Get involved in the citizen science initiative AusMAP, the Australian Microplastic Assessment Project. In this video, Dr Scott Wilson from Macquarie University explains how microplastic pollution affects our environment. He shows how you can help monitor the health of our waterways by collecting samples from your local area and he takes us into the lab…
Topic: Environment and Nature
Deep Blue – Meet The Scientists Q&A
Our marine scientists from the WA Museum will be answering questions at this special Q&A event focused on young people aged 7 – 17 years. Join them as they chart their careers and describe how they ended up exploring the ocean floor thousands of metres below the surface in deep canyons off the WA coast…
Possible Impossibles Online Forum
How can Science offer us a path of hope for our post COVID lives and world? What tools can Science give us to help society recover, rebuild, and thrive in the future? The Victorian Parliament will partner with the Royal Society of Victoria to host a live online community forum exploring how science can help…
Making sense of rural change in Asia: Film screening and discussion
How do we make sense of rural change in Asia? This special screening event draws together ethnographic films directed by three researchers in the School of Geography to explore the intimate and sensory aspects of cultural continuity and change across rural Asia. Featuring communities in India, China, and the border of Indonesia and Timor-Leste, each…
Busselton Jetty for Schools
Through the Busselton Jetty Environment Foundation and Busselton Jetty for Schools program, we endeavour to educate young people about our oceans, marine biodiversity, climate change and conservation, creating a new generation of people who are dedicated to protecting and preserving our marine environment. Busselton Jetty is home to one of Australia’s greatest artificial reefs, with…
Dive into the Deep Blue with the SharkSmart team
Dive into the Deep Blue with the SharkSmart team After five years of research and trials the NSW Shark Management Strategy has wrapped up. To celebrate the amazing work, we are offering three lucky schools the chance to chat with our scientists in (virtual) person. Who can enter? Primary and High schools are eligible to…
Links between Gulf rivers and food for migratory shorebirds video
The Northern Australia Environmental Resources Hub, funded by the Australian Government’s National Environmental Science Program, undertakes research to support sustainable development in northern Australia. This is one of five research videos we will be launching on Facebook and Twitter during Science Week, about how important the Gulf of Carpentaria is for migratory shorebirds.
Waste and marine debris in remote northern Australian communities video
The Northern Australia Environmental Resources Hub, funded by the Australian Government’s National Environmental Science Program, undertakes research to support sustainable development in northern Australia. This is one of five research videos we will be launching on Facebook and Twitter during Science Week, about how waste and marine debris impact remote northern Australia communities.
Mangrove dieback in the Gulf of Carpentaria video
The Northern Australia Environmental Resources Hub, funded by the Australian Government’s National Environmental Science Program, undertakes research to support sustainable development in northern Australia. This is one of five research videos we will be launching on Facebook and Twitter during Science Week, about the mass mangrove dieback in the Gulf of Carpentaria.
Links between Gulf rivers and fisheries video
The Northern Australia Environmental Resources Hub, funded by the Australian Government’s National Environmental Science Program, undertakes research to support sustainable development in northern Australia. This is one of five research videos we will be launching on Facebook and Twitter during Science Week, about links between river flow and fisheries in the Gulf of Carpentaria.