and the spatial distribution of British plant species, we investigated whether phenological responses to temperature determine the strength of species’ climatic niche conservatism in time and space.
Our results point to the importance of linking phylogeny, species traits and niche dynamics in space and time for the effective understanding of species-specific responses to climate change. |
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| Response of wild howler monkey population to a hurricane | May 03, 2012 |
 Dr Alison Behie Biological Anthropology, School of Archaeology & Anthropology, ANU
Thursday 3 May 2012 1pm
Gould Seminar Room (Room 235) Gould building, 116 Daley Road, ANU |
Since 2001, I have taken advantage of the opportunity to study the effects of a category 4 hurricane on a wild new world monkey population for which pre-hurricane data were available. Using demographic data collected from 2001 – 2011, this talk will explain the 10 year recovery pattern of these monkeys looking at changes in population density, group size and composition, rates of reproduction and infant survival. |
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| Coral reefs, climate change and environmental disturbance: past, present and future | Apr 26, 2012 |
 Thursday, 26 April 2012 - 1 pm
Dr Jennie Mallela (Evolution, Ecology & Genetics, Research School of Biology, ANU)
Gould seminar room, Building 116, Daley Rd, ANU |
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| Evolution of epigenetic silencing in therian mammals. Insights from out pouched cousins. | Apr 05, 2012 |
 Shafagh Al Nadaf, Evolution, Ecology and Genetics, RSB
Thursday 5 April 2012 1pm
Gould Seminar Room Building 116, Daley Rd, ANU |
X chromosome inactivation (XCI) is the most dramatic example of epigenetic silencing. It results in the transcriptional silencing of almost an entire chromosome – one of the two Xs in the somatic cells of female therian (eutherian and marsupial) mammals. There are fundamental differences between the apparently complete XCI system in eutherians, and the incomplete inactivation system in marsupials, which can be exploited to dissect the mechanisms and evolution of XCI.
I used RNA-FISH to elucidate the transcriptional status of genes on the inactive X chromosome in representative eutherian and marsupial species. I showed that inactivation of X genes in marsupials was incomplete and locus specific, with escape occurring on a gene-by-gene basis and not dependent on gene location or 5’ promoter methylation. This incomplete stochastic silencing is quite distinct from that observed in eutherians. I also compared XCI with a second classical transcriptional silencing mechanism, genomic imprinting, and draw parallels between these two independently evolved systems. |
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| Earth Hour at ANU | Mar 31, 2012 |
 Earth Hour is a truly global affair which raises awareness on climate change and energy efficiency matters. ANU is proud to support this event by hosting a family-friendly, community event in the lovely fields of Chifley Meadows.
Free live entertainment and BBQ food will be provided at the event focusing around an international theme, high levels of student involvement and 'going beyond the hour' to incorporate energy saving measures into our everyday lives. |
Line-up:
6:30 – 7:15 School of Music live jazz performance
7:00 - until food runs our Free BBQ
7:15 – 7:40 Traditional Aboriginal performance
7:40 – 8:20 local band Sidney Creswick
8:20 – 8:30 Speech and countdown to lights out Vice Chancellor, Ian Young
8:30 – 9:30 Lights out.
Fire twirling and West African percussion - Drum Assault
Star gazing Black Hole Society
Cultural student groups will sell international cuisine throughout the evening. |
Contact Teifi Caron (phone 52311)
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Please note that this is an outdoor event so in the case of bad weather, the event will be canceled. |
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| Working together for a sustainable Australia. Fenner forum series: Painting the big picture - capacity challenges in natural resource management. | Mar 29, 2012 |
 What are the major challenges in natural resource and environmental management facing Australia and the world today?
Do we have the capacity, skills and knowledge to deal with them now, and are we training the right people for the future? |
During the Australian Year of the Farmer, tackling these questions is important to addressing sustainability in Australia and the World.
In the first of this series, run by the Fenner School of Environment & Society with the College of Medicine, Biology and Environment, we will take a look at the big picture of natural resource maangement, answering these questions and many more. |
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Image: Aerial view of the Pilbara, Western Australia. Photo by Andrew Griffiths, Lensaloft. |
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| Is the genomic arrangment of the Zic genes crucial for their function? | Mar 29, 2012 |
 Associate Professor Ruth Arkell, Evolution, Ecology & Genetics, Research School of Biology
Thursday 29 March 2012, 1pm
Gould Seminar Room Building 116, Daley Rd, ANU |
The Arkell laboratory studies the genetic mechanisms that drive gastrulation of the mammalian embryo. Gastrulation is the process that converts a group of pluripotent cells (the inner cell mass of the blastocyst) into the three germ layers (ectoderm, endoderm and mesoderm) from which the entire adult organism is derived. In mammalian embryos gastrulation is concomitant with the establishment of the three embryonic axes (anterior-posterior, dorsal-ventral and left-right) that enables each embryonic cell to acquire a positional address without which differentiation and morphogenesis cannot take place.
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| Vulnerable but not helpless: parent-offspring communication and the risk of predation | Mar 22, 2012 |
 Thursday 22 March 2012, 1 – 2pm
Tonya Haff, EEG, Research School of Biology
Gould Seminar Room (Room 235), Building 116, Daley Road, ANU |
- Do nestling calls actually attract predators?;
- How do parents warn young of danger without betraying nest location to predators?
- How do young reduce predation risk independently of parents?
I show that vocalizations by scrubwren young are indeed risky, that parents use strategic trade-offs when deciding whether to warn young, and that young learn to use a diverse range of cues about danger. |
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| Modeling motives for movement: theory for why animals migrate | Mar 08, 2012 |
 Thursday 8 March 2012, 1 – 2pm
Allison Shaw, Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, Princeton University
Gould Seminar Room (Room 235), Building 116, Daley Road, ANU.
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In this talk I will present some of my dissertation research, in which I use a combination of analytic models and individual-based simulations to study migration as an adaptive behavior and to understand what ecological conditions select for migration. I will describe the types of motivation drive migration and how these combine into different round-trip migration patterns. |
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| Pre-breeding from plate, to pot, to paddock: meiosis, crown rot, and phosphorus use efficiency in cereals. | Mar 08, 2012 |
 Dr Bill Bovill, School of Agriculture, Food & Wine at The University of Adelaide
Thursday, 8 March, 1pm
3rd floor seminar room in Building 73 (Crop Adaptation) , CSIRO Plant Industry. |
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| The nature of nutrition. A unifying framework from animal adaption to human obesity. Director’s School Seminar Series | - Mar 07, 2012 |
 Wednesday 7 March 2012 1pm
Stephen J Simpson
School of Biological Sciences,
The University of Sydney
Slatyer Seminar Room, R N Robertson Building (#46) |
Nutrition touches all aspects of biology – indeed the fundamental, interlinked triumvirate in biology is sex, death and nutrition.
We have developed a set of state-space models called the Geometric Framework (GF) to capture the multidimensional nature of nutritional requirements, the relative values of foods in relation to these requirements, the behavioural and postingestive responses of animals when feeding on diets of varying composition, and the growth and performance consequences of being restricted to particular dietary regimes. We have also derived the necessary theory for defining fitness in relation to nutrient intake, for describing key nutritional traits and assessing trade-offs between life-history responses. |
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| Functional interaction between carbonic anhydrases and acid/base-coupled membrane transporters. | Mar 07, 2012 |
 Friday 16 March 2012 1pm
Professor Joachim W. Deitmer
Slatyer Seminar Room, RN Robertson Building (46), ANU |
Several acid/base-coupled membrane transporters, pH-regulating as well as metabolite carriers, such as sodium/bicarbonate cotransporter (NBC) and monocarboxylate transporters (MCTs),
are modulated by carbonic anhydrases (CA). The mechanism of this interaction may be quite variable, being either dependent on, or independent of, the catalytic activity of CAs. In this seminar both mechanisms and the interaction specificity between different isoforms of carriers and CAs are discussed. |
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| Cooperation, resources and destruction | Mar 01, 2012 |
Thursday 1 March 2012 1pm
Rubén J. Requejo
Statistical Physics group, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Gould Seminar Room (Room 235), Building 116, Daley Road, ANU |
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| Cooperation, resources and destruction | - Mar 01, 2012 |
 Thursday 1 March 2012 1pm.
Rubén J. Requejo Statistical Physics group, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Gould Seminar Room (Rm 235) Gould building, 116 Daley Road, ANU |
Examples of cooperative behaviours, such as altruism and pacifism, may be observed in species all along the natural world, from bacteria to mammals. However, explaining the emergence and survival of such
behaviours represents a challenge for darwinian evolutionary theory,
as selfish individuals benefiting from them at no cost are expected to spread in any evolving population. In this talk I will discuss, first, how the limitation of available resources may help the evolution of pacifism in the presence of parasitic individuals, as well as coexistence between them and, second, how the destruction carried out by “joker” agents may allow for evolutionary cycles (rock-paper-scissors like) in which the population spends relevant times in cooperative states. |
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| P. falciparum induces the formation of novel chaperone/co-chaperone complexes in the infected erythrocyte | - Feb 28, 2012 |
 Following invasion of the human erythrocyte, Plasmodium falciparum parasites traffic a large number of proteins to the cytosol and membrane of the host cell. Although the function of many of these proteins is still not fully understood, it appears that these parasite proteins are involved in remodelling of the host cell, including both biochemical and structural alterations of the erythrocyte. [read more] |
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| What size sperm should a sea squirt squirt? Causes and consequences of plasticity in sperm phenotype | - Feb 16, 2012 |
 EEG Seminar
Dr Angela Crean, Evolution & Ecology Research Centre, UNSW
Research School of Biology, Gould Wing Building 116 Seminar room. |
There is growing experimental evidence that males can adjust their sperm phenotype in response to their social environment and perceived risk of sperm competition. What are the consequences of this sperm plasticity? Can sperm phenotype influence offspring phenotype? What size sperm should a sea squirt squirt? |
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| The conservation of the purple-crowned fairy-wren | Feb 09, 2012 |
 Monday, 13 February 2012 - 4pm
Anja Skroblin
PhD Candidate, Research School of Biology
Gould Seminar Room (Room 235), Building 116, Daley Road, ANU
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| Sexual selection in animals. When size matters. | Feb 06, 2012 |
 Monday, 6 February 2012 - 4pm
Brian Mautz
PhD Candidate, Research School of Biology
Gould Seminar Rm, Building 116, Daley Rd, ANU |
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| Pre Enrolment Advice Day 2012 | Feb 03, 2012 |
 If you are coming to ANU to study a single or combined Science degree we'd like to assist you in making the right course choices.
Pre Enrolment Day is a great opportunity to:
- Talk to academic staff about planning your degree.
- Ask about the enrolment process, deferment, and generally how to find your way through those first few weeks.
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When
Friday 3 February 2012
10am- 11:45am (for surnames A-K)
12:15pm- 2pm (for surnames L-Z)
Melville Hall, Building 12
What to Bring
Please bring your enrolment registration form with you on the day.
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Contact Science Student Enquiries Office (phone +61 2 6125 2809)
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| The molecular basis of bacterial susceptibility to zinc toxicity and how to exploit it. | Feb 02, 2012 |
Thursday 2 February 2012 1pm
Dr Christopher McDevitt, University of Adelaide
Slatyer Seminar Room, Building 46 |
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| Birds do it, bees do it; even Acacia thrips do it. Exploring cooperative behaviour in a tiny insect. | Feb 02, 2012 |
Thursday, 2 February 2012 – 1pm
James Gilbert
Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Sydney
Gould Seminar Rm, Building 116, Daley Rd, ANU
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| Menzies Centre for Health Policy: Annual Oration | Feb 01, 2012 |
 In response to the exponential rise in rates of chronic illness, a central tenet of health care policy internationally is the promotion and implementation of self-management programmes through programmes such as the Expert Patient in the UK and Chronic Disease Self Management in Australia.
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The notion of self-management in chronic illness frequently focuses on the patient’s capacity and responsibility to undertake personal self-care strategies. However, this current individualistic approach under-acknowledges the importance of everyday living, as well as people’s social contexts, material resources and networks. |
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| Science advisory session | Dec 20, 2011 |
 Following on from the ANU Advisory Day will be a session focused specifically on science opportunities at ANU.
Tuesday 20 December
4-6pm
Level 2 teaching rooms
West Wing
Hancock building 43
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Course convenors from all areas of science will be present to answer questions from students and their parents.
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Contact Jonathan Dampney (phone 6125 9131)
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| A look into the cockpit of a desert ant navigator | Dec 20, 2011 |
 Tuesday, 20 December 2011 - 1pm
Prof. Rüdiger Wehner
Brain Research Institute, University of Zurich, Switzerland
Gould Seminar Rm, Building 116, Daley Rd, ANU
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| World Soils Day | Dec 05, 2011 |
 Monday 5th December is World Soils Day. It is a day to promote the importance of soil for human survival. Soil is the main resouce on which agricultural production depends. It absorbs wastes, cleans water and acts as a sink for carbon through photosynthesis. |
To celebrate the importance of soil a morning tea is being held at the Frank Fenner Seminar room at 10.30am on the 5th Dec. There will be poster displays and photos of soil research presently being undertaken by students at the Fenner School. All are welcome. |
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| Fenner School Public Seminar: Dealing with Floods. Contrasts between the Netherlands and Australia | - Nov 28, 2011 |
 Presented by Maria Kaufmann
Visiting Fellow, Fenner School of Environment and Society
Venue: Forestry Room 102, ANU building 48
Time: 1-2pm Monday 28 November 2011
In 2006 the Netherlands government responded to climate change forecasts with two key policy outcomes. The first is the “Room for the River” policy which introduced a new way of dealing with floods by allowing the river to spread beyond its boundaries, in order to increase the discharge capacity. The second was the establishment of the Delta Commission, which reviewed existing flood mitigation policy.
If water management in the Netherlands is nearly always associated with flood management, Australia is the exact opposite! After nearly a decade of drought, flood management was just a minor point of the agenda with very little attention paid to it. However, the big flood events in Queensland and Victoria at the beginning of the year show the threat they pose. They need to be incorporated into Australia’s thinking on climate adaptation and emergency management.
In this presentation, I will assess the different policy styles adopted by the Netherlands and Australia to deal with floods, with a view to identifying areas for cross-learning and future research.
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Maria Kaufmann is studying Transnational Ecosystem-based Water Management at the Radboud University Nijmegen, the Netherlands, in cooperation with the University Duisburg/Essen, Germany. Maria is focusing on integrated water management issues, especially flood management seen from the perspective of sustainability. The dynamic between different stakeholders and the public community in a transnational setting is another main area of interest. In connection with the Department of Sustainable Management of Resources of the Radboud University, Maria is undertaking a 3-month visiting fellowship at the Fenner School of Environment and Society, during which she will explore the flood management policies of Australia and the Netherlands.
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| Testing hypotheses about sexual selection and species recognition using principles of visual physiology and sensory ecology | Nov 24, 2011 |
24 November 2011 - 1pm
Prof John Endler
Center for Integrative Ecology, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Deakin University
Gould Seminar Rm, Building 116, Daley Rd, ANU |
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| Fenner School Public Seminar: Wastewater for Irrigation. The impacts of wastewater irrigation on soils in the ACT | - Nov 23, 2011 |
 Presented by Bronwyn Puttyfoot
Environmental Scientist, ALS, Melbourne
Wednesday 23 November 2011
Venue: Forestry Room 102, ANU building 48
Time: 10-10.30am
The use of wastewater for irrigation has been accepted as an effective wastewater treatment method and disposal option in Australia. Although it has economical, environmental and social benefits, it is sometimes questioned as an environmentally sound method as wastewater irrigation has been shown to change the chemical, physical and biological properties of soil. This research project details the investigation into the impacts of wastewater irrigation on the chemical and physical properties of the soils at selected sites within the Australian Capital Territory.
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Bronwyn Puttyfoot is an environmental scientist with an honours degree in Marine and Freshwater Science from Deakin University. She has nine years experience in the industry where she combines a wealth of scientific knowledge and strong project management skills. Bronwyn has extensive experience in water quality analyses and interpretation, survey and assessment of aquatic habitats including water sampling and biological monitoring, data management, statistical analysis and data interpretation, and preparation of reports for government and non government agencies.
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| ACT MS Symposium | Nov 17, 2011 |
 This Symposium has been designed to provide:
* a forum for ACT MS users to meet each other and in learning about each others work, promote the possibilities of local interaction and co-operation
* a platform for MS vendors to inform participants about current developments in MS and chromatographic technologies. |
Robertson Lecture Theatre
Research School of Biology (Bldg 46)
Sullivan's Creek Rd
ANU
The Symposium is free. However, as the number of places is limited and for catering purposes, we ask that you register, and inform us, if you are later, unable to attend.
View the link for a speaker's programme and Abstracts, available for downloading in early November. |
Contact Charles Hocart
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| Fenner School Public Seminar: Sustaining the Outback from rangelands ecology to a science of desert living | - Nov 17, 2011 |
 Presented by Mark Stafford Smith
Science Director of the CSIRO Climate Adaptation Flagship
Venue: Forestry F102, ANU building 48
Time: 1.30-2.30pm Thursday 17 November 2011
In the past 20 years science in the rangelands has moved from a grazing production focus to an interdisciplinary view on occupying remote regions. The Rangelands Journal has become an important international journal for communicating this interdisciplinary research.
A ‘science of desert living’ is emerging in Australia. It’s a science which encompasses natural resource management, settlements, indigenous and western knowledge, governance and regional economies. All of these things have characteristics in rangelands that differ from their analogues in more densely settled regions. These issues are common to drylands and remote areas all around the world, and increasingly they inform a distinctive research, management and policy agenda.
Desert habitation could once exist in splendid isolation, but resource extraction and globalisation means this is no longer the case. A key question is whether there is a new self-sustaining state for the desert system without dysfunction and unreliable subsidy. With the rapid urbanisation of the world, this question is one with wide ramifications for our global future.
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Dr Stafford Smith joined CSIRO in 1984 as a Research Scientist, and has worked for over 18 years in rangelands management and climatic variability. Over the following 10 years, he has undertaken a variety of senior roles including serving as the Chief Executive Officer of the Desert Knowledge Cooperative Research Centre.
Mark has also had a significant international presence serving on the IGBP’s Scientific Committee and the Earth System Science Partnership’s Global Change and Food System’s Executive Committee. He has provided expert contributions to the UN’s Convention to Combat Desertification, and has been a contributing author and reviewer for various IPCC and GEO global assessments. |
Contact David Salt (phone 6125 9286)
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| Ant queen pheromones and ultimate causation in honest signalling | - Nov 15, 2011 |
Thursday, 17 November 2011, 1pm
Dr Luke Holman
Postdoctoral Fellow, Evolution, Ecology and Genetics, Research School of Biology
ANU
Gould Seminar Rm, Building 116, Daley Rd, ANU |
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| Putting Fear of Crime on the Map | Nov 15, 2011 |
 The impact of crime on society is well-known and well-documented. But fear of crime also takes a major toll, affecting individual mobility, neighbourhood cohesion, and local economies. In recent years, Geographic Information Systems (GIS) technology has brought spatial perspective to research into the area.
In this public lecture, Dr Bruce Doran and Dr Melissa Burgess, will launch their book Putting Fear of Crime on the Map, which chronicles the evolution of both research and technology used to document this phenomenon.
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They will discuss how fear of crime is a complex system of avoidance behaviours that paradoxically helps create conditions favourable to crime, and summarise approaches used in understanding the problem.
They will also look at two landmark studies examining new ways of conceptualizing and addressing fear of crime offered by GIS technology, and present innovative GIS-based methods for reducing fear of crime, as well as in monitoring the effectiveness of law enforcement and community initiatives.
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| Assessing a chemosterilant for fertility control of rats | Nov 10, 2011 |
Thursday, 10 November 2011, 1pm
Tung Tran Thanh
Evolution, Ecology and Genetics, RSB, ANU
Gould Seminar Rm, Building 116, Daley Rd, ANU |
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| Fenner School Public Seminar: Native Forests for bioenergy or biodiversity? | - Nov 10, 2011 |
 Presented by Judith Ajani
Visiting Fellow
Fenner School for Environment and Society
Venue: Forestry Lecture Theatre, ANU building 48
Time: 1-2pm Thursday 10 November 2011
Australia’s forestry industry and foresters argue that, from a climate change perspective, we should substitute fossil fuels and emission-intensive products with native forest wood, highlighting the fact that trees re-grow. Ecological and other scientists oppose this view, highlighting the carbon stocks in native forests and the potential for previously logged native forests to draw down substantial amounts of carbon if allowed to regenerate undisturbed by further logging. They also emphasise the biodiversity values of native forests.
This seminar brings both arguments face to face.
The historical context of both views and their core concepts will be made explicit. Then, through scenario analysis grounded in today’s Australian native forest industry reality, the climate change implications of the two opposing views will be quantified. |
Dr Judith Ajani is an economist at the ANU Fenner School of Environment and Society and is the author of The Forest Wars (MUP 2007). She has nearly 30 years of forestry industry research and policy experience in both government and academia and maintains an active engagement in the native forest and plantation forestry public policy debates. |
Contact David Salt (phone 6125 9286)
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| Agilent GC/MS User meeting. | Nov 07, 2011 |
| Agilent Technologies is proud to present the second ACT GC-GC/MS user meeting in Canberra. This meeting will foster closer links between GC and GC/MS users in the ACT and be a showcase for the different applications used throughout the ACT region. The meeting will highlight new technology that is being developed as well as new future applications. |
Robertson Lecture Theatre, Robertson Building, Research School of Biology, Building 46, Sullivans Creek Rd, ANU, Canberra
Monday 7th November, 2011
09:00am – 1:00pm followed by light lunch
Please RSVP by COB Monday 31st October. |
Contact Vijay Randev (phone 1800 802 402)
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| Fenner School Public Seminar: Val Routley/Plumwood - Philosophy as radical engagement | - Nov 04, 2011 |
_07857a7c36d37878fda9e78b1895be7e.jpg) Presented by Dr Dominic Hyde
Senior Lecturer in Philosophy
The University of Queensland
Venue: Forestry Lecture Theatre, ANU building 48
Time: 1-2pm, Thursday, 3 November 2011
Val Plumwood has been hailed as the leading environmental philosopher of her generation. An Australian philosopher, she initially worked in the field of formal logic with her partner for many years - Richard Routley/Sylvan; the name "Routley & Routley" becoming synonymous with brilliant unorthodox logical theories. Together with Sylvan, environmental concerns and work in the area grew in the early 1970s when they took on Australian forestry in their landmark book "The Fight For the Forests"
Enquiry into the philosophical assumptions behind what they took to be damaging practices in the West more generally, led to ground-breaking work in the field of environmental philosophy, a field that they helped bring into the academy. Plumwood's subsequent work in the area drew wide acclaim. And her lived life was no less remarkable than her philosophy. A taste of this remarkable life will be presented.
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Dominic Hyde is a philosopher working at the University of Queensland. Trained in logic at ANU under Richard Sylvan, he has published on non-classical logic and metaphysics as well as work on Sylvan and Plumwood's logic, metaphysics, and environmental philosophy. He has recently completed an intellectual biography of their intellectual and lived lives. |
Contact David Salt (phone 6125 2866)
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| Single Molecule Real-Time (SMRT) sequencing: Resolving repetitive regions of the domestic cat Y-Chromosome | Nov 03, 2011 |
3 November 2011, 1pm
Dr Clare Holleley
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Institute for Applied Ecology, University of Canberra
Gould Seminar Rm, Building 116, Daley Rd, ANU |
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| Student Research Expo | Oct 26, 2011 |
 Got an opinion on genetic modification? Curious about how the world works on the smallest of scales?
Join us for the Student Research Expo, a forum showcasing the research talents of undergraduate students enrolled in the Bachelor of Philosophy program.
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Speakers from all manner of research areas will present on a diverse range of topics. The day promises to be engaging and interdisciplinary - so drop into the Peter Baume building at your leisure on 26 October to see what is involved in undergraduate research, and to get inspired for your own projects.
A free gourmet BBQ lunch of sausages, veggie burgers, corn on the cob, salads, and bacon and egg rolls will be served, as well as morning and afternoon tea. Gluten free and vegetarian options will be available.
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| Genetics of lizard fitness: ecology and evolution of inbreeding, telomeres, MHC and Hox genes | Oct 20, 2011 |
20 October 2011, 1pm
Prof. Mats Olsson
Professor in Evolutionary Ecology
School of Biological Sciences
University of Sydney
Gould Seminar Rm, Building 116, Daley Road, ANU
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| Fenner School Public Seminar: From IUFRO to the Internet: A Tale of International Forest Institutions | - Oct 20, 2011 |
 Presented by John Dargavel
Venue: Forestry Lecture Theatre (Bld 48)
Time: 1-2pm
A large and complex network of international government, NGO, and hybrid organisations now attempt to influence national forestry in different ways. The growth of international forestry institutions from the establishment of IUFRO in 1891 to the present period of globalisation will be traced in five stages.
1. Internationalising forestry, 1890s-1930s
2. Organising forestry in the post-colonial world, 1940s-1970s
3. The environmental era, 1970s-1990s
4. Globalising forestry up to 1992
5. Globalising forestry after 1992
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Dr John Dargavel is an honorary Visiting Fellow in the Fenner School for Environment and Society at the Australian National University where he is currently writing a book on the history of forest science. He has degrees in forestry from the Universities of Edinburgh, Melbourne and the Australian National University. He worked as a forester in government and industry for over twenty years, before moving to ANU in 1978 where he has researched and lectured in the areas of forest management, economics, politics and history. |
Contact David Salt (phone 6125 9286)
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| Genetics and evolution of clonaly transmissible cancers in dogs and Tasmanian devils | Oct 19, 2011 |
 Presented by:
Dr Elizabeth Murchison
Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute,
Cambridge UK
Venue: Gould Bldg (116) Seminar Room
Daley Road, ANU
Time: 12:00 - 13:00 |
The Tasmanian devil, the world’s largest marsupial carnivore, is facing
possible extinction in the wild due to a transmissible facial cancer known as Tasmanian devil facial tumour disease (DFTD). DFTD is spread when living cancer cells are spread between animals by biting.
Canine transmissible venereal tumour (CTVT) and Tasmanian devil facial tumour disease (DFTD) are the only two known naturally occurring transmissible cancers that are spread by the direct transfer
of living cancer cells. Elizabeth will discuss genetics, evolution, pathogenesis and epidemiology of these clonally transmissible cancers. |
Contact Dr Janine Deakin (phone 6125-4902)
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| Fenner School Public Seminar: Crying for our Country: how ‘Caring for our Country’ has undermined regional natural resource management in Australia | - Oct 14, 2011 |
 Presented by: Lisa Robins and Peter Kanowski
Venue: Forestry Lecture Theatre (Bld 48)
Time: 1-2pm
Australia’s regional natural resource management (NRM) model was formalised under the Howard Government’s NHT2 (2002-03 to 2007-08). The Rudd Government’s successor Caring for our Country (CfoC) program was anticipated to build on these foundations. Instead, it adopted a narrower and more centralised agenda; its implementation failed to realise the aspirations of regional organisations for core funding, substantially increased transaction costs and diminished success rates under competitive funding arrangements, and prejudiced the goodwill of many in the NRM community.
Commitment to local community movements like Landcare has been inconsistent, and largely unsuccessful. Retracting investment in relevant research and development has severely limited knowledge creation and sharing to inform and strengthen the regional model. Our research suggests that there is a substantial body of evidence in favour of the regional model, and that the Australian Government should revisit its strategy for enabling and sustaining NRM investment.
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Lisa Robins is Principal of Robins Consulting and a visiting fellow at the Fenner School. She has worked in regional NRM in Australia for more than 20 years, and completed her PhD by published work (Get Real: Making Capacity Building Meaningful) at the Fenner School in 2009. As an Australian Government Endeavour Fellow in 2010-11 Lisa worked with the M-POWER network on regional water governance in the Mekong based in Vientiane. This presentation is based on a paper published in the Australasian Journal of Environmental Management (18:2, pp 88-108), which was short-listed for the 2011 Eric Anderson Award for Best Paper.
Peter Kanowski is Professor of Forestry at the Fenner School of Environment & Society. He has worked in numerous regional natural resource management policy processes, most recently the NSW Natural Resource Commission's forest assessments. He is a member of the committee preparing the 2011 Australian State of Environment Report, and of the Steering Committee of The Forests Dialogue. |
Contact David Salt (phone 6125 9286)
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| The function of temperature-controlled colour change in the chameleon grasshopper Kosciuscola tristis | Oct 13, 2011 |
Dr Kate Umbers
Postdoctoral Fellow
Evolution, Ecology and Genetics, Research School of Biology, ANU
Gould Seminar Rm, Building 116, Daley Rd, ANU |
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| The Inertia Trap – movie screening | - Oct 06, 2011 |
 This documentary fills a significant gap by providing a wealth of scientific information on climate change and the oceans in easy to understand language. It doesn’t try to cover other aspects of climate change, apart from in a brief introductory overview. Rather the scientists you’ll hear interviewed in the film explain in graphic terms how increasing ocean heat, changes in ocean currents, sea level rise and ocean acidification as well as feedback effects will have far reaching effects on marine ecosystems, human lives and the global climate system. The scientists are international leaders in their fields of climate research.
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| Fenner School Public Seminar: Cultural and Natural Heritage of Nepal | - Oct 06, 2011 |
 Presented by Ukesh Raj Bhuju Progam Coordinator, National College, Kathmandu, Nepal
Venue: Forestry Lecture Theatre, ANU building 48
Time: 1-2pm
Its location in the central Himalayan range means Nepal’s biodiversity is linked to those of both Asia and Europe. Nepal has the 10th richest flowering plant diversity in Asia and over 6,000 rivers and over 5,000 lakes supplying freshwater for agriculture, industry and domestic purposes.
UNESCO has listed four World Heritage Sites in Nepal. These cultural monuments reflect the adaptation of people’s lifestyles to their environment. Although natural and cultural heritage complement each other, there are some dilemmas in conservation and traditional practices. Modernization has brought visible changes in tangible and intangible cultural heritage. Heritage awareness is a positive factor in contemporary Nepali society.
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Mr Ukesh Raj Bhuju, a native of Nepal, has academic qualifications in forestry, extension, and environment education from institutions in Nepal, India, the USA and the UK. In his 34 year professional career, Mr Bhuju worked for the Government of Nepal, IUCN and WWF, and for Colleges in the fields of soil conservation, community forestry, wildlife management, and biodiversity inventory.
Mr Bhuju was closely involved in the preparation and implementation of the National Conservation Strategy for Nepal, the Master Plan for the Forestry Sector Nepal, and recently in the National Lakes Conservation Strategy for Nepal. Mr Bhuju has assisted the Nepal Heritage Society, the Kathmandu Environment Education Project, the Environmental Camps for Conservation Awareness, the Nepal National Committee of IUCN Members. |
Contact David Salt (phone 59286)
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| Unravelling the cryptic feeding habits of marine turtles using compound specific stable isotope analysis of amino acids | - Oct 06, 2011 |
 Thursday, 6 October 2011, 1pm
Dr Karen Arthur
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Hawaii, USA
Gould Seminar Rm, Building 116, Daley Rd, ANU
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| THE AMAZING SPERM RACE | - Sep 28, 2011 |
 Have you ever wondered what it’s like to be a sperm? Did I hear a “Yuk, no!”? Good. Now is your chance!
The Sprog Jog is a 600m obstacle course full of thrills and spills that mimic a sperm’s journey through the female reproductive tract.
The Sprog Jog provides us with an opportunity to think about fertility, learn a thing or two about reproductive biology, be active and have fun! |
Please join me, and a host of fabulous science communication students, on Wed 28 September, 12-1pm (THIS WEDNESDAY!!), for THE AMAZING SPERM RACE.
Taking place at ANU along University Avenue - between Union Court and the fountain backing onto Daley Rd. |
Contact Kiri (phone 0402 929 187 )
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| Climate change is the challenge - energy change is the key | Sep 26, 2011 |
 A fundamental key to many problems facing the world today is a world-wide change to carbon-free forms of energy production.
New carbon-free energy technologies will offer broader benefits to Australia and the world by driving the transformation to a clean economy in response to climate change, increasing economic productivity to help ensure long-term growth and improving energy security.
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This seminar will feature three speakers from the newly formed Energy Change Institute at the Australian National University (ANU), who will look at the technology, policies and economics needed for the transition to a clean energy economy:
• Professor Andrew Blakers - energy from the sun: the state-of-the-art solar research conducted at ANU
• Associate Professor David Stern - energy policies for economic growth and regional development
• Associate Professor Tom Faunce - energy security in the future world.
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| Just Add Water | - Sep 17, 2011 |
 Dr Peter Wothers will be presenting his thought provoking, energetic and action packed show Just add Water. Water is all around us, most of the planet’s surface is covered with it and it is the main ingredient in you. |
In this exciting demonstration based lecture, he will explore some of the surprising properties and reactions of this substance you thought you knew so well. How can a drop of water start a fire or cause an explosion? Why can’t you boil an egg on Mount Everest? Come along and find out the answers to these questions and more!
Warning: Loud bangs. |
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Three sessions available:
Friday 16 September 7pm
Saturday 17 September 1pm and 4:30pm
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| Cosmological Confusion... revealing common misconceptions about the big bang, the expansion of the universe and cosmic horizons. | Sep 15, 2011 |
 Observations of the universe over the last few decades have thrown us some curve balls. We thought we had the basic picture - the universe is expanding, and all the structure we now see formed thanks to gravity out of little over-dense clumps in the hot, dense, early universe.
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Well that was all true, but we've realised that that's not the end of the story. There's a dark side to the universe that we don't usually see, and it seems that everything we thought we knew makes up only 5% of the universe! Dark matter and dark energy make up the rest.
In this talk Dr. Tamara Davis will explain why we are so certain of such a seemingly ludicrous proposition, and what we can hope to learn by studying these wild and wonderful phenomena.
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When: Thursday 15th September, 6-7pm (drinks available at 5:30)
Where: Leonard Huxley Lecture Theatre - Building 56.
This lecture is part of the Australian Institute of Physics Women in Physics lecture series.
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| Managed competition and switching health plans in Israel: Consumers’ choice or choice of consumers? | Sep 13, 2011 |
 Amir Shmueli received his MA and PhD in Economics from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel, where he currently serves as a professor of health economics. His research has focused on risk adjustment, equity, solidarity and health inequality, technology assessment in medicine and economic aspects of complementary and alternative medicine. |
In this public lecture, Dr. Shmueli will look at the competitive national health insurance system was introduced in Israel in 1995. |
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| Fertility Control for invasive pest mammals - are we making progress? | Sep 08, 2011 |
Thursday, 8 September 2011, 1pm
Dr Lyn Hinds
CSIRO Ecosystem Sciences, Canberra, Australia
Gould Seminar Rm, Building 116, Daley Rd, ANU |
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| Cultivating a Sexual Display | Sep 06, 2011 |
Tuesday 6 September 2011, 1pm
Dr Jo Madden
School of Psychology, University of Exeter
Gould Seminar Rm, Building 116, Daley Rd, ANU |
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| Big Events in the Life of a Coral: Gastrulation and Settlement (Studied with the Aid of High-Throughput Sequencing) | Sep 01, 2011 |
Thursday 1 September 2011, 1pm
Dr Eldon Ball
Evolution, Ecology and Genetics, ANU
Gould Seminar Rm, Building 116, Daley Rd, ANU
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| JCSMR Open Day | Aug 27, 2011 |
 The John Curtin School of Medical Research will open its doors to the
public during ANU Open Day on Saturday 27 August. Talk to a scientist in a working laboratory.
Displays and demonstrations as well as building tours from 10am–2pm.
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Laboratories open will include:
- Cancer
- Diabetes
- Hearing
- Breast Cancer
- Immunology
Short talks:
- 11am Professor Julio Licinio -The interface between obesity and depression
- 12pm Professor Ted Maddess - Development of visual diagnostics for eye disease
- 1pm Professor Chris Parish - Emerging cancer therapies
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Contact Dr Madeleine Nicole (phone 02 6125 2577)
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| ANU Open Day | - Aug 27, 2011 |
 Open Day at ANU will help you discover all our campus has to offer, with advice available on courses, enrolment and university life.
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Venue: ANU Campus
Date: Saturday, 27 August 2011
Time: 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM |
Contact Cassi Jones (phone 6125 3601 )
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| Shocking tales of colliding stellar winds | - Aug 25, 2011 |
 In the depths of space lie stars considerably larger and brighter than our Sun. In fact, they are so bright that the force from the light that they emit drives strong winds from their surfaces which reach hypersonic speeds of up to 4000 km/s. |
Speaker/Host: Dr Ross Parkin
Venue: D.N.F Dunbar Physics Lecture Theatre, Science Road, ANU
Date: Thursday, 25 August 2011
Time: 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
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| The Great Green Technological Transformation | Aug 24, 2011 |
 Over the next three to four decades, humankind must bring about a fundamental technological overhaul of production processes worldwide to end poverty and avert the likely catastrophic impacts of climate change and environmental degradation. |
This is the finding of a new United Nations report titled “The World Economic and Social Survey 2011”.
The report says that major investments will be needed worldwide in the development and scaling up of clean energy technologies, sustainable farming and forestry techniques, climate-proofing of infrastructure, and in technologies reducing non-biodegradable waste production.
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Fenner scholar Imran Habib Ahmad was one of the authors of the 2009 survey which preceded this report. In this seminar he launches the 2011 survey and explains its significance.
Wednesay, 24 August 2011
Venue: Forestry Lecture Theatre, building 48
Time: 1-2pm
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| Natural Forests: Australia's wilderness coast | - Aug 20, 2011 |
 A touring photographic exhibition featuring Rob Blakers, Judith Deland, John Reid, Gordon Undy, Heide Smith, Wesley Stacey and Richard Green.
www.serca.org.au/naturalforests/ |
From: Tuesday, 2 August 2011 - 10:30 AM
To: Saturday, 20 August 2011 - 5:00 PM
Website: http://soa.anu.edu.au |
Contact School of Art Gallery (phone 6125 5841 )
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| National Science Week 2011 – Scales of Science Public Lecture Series | - Aug 19, 2011 |
 The ANU Public Lecture Series during National Science Week showcases increasing scale and celebrates the diversity of scientific exploration. The lecture series starts at the microscopic level, traverses the population and species level on the way to the astronomical level, focusing on the universe in its entirety. |
Speaker/Host: ANU College of Medicine, Biology & Environment and ANU College of Physical & Mathematical Sciences
Venue: Various
From: Monday, 15 August 2011 - 6:00 PM
To: Friday, 19 August 2011 - 7:30 PM |
Contact Events (phone 6125 4144 )
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| The Inertia Trap | - Aug 18, 2011 |
 This documentary fills a significant gap by providing a wealth of scientific information on climate change and the oceans in easy to understand language. |
Speaker/Host: Professor Will Steffen and Assoc Professor Janette Lindesay ANU Climate Change Institute
Venue: Dendy Cinema Level 2, North Quarter, Canberra Centre 148 Bunda St, Canberra City ACT
Date: Thursday, 18 August 2011
Time: 6:15 PM - 8:00 PM
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Contact Katy Tomkins (phone 61256306)
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| Plastic and adaptive response to changing climates | Aug 18, 2011 |
Thursday, 18 August 2011, 1pm
Dr Paul Rymer
Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment, University of Western Sydney
Gould Seminar Room, Building 116, Daley Rd, ANU
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| Science ShowOffs | - Aug 17, 2011 |
 Adventure through the awesomeness of science in this fun family show, with heaps of experiments, laughs, learning and of course volunteers. We’ll try dancing on balloons, sitting on nails, making things explode with liquid nitrogen… and heaps more!
Presented by Science ShowOffs and the ANU.
This event is part of National Science Week 2011 in the ACT.
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Saturday, August 06, 2011 from 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM Belconnen, http://www.eventbrite.com/event/1888319013/eorg
Saturday, August 06, 2011 from 2:30 PM - 3:00 PM Wanniassa, http://www.eventbrite.com/event/1888365151/eorg
Tuesday, August 16, 2011 from 4:30 PM - 5:00 PM Tuggeranong, http://www.eventbrite.com/event/1888373175/eorg
Wednesday, August 17, 2011 from 4:30 PM - 5:00 PM Gungahlin, http://www.eventbrite.com/event/1888379193/eorg |
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| The warped side of the universe: a future astronomy for Western Australia | Aug 16, 2011 |
 National Science Week Celebrations
Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery
The University of Western Australia
25 Stirling Highway (cnr Fairway) Crawley, Perth, WA |
Lecture with ANU Professor David McClelland a former graduate of the University of Western Australia, currently Head of the Department of Quantum Science and Director of the Department of Quantum Science and Director of the Centre for Gravitational Physics at ANU.
UWA Professor Blair is the Director of the Australian International Gravitational Research Centre at the University of Western Australia. |
Contact Patricia Rennie (phone 02 61257676)
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| Art and science: a symbioses leading to the appreciation of both as a pluralistic culture in science education | Aug 12, 2011 |
 Friday, 12 August, 2011 at 5.30 pm
Building 34, Chemistry Theatre 1,
Arthur Hambly Lecture Theatres,
The Australian National University |
Professor Galili is from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He graduated from the Physics Department where he now serves as Head of the Science Teaching Centre - a special centre within the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural sciences that investigates effective representation of science in science education. His research focuses on the representation of physics as cultural knowledge. Professor Galili is a recipient of the Sir Zelman Cowen Universities Fund and is presently a visiting scholar at the University of Sydney. |
Contact Sean Perera (phone 02 6125 0173)
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| Using conditioned taste aversion to mitigate the impacts of cane toads on an endangered predator | Aug 11, 2011 |
Thursday 11 August 2011, 1pm
Dr Jonathan Webb
School of Biological Sciences
University of Sydney
Gould Seminar Rm, Building 116, Daley Rd, ANU |
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| Honours Information Evening for Science, Medicine & Health students | - Aug 08, 2011 |
 Current undergraduate ANU Science, Medicine and Health students are invited to attend an information evening outlining opportunities for further study and research within the ANU College of Medicine, Biology & Environment and the ANU College of Physical & Mathematical Sciences. |
Registrations are essential (please register at the link 'find out more').
Monday 8 August 2011 5:30pm to 7pm
Great Hall and Common Room University House, The Australian National University Cnr Balmain Cr & Liversidge St Acton.
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Contact Teifi Caron (phone 6125 9909)
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| Genetics of adaptation and isolation in the wild tomato group | Aug 04, 2011 |
Thursday 4th August 2011, 1pm
Dr Leonie Moyle
Dept of Biology, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana USA
Gould Seminar Rm, Building 116, Daley Rd, ANU
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| Undergraduate and Honours Students – get a taste of graduate life. | - Aug 03, 2011 |
 A Summer Research Scholarship or Summer Research Internship at ANU is an exceptional research opportunity, providing insight into what studying for an Honours or a graduate research degree is all about. |
Venue: Law Sparke Hellmore theatre 2, Fellows Road, ANU
Date: Wednesday, 3 August 2011
Time: 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM |
Contact Kate Wright (phone 6125 7925 )
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| Surf, Turf and CURF: a sustainable regional future | - Aug 01, 2011 |
 A new national urban policy, climate change, regional development and sustainable population statements dominated the 2011 federal budget. All will have an impact on the future shape and design of our cities and regions. |
Speaker/Host: Barbara Norman, Foundation Chair and Head of Discipline, Urban and Regional Planning, UC
Venue: Lecture Theatre 1, Hedley Bull Centre, cnr Garran Road & Liversidge Street, ANU
Date: Monday, 1 August 2011
Time: 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM |
Contact Events (phone 6125 4144)
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| Biosecurity Seminar Series - The SSBA Regulatory Scheme | Jul 29, 2011 |
As part of the new Biosecurity course (BIOL3106) there will be a series of guest seminars in Semester 2 given by representatives from various government authorities and other relevant biosecurity organisations providing an overview of their role in and perspective of biosecurity in Australia.
The first seminar will cover Security Sensitive Biological Agents (SSBAs).
Do you know what they are, what legislative restrictions and regulations are in place and why, and what your obligations are if you come across an SSBA in the course of your work? You are welcome to come along and find out.
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Speakers: Ms Sandra Gebbie, Director and Ms Marguerite Saw, Assistant Director, SSBA Regulatory Scheme, Office of Health Protection, Department of Health and Ageing
Venue: Psychology Lecture Theatre G6,
Building 39
Time: Friday, July 29 at 1pm |
Contact David Jones (phone 6125-4192)
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| ANU visits New Zealand | - Jul 28, 2011 |
 Representatives from the ANU College of Medicine, Biology & Environment and the ANU College of Physical & Mathematical Sciences will be visiting New Zealand in July to discuss undergratuate and graduate opportunities in the Colleges, including the Summer Research Scholarship program.
A presentation entitled ‘Studying Science, Medicine or Health at the ANU. The Distinct Advantages on Offer’ will be offered at each Advisory Session from 4.30 - 5.00pm.
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The following presentations will be offered in each destination:
- 4pm - 6pm: ANU advisory session
- 4:30pm - 5:pm: Studying science, medicine or health at ANU - the distinct advantages on offer
- 5pm - 5:30pm: Scholarships presentation
- 6pm - 8pm: Alumni event
Auckland
Monday 25 July, Pullman Hotel
Wellington
Tuesday 26 July, Museum of New Zealand
Dunedin
Wednesday 27 July, Public Art Gallery
Christchurch
Thursday 28 July, The Chateau on the Park
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Contact Teifi Caron (phone +61 2 6125 9909)
Register your interest to attend an:
To find out more about the ANU visit to New Zealand, see the ANU Study@ webpage.
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| Tetepare: The last wild island in the Solomon Islands? A sustainable, community-driven conservation initiative | - Jul 28, 2011 |
 Tetepare is a wilderness island in the Solomon Islands and the largest uninhabited island in the South Pacific. Despite persistent threats from logging, Tetepare’s lowland forest, fringing reefs and sea grass lagoons remain pristine due to the dedicated work of the Tetepare Descendants’ Association. |
Speaker/Host: Resource Management in Asia Pacific Program, Australian National University
Venue: Ivy Café, Old Canberra House, Lennox Crossing, ANU
Date: Thursday, 28 July 2011
Time: 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
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Contact Alison Francis (phone 6125 9978)
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| The "Deep Homology" vs "Convergence" Debate and its Implications for the Planet of the Apes Fallacy | Jul 28, 2011 |
Thursday, 28 July 2011 - 1pm
Dr Charley Lineweaver
Planetary Science Institute,
Research School of Astronomy and
Astrophysics; and
Research School of Earth Sciences,
The Australian National University
Gould Seminar Rm, Building 116, Daley Rd, ANU
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| Prolegomena to the Populations of Eucalyptus: Hierarchy, Expansion, Gene Conservation and Mating System | Jul 27, 2011 |
_8d8dc994288212a970bb465a92cd27af.jpg) Wednesday, 27 July 2011 - 12pm
Final PhD Seminar
Suat Hui Yeoh
Evolution, Ecology and Genetics
Research School of Biology, ANU
Gould Seminar Rm, Building 116, Daley Rd, ANU |
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| Coordinating public & private sector efforts to improve healthcare quality & performance: Lessons from the US Department of Veterans Affairs | Jul 27, 2011 |
 Implementation science is a new and exciting field which explores ways to expand research, policy and practice interests and activity into efforts to facilitate the adoption of effective, innovative practices. |
Dr Brian Mittman from Centre for Implementation Practice and Research Support, US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) will be visiting Australia in July/August 2011 to discuss this new field of science.
When: 27th July 2011, 2pm.
Where: Bob Douglas lecture theatre, Building #62a
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| Homo Prometheus: from the discovery of fire by prehistoric humans to climate change | - Jul 26, 2011 |
 Homo is the only genus to have mastered fire. Burning and cultivation since about 6000 years ago are marked by a rise in CO2 and methane, culminating with the burning of fossil biospheres hundreds of millions of years old, with critical effects on the composition of the atmosphere-ocean-cryosphere system. |
Registrations required.
Speaker/Host: Dr Andrew Glikson, ANU
Venue: Finkel lecture theatre, The John Curtin School of Medical Research, Garran Road, ANU
Date: Tuesday, 26 July 2011
Time: 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
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| The importance of forest plantations | - Jul 21, 2011 |
 Demand for wood bio-energy on the Southern US is predicted to be 35 million green tonnes by 2020 and is in addition to the annual current pulpwood demand of 100 million green tonnes. |
Speaker/Host: Dr Jeff Wright, Senior Scientist, ArborGen
Venue: Forestry Lecture Theatre, ANU building 48
Date: Thursday, 21 July 2011
Time: 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
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| Influence of pollinator visitation patterns on multple mating in flowering plants | Jul 21, 2011 |
 Associate Professor
Jeff Karron
Department of Biology
University of Wisconsin
Milwaukee, USA
Gould Wing Seminar Room, Building 116 Daley Rd, ANU |
Multiple mating occurs frequently in plants and animals and is thought to increase the number, quality and genetic diversity of offspring mothered or sired. Since animal‑pollinated plants cannot directly control gamete receipt or export, they must depend on movements of pollinators that often fail to optimize the quantity or quality of pollen deposited on stigmas. My research explores how the stochastic nature of
pollinator visits as well as variation in floral traits influences mate diversity within fruits....more |
Contact Prof Rod Peakall, (phone 6125 0022)
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| 8th Jack Westoby Lecture - Forests for people: new challenges, new opportunities | - Jul 21, 2011 |
 The United Nations has declared 2011 to be the International Year of Forests, with ‘Forests for People’ as one of the themes of celebration - the same topic which was the focus of debates at the World Forestry Congress in Jakarta in 1978. Over the three intervening decades, the purpose of forestry and its roles in society - a question which Jack Westoby posed to the Congress - has continued to be the subject of heated debates and contestation.
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Speaker/Host: Dr Yam Malla, Director RECOFTC - The Centre for Forests & People
Venue: Robertson Theatre, ANU Building 46E
Date: Thursday, 21 July 2011
Time: 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM |
Contact David Salt (phone 6125 9286)
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| Natural Forests: Australia's wilderness coast | - Jul 20, 2011 |
| A touring photographic exhibition featuring Rob Blakers, Judith Deland, John Reid, Gordon Undy, Heide Smith, Wesley Stacey and Richard Green. |
Gallery Hours
Tuesday-Friday 10.30am-5pm
Saturday Noon-5pm. Closed Sundays & Public Holidays
From: Tuesday, 2 August 2011 - 10:30 AM
To: Saturday, 20 August 2011 - 5:00 PM
Website: http://soa.anu.edu.au
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| Tales of stars and stellar systems | - Jul 20, 2011 |
 Astronomy has arguably the single largest impact on the development of science, human society and culture over the past 10,000 years. |
Speaker/Host: Dr Helmut Jerjen
Venue: D.N.F Dunbar Physics Lecture Theatre, Science Road, ANU
Date: Wednesday, 20 July 2011
Time: 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
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| Brisbane ANU Advisory Session | - Jul 15, 2011 |
 ANU will be visiting Brisbane and invites you to this event to meet with staff of the ANU Colleges, University Accommodation and staff from some of our support services to discuss your tertiary education options. |
Venue: Hilton Brisbane Hotel, 190 Elizabeth St, Brisbane
Date: Friday, 15 July 2011
Time: 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Website: http://www.anu.edu.au/advisory |
Contact Student Recruitment (phone 02 6125 3466)
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| July 2011 Conferring of Awards Ceremonies | - Jul 14, 2011 |
 The Winter 2011 Conferring of Awards ceremonies signify the culmination of years of study and research.
The ANU unites graduands, staff and family members on this special occasion as we celebrate this important and memorable event in the University's calendar.
This event is open to Graduands and invited guests only. |
Speaker/Host: The Australian National University
Venue: Llewellyn Hall
From: Thursday, 14 July 2011 - 10:00 AM
To: Friday, 15 July 2011 - 4:00 PM
Website: http://www.anu.edu.au/sas/graduation/ |
Contact Alice Sharrad (phone 6125 4648 )
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| An opportunity to connect with Allan Savory - global climate change and the role of agriculture as both cause and cure | - Jul 13, 2011 |
 As well as his ground-breaking work on reversing global biodiversity loss and desertification, Allan was one of the first scientists to recognise that climate change stood as a major challenge and opportunity for people and the planet. This presentation will address global climate change and the role of agriculture as both cause and cure. |
Seats are limited, booking is essential
$57 (including GST)
https://register.eventarc.com/event/view/3600/tickets/
Speaker/Host: Allan Savory
Venue: Arthur Hambly Lecture Theatre, ANU Building 34
Date: Wednesday, 13 July 2011
Time: 3:30 PM - 5:30 PM
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Contact Helen King (phone 6125 9718 )
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| ResearchFest 4 - 8 July | - Jul 08, 2011 |
 ResearchFest runs for a week from Monday 4 July to Friday 8 July. Highlights include Vice-Chancellor Ian Young’s talk about the role of PhD scholars in his vision for ANU, and Professor Mandy Thomas, Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research & Graduate Studies), on the national and international context of ANU PhDs. |
Speaker/Host: Research Student Development Centre
Venue: Manning Clark Centre, Union Court, ANU
From: Monday, 4 July 2011 - 12:00 PM
To: Friday, 8 July 2011 - 2:00 PM
Website: http://researchstudents.a...searchfest/2011 |
Contact Trevor Vickers (phone 6125 8205 )
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| Probing the Warped Side of the Universe with Gravitational Waves: From the Big Bang to Black Holes | - Jul 05, 2011 |
 There is a Warped Side to our Universe: objects and phenomena made largely or entirely from warped space and warped time rather than from matter. Examples are the Big Bang, in which our Universe was born and Black Holes, from which nothing can ever escape. The ideal way to probe this Warped Side is with Gravitational Waves: ripples in the fabric of space-time. |
Speaker/Host: Professor Kip Thorne, Caltech
Venue: Manning Clark Centre Theatre 1, Union Court, ANU
Date: Tuesday, 5 July 2011
Time: 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Website: http://www.anu.edu.au/publiclectures |
Contact Events (phone 6125 4144 )
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| Solid Dates, Different Rates: Divergence time estimation in the face of extreme rate heterogeneity | Jun 30, 2011 |
Thursday 30 June 2011, 1pm
Dr Matthew Brandley (School of Biological Sciences, The University of Sydney)
Gould Seminar Rm, Building 116, Daley Rd, ANU
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| Engineering lipid biosynthesis and assembly genes: teaching old enzymes new tricks | - Jun 29, 2011 |
 PLANT BIOLOGY SEMINAR
Dr Thomas Vanhercke
CSIRO, PI
1pm in the Plant Industry Lecture Theatre, CSIRO |
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| ANU Advisory Day Singapore | - Jun 25, 2011 |
 The Australian National University is one of the world’s most highly-respected universities. It has been consistently ranked number one in Australia by QS World University Rankings and the Shanghai Jiao Tong University Institute of Higher Education.
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| Identification and characterisation of the Arabidopsis thaliana PTI1 multigene family | - Jun 22, 2011 |
 PLANT BIOLOGY SEMINAR
Rakesh David
RSB, ANU
1pm in the Plant Industries Lecture Theatre, CSIRO |
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| Sydney ANU advisory day | - Jun 18, 2011 |
 ANU will be visiting Sydney and invites you to this event to meet with staff of the ANU Colleges, University Accommodation and staff from some of our support services to discuss your tertiary education options. |
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Contact Student Recruitment (phone 6125 3466)
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| Sunflowers on sand dunes - morphological divergence and genomic adaptation to an extreme environment | Jun 16, 2011 |
Thursday, 16 June 2011 - 1pm
Dr Rose Andrew
(Evolution, Ecology and Genetics, ANU)
Gould Seminar Rm, Building 116, Daley Rd, ANU
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| Dicing with death: RNA silencing and fungal wilt disease | - Jun 15, 2011 |
 PLANT BIOLOGY SEMINAR
Dr Tuan Le
CSIRO, PI
1pm in the Optus Lecture Theatre, Discovery Centre, CSIRO |
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Contact Christopher Cazzonelli
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| Does carbon pricing make sense for developing economies? | - Jun 07, 2011 |
 What role should carbon pricing play in the climate change mitigation efforts of developing countries? This is an important and under-explored question. |
Speaker/Host: Stephen Howes, Crawford School, CAP
Venue: Seminar Room B, Coombs Building 9
Date: Tuesday, 7 June 2011
Time: 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM |
Contact Ross McLeod (phone 6125 2370)
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| The genetic basis of variation in foliar plant secondary metabolites in Australian Myrtaceae | Jun 02, 2011 |
 Thursday 2 June 2011, 1pm
Dr. Carsten Kulheim
(Evolution, Ecology and Genetics, ANU)
Gould Seminar Rm, Building 116, Daley Rd, ANU
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| A peptide drug template found buried in sunflower seed storage albumin | May 31, 2011 |
 PLANT BIOLOGY SEMINAR
Dr Josh Mylne
University of Queensland
Seminar at 1pm in Optus Lecture Theatre, Discovery Centre, CSIRO |
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| Biological Invasions: Processes and Predictions | May 26, 2011 |
 Thursday 26 May 2011, 1pm
A/Prof Brian Leung
(Department of Biology, McGill University)
EEG Seminar Rm, Building 116, Daley Rd, ANU
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| Temperature-dependent sex determination in a changing world | May 19, 2011 |
 Thursday, 19 May 2011 - 1pm
Dr Lisa E. Schwanz
(National Science Foundation International Postdoctoral Research Fellow
School of Marine and Tropical Biology, James Cook University and Institute for Applied Ecology, University of Canberra)
EEG Seminar Rm, Building 116, Daley Rd, ANU
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