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Director’s Welcome to Edition 4 of the ARI Magazine

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Director’s Welcome to Edition 4 of the ARI Magazine

Australian Rivers Institute Director Professor Stuart Bunn. Photo Australian Rivers Institute. Author: Australian Rivers Institute Director Stuart Bun Magazine Link: Magazine - Read Time: 711words, about 6 minutes. After an unavoidable delay, I welcome you to this edition of the Australian Rivers Institute Magazine. Looking back over the past year, it is quite remarkable to [...]

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From the comfort of warm water to the freezing fjords of Denmark – collaborating in international waters as a PhD student

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From the comfort of warm water to the freezing fjords of Denmark – collaborating in international waters as a PhD student

    Author: Kristin Jinks “I had no idea whether I was going to live up to the expectations of my collaborators, but it was too good an opportunity to let my doubts stop me,” explains Kristin Jinks. - Working in the environmental sciences has its perks. Including the opportunities to visit and work at [...]

Conservation, Drinking water, Ecosystems, Human health, Opportunities, Our people, Rivers, Uncategorized

 Active voice –  how a human geographer speaks up with First Nations people

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 Active voice –  how a human geographer speaks up with First Nations people

  Author: Laura Griffiths Emergent is a five-part blog series that takes a fresh look at ARI’s early career researchers – a group of driven, passionate people with a shared sense of responsibility about our changing world. These emerging scholars are developing skills and applying them to real world issues.  Some are even taking opportunities [...]

Climate change, Coastal, Ecosystems, fisheries, jellyfish, Oceans and estuaries, Opportunities, Our people, Rivers, Seaworld, turtles, Uncategorized, Urban environments

For the love of learning – a fisheries scientist is born. 

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For the love of learning – a fisheries scientist is born. 

   “I used to read fish ID books for fun… Now I get to do that stuff for work”   Author: Laura Griffiths Emergent is a five-part blog series that takes a fresh look at ARI’s early career researchers – a group of driven, passionate people with a shared sense of responsibility about our changing [...]

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International Riversymposium 2018 – a special conference for emerging and mature river professionals

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International Riversymposium 2018 – a special conference for emerging and mature river professionals

ARI Emeritus Professor Angela Arthington, Attending the 21st International Riversymposium (IRS) held in Sydney (Darling Harbour) earlier this year was a personal highlight.  This symposium is famous for its diverse and inclusive program on the theme of global river basin science and management.  Delegates come from far and wide, from river managers to policy developers, [...]

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Postdoctoral job in Aquatic Ecology

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Postdoctoral job in Aquatic Ecology

We are seeking a postdoctoral fellow in Aquatic Ecology to work on wetlands science and environmental accounting. The person will be supervised by Dr Chris Brown and work with Dr Mark Kennard and Professor Rod Connolly to bring together two projects. This is a 2 year position. Applications close 30th July. Apply here, read more [...]

Climate change, Conservation, Drinking water, Oceans and estuaries, Opportunities, Rivers

Adaptation for people and planet – Are we thinking about adapting to a new climate, or resisting the change?

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Adaptation for people and planet – Are we thinking about adapting to a new climate, or resisting the change?

By Dr Wade Hadwen Australian Rivers Institute and Griffith Climate Change Response Program Anthropogenically-forced climate change represents a major challenge to both the human and natural world. Given the rate of change and the inertia in the global climate system, there is a pressing need to address the major challenges that climate change poses – [...]