African science advocates gain Aussie know-how

AusAID has funded eight science communicators from South Africa and Lesotho to spend 10 weeks at the Centre for the Public Awareness of Science (CPAS) at ANU, learning how Australian institutions make science engaging for non-experts.

Seventh Jack Westoby Lecture

The Seventh Jack Westoby Lecture was hosted on 26 Aug 2009 by Fenner School of Environment & Society.

Emeritus Professor Ian Ferguson, (former lecturer in forestry at ANU) from "Forest & Ecosystem Science", University of Melbourne discussed “Fires, Forests and Futures”.

Australia steps towards giant future in astronomy

Australia’s participation in building the world’s most powerful telescope took a giant leap forward with the announcement by the Australian Government of $88.4 million toward the construction of the Giant Magellan Telescope (GMT).

New book in Educational Series on Modelling and Software

New resource kit and book from a joint collaboration with "Water Resources Engineering", of Helsinki University of Technology and "Integrated Catchment Assessment and Management Centre", of Fenner School of Environment and Society at ANU.

The Global Energy Challenge

A stable and sustainable energy supply is one of the major issues of this Century. World-energy demand is expected to increase by about 70% in the coming 20 years, while the production of petroleum is likely to peak in this period. The combination of rising demand and declining production of conventional oil raises the question: What is the plan?

In his presentation Professor Snieder will give examples of what one can do as a teacher, student, consumer, businessman and as a citizen to make progress towards a more sustainable energy system.