ANU Fenner School of Environment & Society in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory | College & University

ANU Fenner School of Environment & Society

Locality: Canberra, Australian Capital Territory

Phone: +61 2 6125 2579

Address: 141 Linnaeus Way 2601 Canberra, ACT, Australia

Website: http://fennerschool.anu.edu.au/

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23.01.2022 An Indigenous understanding of the world has a lot of teach us in how we think about our place in the environment. How can we include First Nations knowledge and wisdom in academic research, and create opportunities for recognition and sharing through academia? A public panel session with the Institute of Water Futures on 1 December will explore these questions, with leading First Nations academics and graduates discussing the role of universities in recognising, celebrating ...and connecting with Indigenous knowledge and wisdom in all its forms. Register now! https://waterfutures.anu.edu.au//public-seminar-first-nati

19.01.2022 What will science and technology be like in 30 years? How might policy-making be different? In this forward-looking session, eminent water scientists and policy-makers will share their creative thinking about how science and technology may re-connect with policy examined through the social, cultural, environmental and economic values of water. Join the Institute of Water Futures on 2 December to find out. Register now!... https://fennerschool.anu.edu.au//public-seminar-imagining-

18.01.2022 A significant part of learning environmental science is actually heading out into the field and getting your hands dirty. But in times of Covid restrictions, how can those learning online get a taste of fieldwork? In this webinar video, take a listen to a current Fenner student and a lecturer discuss how they have adapted to a different learning environment, and what the school has done to accommodate - and innovate - to the restrictions. https://vimeo.com/473235907

15.01.2022 Are you looking for career advice, support and inspiration from our experienced alumni in Science, Health and Medicine? Join us online TODAY 5.30pm for a Pathfinder event with a modern twist combining elements of speed dating, panel discussions and career mentoring! Gain knowledge on industry, leadership and transitioning into a career professional in this educational, fun and chaotic virtual event. ... Whether you’re a current student, recent graduate looking for that perfect job, an early career professional looking to move into a leadership role, or someone looking for a career change, this could just be the event for you! https://alumniandfriends.anu.edu.au//cos---pathfinder-spee

14.01.2022 As the various climate systems change, how can businesses and other actors better assess the environmental impacts of their decisions? Find out and join Dr Steve Lade this afternoon from 1pm for a virtual seminar. https://fennerschool.anu.edu.au//public-seminar-prototype-

10.01.2022 This Friday at 10am online, join Colombian filmmaker Mauricio Vélez, Professor Saul Cunningham, PhD Claudia Munera, and the Colombian Ambassador to Australia Alberto Mejía for a Q&A session to discuss how we can look after and promote the biodiversity of our urban areas. This conversation follows last years release of Vélez's documentary Vecinos Inesperados / Unexpected Neighbours, which tells the story of how humans and the natural world coexists in the city of Bogotá, Colombia. https://fennerschool.anu.edu.au//biodiversity-our-cities-v

09.01.2022 ANU ecologist Kara Youngentob is part of a team that has discovered the greater glider is not one species, but three! Very little is known in the academy about the two more-recently recorded species, but what we do know, is in the The Sydney Morning Herald.

07.01.2022 How can humans and fauna live together in our urban environments? Join Colombian filmmaker Mauricio Vélez, Prof Saul Cunningham, PhD Claudia Munera, and the Colombian Ambassador to Australia Alberto Mejía for a Q&A session to discuss how we can look after and promote the biodiversity of our urban areas. The documentary Unexpected Neighbours raises key questions on conservation efforts and how much the citizens of Bogotá know about the existence of wildlife surrounding the ...capital of Colombia. The project involved the participation of scientists, environmentalists and students who recorded hundreds of native species found in their neighbourhoods, the Botanical Garden José Celestino Mutis, badlands and Andean forest. https://fennerschool.anu.edu.au//biodiversity-our-cities-v

05.01.2022 Want to keep NAIDOC going 356 days a year? Tomorrow, ioin the next exciting webinar in the Threatened Species Recovery Hub #Indigenous #CaringforCountry series "Growing respect for culture & significant species in schools", and listen to First Nations experts and their co-workers discuss bringing Indigenous knowledge into education systems. Register in link!

04.01.2022 Head of School Prof Saul Cunningham is having a crack at a Fenner Instagram story takeover today and he is on fire! Check out what he's up to on our account - link below! https://www.instagram.com/p/CHOS_l5BO68/

01.01.2022 Climate expert Joelle Gergis and ANU citizen science project manager for Climate History Australia jumped on air with ABC RN Life Matters last week to talk about how anyone can help them fill in climate history blanks!

01.01.2022 The majority of environmental water redirected from irrigators under the $13 billion Murray-Darling Basin Plan isn't being delivered to its intended wetland targets, with private land blocking the connections between rivers and floodplains, new research shows. Fenner's Prof Jamie Pittock spoke to the ABC. https://www.abc.net.au//murray-darling-missing-wa/12887342