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Environment and Society

Some of the hottest topics in both science and politics at the moment are climate change and other environmental issues. These changes are driven by many complex interacting factors - some biological, some physical, and some created by humans. We believe the best way to tackle such a multifaceted problem is with a multidisciplinary approach. Our research brings together economists, hydrologists, historians, ecologists, anthropologists and climatologists working side-by-side, day-by-day towards common objectives. We see human factors such as sociology and economics as inseparable from climate issues, and by including these factors in our models, hope to offer practical and implementable solutions.

 

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"I wanted to get a taste of what research is really like to inform my decision on whether to pursue postgraduate studies in the future."

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Fenner School of Environment and Society
The Fenner School is unique in Australia. There are very few places in the world where economists and hydrologists, historians and ecologists, anthropologists and climatologists work together towards common objectives to meet the many challenges of sustainability.

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Research School of Earth Sciences
The Research School of Earth Sciences is a centre of excellence for teaching and research and mobilises a wide range of geological, geochemical and geophysical techniques and expertise to try to understand the nature of the Earth and its environment. RSES is one of the top ten university based Geoscience programs in the world and a research leader in the physics, chemistry, material properties and environmental conditions of the earth.

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School of Botany & Zoology
Research in the School is concentrated in the areas of evolutionary and behavioural ecology, molecular ecology, population ecology, systematics, functional botany, physiology and neuroscience and covers a broad range of organisms and habitats.

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Research School of Biological Sciences
RSBS research targets fields of biology with potential to deliver benefits for all Australians. Our discoveries will lead to significant advances in areas such as agriculture, environment, health and technology.

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