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The highlight:
research in pristine
forests
“
I‘m passionate about the
role of research in improving
the way we manage our
environmental resources, both
for biodiversity conservation
and the provision of ecosystem
services such as clean
drinking water. The best thing
about MSLE is the cross-
disciplinary nature of research
being conducted here – I‘ve
been exposed to so many
different yet interlinking felds
of research. It‘s been a great
learning experience!
”
Rachael Nolan
Doctor of Philosophy
Australian Postgraduate
Award Industry
13 63 52 (13 MELB)
+61 3 9035 5511
(outside Australia)
More info
Research encompasses over
50 groups
and over
150 researchers
TEACHING AND RESEARCH THAT MAKES A DIFFERENCE
Following are highlights to introduce you to just some of the positive work being
done by our students, researchers and partners. Discover how to make this
experience your own through our graduate coursework and research degrees
supporting food security and natural landscapes and ecosystems on pages 74–77.
Food security
A unique centre at Dookie campus,
Dookie 21 is working in partnership
with the local community, industry and
government towards producing twice
the food with half the water and energy,
in the Murray-Darling Basin and beyond.
Sustainable cities and
urban landscapes
Our researchers consult with
developers and councils around
Australia on vegetation techniques that
create the liveable cities of the future,
and collaborate with organisations
including the City of Melbourne, City of
Monash, Bureau of Meteorology and
Monash University.
Climate change
Bringing to light a one-million-year-old
climate record from a cave‘s darkness
is all in a day‘s work for Petra Bajo, a
physical geography PhD candidate
funded by the Australian Research
Council and the Australian Institute of
Nuclear Science and Engineering.
Social and environmental change
We are enhancing knowledge of
how the coastal and social systems
of the South Pacifc may adapt to
climate change and sea-level rise, with
regional research partners including
Geosciences Australia, AusAid and the
Commonwealth Department of Climate
Change and Energy Effciency.
Forests and fre
Our research supports bushfre,
biodiversity and water catchment
management in collaboration with
the Department of Sustainability and
Environment, Bushfre Cooperative
Research Centre, Parks Victoria and
Monash University.
Animal science and welfare
Our research improves industry and
community animal welfare attitudes,
standards and practices, and is
supported by the Animal Welfare
Science Centre in collaboration with the
Department of Primary Industries and
Ohio State University.