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Congratulations to CBCSers Lily Bentley and Alice Twomey and CBCS alums Michelle Ward and Caitie Kuempel, who have all been named as finalists in the 2025 Queensland Women in STEM Prize!
Winners will be announced on Thursday 13 November.
Winners will be announced on Thursday 13 November.
November 5, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Congratulations to CBCSers Lily Bentley and Alice Twomey and CBCS alums Michelle Ward and Caitie Kuempel, who have all been named as finalists in the 2025 Queensland Women in STEM Prize!
Winners will be announced on Thursday 13 November.
Winners will be announced on Thursday 13 November.
The WWF Protecting Whales and Dolphins Initiative team is looking for a creative writer and copy-editor on a six-month contract to start in early 2026. Closes 17 November: wwfwhales.org/expression-o...
Expression of Interest - Writer/Copyeditor (Contract) — WWF Protecting Whales & Dolphins Initiative
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November 5, 2025 at 11:15 PM
The WWF Protecting Whales and Dolphins Initiative team is looking for a creative writer and copy-editor on a six-month contract to start in early 2026. Closes 17 November: wwfwhales.org/expression-o...
Registrations now open for Summer R Workshops, 9–13 February 2026.
Transform your research questions into robust statistical insights with our 2026 Summer R Workshops! For more information, see our website mathmarecol.github.io/RWorkshop/su...
For any questions, email cbcs-workshops@uq.edu.au
Transform your research questions into robust statistical insights with our 2026 Summer R Workshops! For more information, see our website mathmarecol.github.io/RWorkshop/su...
For any questions, email cbcs-workshops@uq.edu.au
2026 Summer R Workshops @ UQ – R Workshops @ UQ
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November 5, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Registrations now open for Summer R Workshops, 9–13 February 2026.
Transform your research questions into robust statistical insights with our 2026 Summer R Workshops! For more information, see our website mathmarecol.github.io/RWorkshop/su...
For any questions, email cbcs-workshops@uq.edu.au
Transform your research questions into robust statistical insights with our 2026 Summer R Workshops! For more information, see our website mathmarecol.github.io/RWorkshop/su...
For any questions, email cbcs-workshops@uq.edu.au
CBCS Prof. Richard Fuller received the prestigious Society for Conservation Biology Distinguished Service Award. Here, we sat down with Rich to talk about what the award means to him, reflect on his career and hear his thoughts on the future of conservation: cbcs.centre.uq.edu.au/project/prof...
Professor Richard Fuller receives prestigious SCB 2025 Distinguished Service Award
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November 5, 2025 at 10:55 PM
CBCS Prof. Richard Fuller received the prestigious Society for Conservation Biology Distinguished Service Award. Here, we sat down with Rich to talk about what the award means to him, reflect on his career and hear his thoughts on the future of conservation: cbcs.centre.uq.edu.au/project/prof...
The University of Edinburgh, Scotland, is offering a PhD supervised by CBCS alum Hannah Wauchope and Tom Butterworth. Applications close Sunday 14 December: e5-dtp.ed.ac.uk/project?item...
Project | E5 Doctoral Training Partnership | E5 Doctoral Training Partnership
The project advertisement
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November 5, 2025 at 10:53 PM
The University of Edinburgh, Scotland, is offering a PhD supervised by CBCS alum Hannah Wauchope and Tom Butterworth. Applications close Sunday 14 December: e5-dtp.ed.ac.uk/project?item...
Thank you to Drew Terasaki Hart for presenting at our CBCS seminar this week.
If you're interested in attending our next seminar, get in touch here: bit.ly/CBCSseminars
If you're interested in attending our next seminar, get in touch here: bit.ly/CBCSseminars
November 5, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Thank you to Drew Terasaki Hart for presenting at our CBCS seminar this week.
If you're interested in attending our next seminar, get in touch here: bit.ly/CBCSseminars
If you're interested in attending our next seminar, get in touch here: bit.ly/CBCSseminars
The University of California Santa Barbara is advertising for a two-year postdoc to be based at UCSB and working on a recently funded project investigating the contributions of termites to methane cycling in the Afrotropics (fieldwork in the Republic of Congo).
recruit.ap.ucsb.edu/JPF03019
recruit.ap.ucsb.edu/JPF03019
Postdoctoral Researcher in Terrestrial Ecosystem Ecology
University of California Santa Barbara is hiring. Apply now!
recruit.ap.ucsb.edu
October 29, 2025 at 12:19 AM
The University of California Santa Barbara is advertising for a two-year postdoc to be based at UCSB and working on a recently funded project investigating the contributions of termites to methane cycling in the Afrotropics (fieldwork in the Republic of Congo).
recruit.ap.ucsb.edu/JPF03019
recruit.ap.ucsb.edu/JPF03019
The Mindaroo Foundation’s Exmouth Research Lab are providing lab and field support for high-impact science projects to be conducted at their facility in Exmouth, Western Australia - EOIs are open until 3 November 2025. More information, including how to submit your EOI, is here: merl.minderoo.org
Minderoo Foundation
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October 29, 2025 at 12:17 AM
The Mindaroo Foundation’s Exmouth Research Lab are providing lab and field support for high-impact science projects to be conducted at their facility in Exmouth, Western Australia - EOIs are open until 3 November 2025. More information, including how to submit your EOI, is here: merl.minderoo.org
Thank you to Christina Skinner for presenting at our CBCS seminar yesterday.
If you're interested in attending our next seminar, get in touch here: bit.ly/CBCSseminars
If you're interested in attending our next seminar, get in touch here: bit.ly/CBCSseminars
October 29, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Thank you to Christina Skinner for presenting at our CBCS seminar yesterday.
If you're interested in attending our next seminar, get in touch here: bit.ly/CBCSseminars
If you're interested in attending our next seminar, get in touch here: bit.ly/CBCSseminars
Sign up for the International Nature Positive Student Ambassador Programme, run by the UN Environmental Programme and the University of Oxford. Learn more:
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Student Ambassadors | Nature Positive Universities
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October 21, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Sign up for the International Nature Positive Student Ambassador Programme, run by the UN Environmental Programme and the University of Oxford. Learn more:
www.naturepositiveuniversities.net/student-amba...
www.naturepositiveuniversities.net/student-amba...
From biological oceanography to data science and spatial planning, Dr Jason Everett’s career has been shaped by a passion for understanding the oceans through data.
Here, CBCS spoke with the Senior Research Fellow to learn more about his journey: cbcs.centre.uq.edu.au/project/carv...
Here, CBCS spoke with the Senior Research Fellow to learn more about his journey: cbcs.centre.uq.edu.au/project/carv...
Carving a path through oceans of data
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October 21, 2025 at 11:17 PM
From biological oceanography to data science and spatial planning, Dr Jason Everett’s career has been shaped by a passion for understanding the oceans through data.
Here, CBCS spoke with the Senior Research Fellow to learn more about his journey: cbcs.centre.uq.edu.au/project/carv...
Here, CBCS spoke with the Senior Research Fellow to learn more about his journey: cbcs.centre.uq.edu.au/project/carv...
🌟 Job opportunity! 🌟
Bush Heritage Australia is looking for a full-time, ongoing Field Officer to join their team at Yourka Reserve on Jirrbal and Warrungu Country in northern Queensland, where your work will help protect threatened species and their habitats.
applynow.net.au/jobs/FOY2025
Bush Heritage Australia is looking for a full-time, ongoing Field Officer to join their team at Yourka Reserve on Jirrbal and Warrungu Country in northern Queensland, where your work will help protect threatened species and their habitats.
applynow.net.au/jobs/FOY2025
Field Officer - Yourka | Bush Heritage Australia
Field Officer - Yourka | Bush Heritage Australia
applynow.net.au
October 21, 2025 at 11:16 PM
🌟 Job opportunity! 🌟
Bush Heritage Australia is looking for a full-time, ongoing Field Officer to join their team at Yourka Reserve on Jirrbal and Warrungu Country in northern Queensland, where your work will help protect threatened species and their habitats.
applynow.net.au/jobs/FOY2025
Bush Heritage Australia is looking for a full-time, ongoing Field Officer to join their team at Yourka Reserve on Jirrbal and Warrungu Country in northern Queensland, where your work will help protect threatened species and their habitats.
applynow.net.au/jobs/FOY2025
Thank you to Kellie Ashley and Heather Monro-Allison for presenting at our CBCS seminar yesterday.
If you're interested in attending our next seminar, get in touch here: bit.ly/CBCSseminars
If you're interested in attending our next seminar, get in touch here: bit.ly/CBCSseminars
October 21, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Thank you to Kellie Ashley and Heather Monro-Allison for presenting at our CBCS seminar yesterday.
If you're interested in attending our next seminar, get in touch here: bit.ly/CBCSseminars
If you're interested in attending our next seminar, get in touch here: bit.ly/CBCSseminars
CBCS spoke with Hugh Possingham about being elected a Fellow of the Royal Society. In this interview, he reflects on the privilege, people and purpose that have shaped his career – and what he believes matters most for the next generation of scientists.
cbcs.centre.uq.edu.au/project/prof...
cbcs.centre.uq.edu.au/project/prof...
Professor Hugh Possingham elected a Fellow of the Royal Society
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October 14, 2025 at 10:23 PM
CBCS spoke with Hugh Possingham about being elected a Fellow of the Royal Society. In this interview, he reflects on the privilege, people and purpose that have shaped his career – and what he believes matters most for the next generation of scientists.
cbcs.centre.uq.edu.au/project/prof...
cbcs.centre.uq.edu.au/project/prof...
Join a compelling free public lecture exploring how scientific expertise informs legal decisions impacted by climate change. T
Register here: www.eventbrite.com.au/e/from-data-...
Register here: www.eventbrite.com.au/e/from-data-...
From Data to Decision: the Role of Scientific Experts in Climate Law
Would you accept an invitation to give expert evidence in a legal case?
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October 14, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Join a compelling free public lecture exploring how scientific expertise informs legal decisions impacted by climate change. T
Register here: www.eventbrite.com.au/e/from-data-...
Register here: www.eventbrite.com.au/e/from-data-...
In a recently published Conservation Letters perspective paper, Carissa Klein and colleagues from UQ explore Australia’s long-standing claims of global leadership in marine conservation.
Read the paper here: doi.org/10.1111/conl...
Read the paper here: doi.org/10.1111/conl...
Marine Conservation Leadership: Does Australia Walk the Talk?
The conservation of Australia's extraordinary marine biodiversity has been prominently championed over the past three decades by successive Federal and State Governments, who have consistently portra...
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October 14, 2025 at 10:21 PM
In a recently published Conservation Letters perspective paper, Carissa Klein and colleagues from UQ explore Australia’s long-standing claims of global leadership in marine conservation.
Read the paper here: doi.org/10.1111/conl...
Read the paper here: doi.org/10.1111/conl...
CBCS spoke with Samuel Ho, Research Assistant at TERN and UQ graduate, about his journey from aspiring photographer in Hong Kong to freshwater conservation researcher.
Read his story here: cbcs.centre.uq.edu.au/project/amph...
Read his story here: cbcs.centre.uq.edu.au/project/amph...
An amphibious and fishy path
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October 14, 2025 at 10:20 PM
CBCS spoke with Samuel Ho, Research Assistant at TERN and UQ graduate, about his journey from aspiring photographer in Hong Kong to freshwater conservation researcher.
Read his story here: cbcs.centre.uq.edu.au/project/amph...
Read his story here: cbcs.centre.uq.edu.au/project/amph...
Thank you to Amanda Niehaus and Jessica White for presenting at our CBCS seminar yesterday.
If you're interested in attending our next seminar, get in touch here: bit.ly/CBCSseminars
If you're interested in attending our next seminar, get in touch here: bit.ly/CBCSseminars
October 14, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Thank you to Amanda Niehaus and Jessica White for presenting at our CBCS seminar yesterday.
If you're interested in attending our next seminar, get in touch here: bit.ly/CBCSseminars
If you're interested in attending our next seminar, get in touch here: bit.ly/CBCSseminars
Volunteer opportunity at the Byron Bay Wildlife Hospital! You will help care for birds of prey by cleaning aviaries to keep them safe and comfortable, weeding and maintaining the surrounding environment and assisting with feeding. No experience necessary! Email annette@byronbaywildlifehospital.org
October 9, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Volunteer opportunity at the Byron Bay Wildlife Hospital! You will help care for birds of prey by cleaning aviaries to keep them safe and comfortable, weeding and maintaining the surrounding environment and assisting with feeding. No experience necessary! Email annette@byronbaywildlifehospital.org
All are welcome to a catered poster session on October 16th celebrating LGBTQIA+ researchers on the 75th anniversary of the Turing Test!
Please RSVP by contacting Matt Holden at m.holden1@uq.edu.au
Please RSVP by contacting Matt Holden at m.holden1@uq.edu.au
October 9, 2025 at 3:26 AM
All are welcome to a catered poster session on October 16th celebrating LGBTQIA+ researchers on the 75th anniversary of the Turing Test!
Please RSVP by contacting Matt Holden at m.holden1@uq.edu.au
Please RSVP by contacting Matt Holden at m.holden1@uq.edu.au
The University of New South Wales’s Centre for Ecosystem Science is offering a platypus PhD – “Platypus Conservation in Urban Environments” – in Sydney and Brisbane.
This opportunity will remain open until filled; if you are interested, please apply asap: nrmjobs.com.au/jobs/2025/20...
This opportunity will remain open until filled; if you are interested, please apply asap: nrmjobs.com.au/jobs/2025/20...
Platypus PhD offer - Platypus Conservation in Urban Environments
University of NSW - UNSW Sydney & Brisbane
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October 8, 2025 at 10:58 PM
The University of New South Wales’s Centre for Ecosystem Science is offering a platypus PhD – “Platypus Conservation in Urban Environments” – in Sydney and Brisbane.
This opportunity will remain open until filled; if you are interested, please apply asap: nrmjobs.com.au/jobs/2025/20...
This opportunity will remain open until filled; if you are interested, please apply asap: nrmjobs.com.au/jobs/2025/20...
The Sorbonne University, France, is offering a joint 36-month Brazilian–French PhD project, Mangrove Blue Carbon: Soil and Microbial Characteristics in Brazil.
Applications close Sunday 2 November. Expected start date is Jan 2026. docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Applications close Sunday 2 November. Expected start date is Jan 2026. docs.google.com/document/d/1...
PhD_Brazil
1.- RATIONALE Mangrove ecosystems absorb CO2 from the atmosphere, and bury carbon at a rate ten times faster than terrestrial forests1. Therefore, mangroves are part of the “blue carbon” ecosystems, s...
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October 8, 2025 at 10:56 PM
The Sorbonne University, France, is offering a joint 36-month Brazilian–French PhD project, Mangrove Blue Carbon: Soil and Microbial Characteristics in Brazil.
Applications close Sunday 2 November. Expected start date is Jan 2026. docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Applications close Sunday 2 November. Expected start date is Jan 2026. docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Thank you to Dr Cathy Robinson of CSIRO for presenting at our CBCS seminar this week.
If you're interested in attending our next seminar, get in touch here: bit.ly/CBCSseminars
If you're interested in attending our next seminar, get in touch here: bit.ly/CBCSseminars
October 8, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Thank you to Dr Cathy Robinson of CSIRO for presenting at our CBCS seminar this week.
If you're interested in attending our next seminar, get in touch here: bit.ly/CBCSseminars
If you're interested in attending our next seminar, get in touch here: bit.ly/CBCSseminars
Join CoralWatch on Thursday 9 October for free pizza, a screening of OCEAN narrated by Sir David Attenborough and a Q&A panel discussion with leading marine experts, Prof Ove Hoegh-Guldberg, A/Prof Carissa Klein, and Ms Diana Kleine.
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September 30, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Join CoralWatch on Thursday 9 October for free pizza, a screening of OCEAN narrated by Sir David Attenborough and a Q&A panel discussion with leading marine experts, Prof Ove Hoegh-Guldberg, A/Prof Carissa Klein, and Ms Diana Kleine.
Must register! ➡️ ems.gs/3iGO0chdnay
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