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Experts available for holiday season 2024-2025

Students at the University of ��˲�Ʊ's North Terrace campus

Posted on Dec 22 2024 by Lara Pacillo

Over the summer holiday season, the following University of ��˲�Ʊ researchers are happy to be approached for comment on their areas of expertise. The list has been organised into broad subject areas. Please see individual names to check each expert's availability.

Experts available for holiday season

Posted on Dec 20 2023 by Jessica Stanley

Over the summer holiday season the following University of ��˲�Ʊ researchers are available to comment on their areas of expertise.

Study from “Black Tuesday” bushfires finds link to PTSD

A bushfire burns through vegetation, with dark smoke above.

Posted on Aug 16 2022 by Lee Gaskin

New research published in the has shown people who are forced to relocate after a bushfire are at a higher risk of suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, otherwise known as PTSD.

Rare Kangaroo Island dunnart under threat from feral cats

A rare Kangaroo Island dunnart in its natural habitat. Photo by Brad Leue/Australian Wildlife Conservancy.

Posted on Jun 17 2022 by Lee Gaskin

A study involving researchers from the University of ��˲�Ʊ has found that feral cats are putting the critically endangered Kangaroo Island dunnart – a small, mouse-sized marsupial found only on Kangaroo Island – to the brink of extinction.

When smoke gets in your vines

Posted on Mar 9 2022 by Stan Denham

University of ��˲�Ʊ researchers have found a promising new technology for overcoming smoke taint in grapes – a serious issue for grape and wine producers worldwide in the wake of recent devastating fires that have led to ruined and smoke-affected fruit and in some cases the loss of whole vineyards.

Bushfire blaze raises bee extinction forecasts

Posted on Oct 5 2021 by Kelly Brown

The number of threatened Australian native bee species is expected to increase by nearly five-fold after the devastating Black Summer bushfires in 2019-20, according to new research.

Supporting the recovery of ��˲�Ʊ Hills wildlife

Posted on Mar 4 2021 by Kelly Brown

Wildlife ecologist Dr Jasmin Packer from the University of ��˲�Ʊ’s School of Biological Sciences, has lent her voice to the long-haul recovery of the habitat devastated by the recent ��˲�Ʊ Hills bushfire, which is home to endangered species and wildlife.

Learning lessons from bushfires for koala survival

Posted on Oct 12 2020 by Robyn Mills

A University of ��˲�Ʊ-led research project will study the clinical data of koalas injured in last summer’s devastating bushfires to give them the best possible chance of survival and recovery in future bushfires.

Bushfire response

Donations from St Andrew's Hospital Australian Bushfires

Posted on Jan 9 2020 by Crispin Savage

In challenging times, communities come together to support their own. In one of Australia’s most severe bushfire seasons, here’s how we’re helping – and how University staff can, too. Find out more about our bushfire response so far.

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University assists bushfire affected grape growers and winemakers

Hickinbotham Roseworthy Lab, Waite campus

Posted on Dec 23 2019 by Crispin Savage

The University of ��˲�Ʊ is offering assistance to wine producers affected by the bushfires in the ��˲�Ʊ Hills.