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UQ Centre for Biodiversity & Conservation Science @uq-cbcs.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Associate Professor Carissa Klein will be presenting at the 2026 Wen Family Chair in Conservation Public Lecture on the 30 September, discussing the surprising realities behind what's on our plates and what the future holds for our oceans and seafood industries. Learn more about the event here:
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Wen Family Chair in Conservation Public Lecture 2026
2026 Wen Family Chair in Conservation Public Lecture - What’s the Catch? Science and sustainability of seafood in Australia
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UQ Centre for Biodiversity & Conservation Science @uq-cbcs.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
🌟 Funding opportunity 🌟 The BOU Career Development Bursaries aim to support short-term research positions for early-career ornithologists. Successful proposals combine the development of skills useful for a future career in ornithology with a sound scientific research proposal. More:
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Career development bursaries - British Ornithologists' Union
Closing date for applications (for 2027 awards): 30 October 2026 The BOU Career Development Bursaries aim to support short-term research positions for early-career ornithologists. Successful proposal...
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UQ Centre for Biodiversity & Conservation Science @uq-cbcs.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
🔸 Job opportunity! 🔸 The Biodiversity Assessment Team in the Science division of Queensland Government are recruiting a Senior Spatial Analyst. Applications close 22 Sep 2026. For more: smartjobs.qld.gov.au/jobtools/jnc...
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Senior Spatial Analyst | Flexible |
The Senior Spatial Analyst (PO3) is within the Biodiversity Assessment team, based in Dutton Park. The team is responsible for the delivery of key state-wide planning tools and assessments through pr...
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UQ Centre for Biodiversity & Conservation Science @uq-cbcs.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
CBCS is offering a two-day short course on decision science, designed to introduce conservation and management researchers and professionals to the decision-science tools that will deliver better on-the-ground biodiversity outcomes. November 26-27, 2026, UQ. Learn more:
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Decision science for conservation strategy
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UQ Centre for Biodiversity & Conservation Science @uq-cbcs.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
If you are interested in better understanding the Australian Academy of Science and attending workshops on grant writing, register to attend Science at the Shine Dome 2026: aas-science-at-the-shine-dome-2026.eventsairsite.com/registration...
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UQ Centre for Biodiversity & Conservation Science @uq-cbcs.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Thank you to Dr Vicki Martin for presenting at our CBCS seminar this week. If you're interested in attending our next seminar, get in touch here: bit.ly/CBCSseminars
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UQ Centre for Biodiversity & Conservation Science @uq-cbcs.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
CBCSers Juli Li, Matthew S. Luskin, Robin L. Chazdon & Brooke Williams have recently published a paper on tropical forest restoration opportunities in Nature Ecology & Evolution. Read the full paper here: doi.org/10.1038/s415...
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Variation in the costs and ecological benefits of tropical natural forest regeneration - Nature Ecology & Evolution
Large areas of the tropics could naturally regenerate into forest, yet how the costs and benefits of realizing this potential vary spatially remain unknown. This study fills that gap, revealing that n...
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UQ Centre for Biodiversity & Conservation Science @uq-cbcs.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
More than 270 leading marine scientists from 84 research institutes have written to the environment minister, Murray Watt, urging stronger protections for marine ecosystems, as a once-in-a-decade review of marine parks gets under way. Learn more here: www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Australia’s marine parks protect ‘places no one goes’ rather than fragile coastal zones, scientists say
Hundreds of experts write to environment minister calling for stronger protections for ‘unique and distinct’ marine ecosystems
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UQ Centre for Biodiversity & Conservation Science @uq-cbcs.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
CBCSers Dr Lily Bentley and Dr Christina Skinner recently attended Dorrie Day, which brings together First Nations students, families, community members, employers, education providers, training organising and support services for a day of connection, opportunity and inspiration.
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UQ Centre for Biodiversity & Conservation Science @uq-cbcs.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Next Tuesday, join UQ’s Social Change Lab for a free screening of the documentary 'The Plastic Country', and join Professor Winnifred Louis, director of the Lab, and other special guests for a Q&A after the film. Register: events.humanitix.com/the-plastic-...
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The Plastic Country film screening
Free screening of the new film, The Plastic Country, as part of the Social Change Lab's 2026 Environment Festival
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UQ Centre for Biodiversity & Conservation Science @uq-cbcs.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
The next round of Our Marine Parks Grants is now open for applications (closing 27 October 2026), with $5.6 million delivered to engage Australian marine park users – building their capacity to actively participate in managing Australian Marine Parks. australianmarineparks.gov.au/management/p...
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Our Marine Parks Grants | Australian Marine Parks | Parks Australia
Our Marine Parks Grants support organisations to engage in the management of Australian Marine Parks.
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UQ Centre for Biodiversity & Conservation Science @uq-cbcs.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Thank you to Dr Ardian Tiono for presenting at our CBCS seminar last week. If you're interested in attending our next seminar, get in touch here: bit.ly/CBCSseminars
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UQ Centre for Biodiversity & Conservation Science @uq-cbcs.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
CBCS’s Associate Professor Diana Fisher recently co-authored a chapter of Kew’s State of the World’s Plants and Fungi report. Read more here: cbcs.centre.uq.edu.au/project/kews...
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Kew's State of the World's Plants and Fungi report reveals how digital innovation is transforming biodiversity conservation
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UQ Centre for Biodiversity & Conservation Science @uq-cbcs.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
A global team of researchers, including CBCS’s Associate Professor Chris Roelfsema, have created the first complete map of the world’s seagrass for clear shallow water, identifying important areas of seagrass as well as vulnerable regions: cbcs.centre.uq.edu.au/project/firs...
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First complete global seagrass map reveals new opportunities for conservation
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UQ Centre for Biodiversity & Conservation Science @uq-cbcs.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
"Thank you to Karann Putrevu for presenting at our CBCS seminar this week. If you're interested in attending our next seminar, get in touch here: bit.ly/CBCSseminars"
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TERN Australia @tern-aus.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
📣 Register for TERN's August #webinar, 'Who gets to tell the story? The challenges and opportunities for ensuring the science gets heard'. 📅 5 August 2026 Our three guest speakers will unpack the incentives, biases, and trade-offs behind nature #communication in 2026. 📝: buff.ly/rKgi9ZD
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UQ Centre for Biodiversity & Conservation Science @uq-cbcs.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
PS: To our academic and industry partners, these four will not last on the job market for long! Reach out if you are looking for a tops scientist and all-around good person to work with to help solve your biodiversity and conservation problems.
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UQ Centre for Biodiversity & Conservation Science @uq-cbcs.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
A huge congratulations to four CBCS PhD students who graduated from The University of Queensland this week! 🎓👏 We're proud to celebrate: Ama Wakwella, Rosa Mar Dominguez-Martinez, Vicki Bennion and Devin Rowell!
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UQ Centre for Biodiversity & Conservation Science @uq-cbcs.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
And in a recent publication by Klein and CBCS colleagues, they argue that Australia must strategically expand its network of marine protected areas, prioritizing regions critical for biodiversity and ensuring effective management. Read more here: doi.org/10.1111/conl...
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Marine Conservation Leadership: Does Australia Walk the Talk?
The conservation of Australia's extraordinary marine biodiversity has been prominently championed over the past three decades by successive Federal and State Governments, who have consistently portra...
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UQ Centre for Biodiversity & Conservation Science @uq-cbcs.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Associate Professor Carissa Klein is featured on Channel 9 News discussed the benefits of marine sanctuaries ahead of a once-in-a-decade review of its Commonwealth marine park management plans. Watch the video here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=6r9S...
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Marine Conservation Leadership: Does Australia Walk the Talk?
The conservation of Australia's extraordinary marine biodiversity has been prominently championed over the past three decades by successive Federal and State Governments, who have consistently portra...
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UQ Centre for Biodiversity & Conservation Science @uq-cbcs.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Come along to our next CBCS Friends of Biodiversity event! 🌳 We are excited to invite you to celebrate National Tree Day with us on Sunday 26 July at Toohey Forest for a eucalypt walk and talk led by Professor Rod Fensham. Book your spot here: app4.vision6.com.au/forms/s/1,08...
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UQ Centre for Biodiversity & Conservation Science @uq-cbcs.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
As cities become more culturally diverse, our green spaces don’t always reflect the needs, values and experiences of the communities they serve. CBCS PhD candidate Samantha Wong-Topp explains why cultural diversity is key to creating more equitable urban nature: cbcs.centre.uq.edu.au/project/whos...
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Whose nature counts in the city?
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UQ Centre for Biodiversity & Conservation Science @uq-cbcs.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
This year CBCS launched its latest funding initiative, the CBCS Community Building Small Grant Scheme. Congratulations to the awardees: Dr Karlina Indraswari, Associate Professor Janni Leung, Nidhi Menon, Chrysanthe Frangos and Liana van Woesik! cbcs.centre.uq.edu.au/project/cbcs...
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CBCS Community Building Small Grant Scheme 2026: Grantees Announced
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UQ Centre for Biodiversity & Conservation Science @uq-cbcs.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Thank you to Rowan Hilend for presenting at our CBCS seminar this week! If you're interested in attending our next seminar, get in touch here: bit.ly/CBCSseminars
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UQ Centre for Biodiversity & Conservation Science @uq-cbcs.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Register now for our CBCS 2026 Winter R Workshops @ UQ if you're ready to take your R skills to the next level! Join us to elevate your R proficiency and become a data manipulation and presentation expert! For more: mathmarecol.github.io/RWorkshop/wi... Any questions: cbcs-workshops@uq.edu.au
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UQ Centre for Biodiversity & Conservation Science @uq-cbcs.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
CBCSer's Rachakonda Sreekar and James Watson led a research article titled "Disentangling the impacts of agriculture, logging, and extractive industries on Tapanuli orangutan habitat: A geo-ethnographic assessment" in Biological Conservation. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Disentangling the impacts of agriculture, logging, and extractive industries on Tapanuli orangutan habitat: A geo-ethnographic assessment
Rapid land-use change across Southeast Asia has placed many narrowly distributed endemic species at imminent risk of extinction. In the Batang Toru Ke…
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UQ Centre for Biodiversity & Conservation Science @uq-cbcs.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
CBCSer's Daniel Dunn and Lily Bentley have contributed to a collaborative piece in Nature Reviews Biodiversity discussing the integration of animal movement data into biodiversity indicators. Check out the paper here: www.nature.com/articles/s44...
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A call to integrate animal movement into biodiversity indicators - Nature Reviews Biodiversity
Biodiversity indicators are essential for tracking progress towards international biodiversity goals, but existing indicators have important shortcomings and are not based on animal movement data. Thi...
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UQ Centre for Biodiversity & Conservation Science @uq-cbcs.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Register now for our CBCS 2026 Winter R Workshops @ UQ if you're ready to take your R skills to the next level! Join us to elevate your R proficiency and become a data manipulation and presentation expert! For more: mathmarecol.github.io/RWorkshop/wi... Any questions: cbcs-workshops@uq.edu.au
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Diana Fisher @dianafisher1080.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
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UQ Centre for Biodiversity & Conservation Science @uq-cbcs.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Register now for our CBCS 2026 Winter R Workshops @ UQ if you're ready to take your R skills to the next level! Join us to elevate your R proficiency and become a data manipulation and presentation expert! For more: mathmarecol.github.io/RWorkshop/wi... Any questions: cbcs-workshops@uq.edu.au
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UQ Centre for Biodiversity & Conservation Science @uq-cbcs.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Thank you to our HDR students Harrah Friedlander, Vanessa Lopez Corona, Samantha Wong-Topp, Tapash Alister, Ben Lucas and Liana van Woesik for presenting at our CBCS seminar this week for our very first CBCS Flashtalks event! If you're interested in attending our next seminar ➡️ bit.ly/CBCSseminars
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UQ Centre for Biodiversity & Conservation Science @uq-cbcs.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Register now for our CBCS 2026 Winter R Workshops @ UQ if you're ready to take your R skills to the next level! Join us to elevate your R proficiency and become a data manipulation and presentation expert! For more: mathmarecol.github.io/RWorkshop/wi... Any questions: cbcs-workshops@uq.edu.au
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UQ Centre for Biodiversity & Conservation Science @uq-cbcs.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
The Waitt Foundation offers $20,000 for 6-month projects supporting sustainable fishing and marine protected areas in island nations. Applications are reviewed monthly on a rolling basis. Closing date: continuous More info here: www.waittfoundation.org/roc-grants
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ROC Grants | Waitt Foundation | Funding for Ocean Conservation and Blue Prosperity
The Waitt Foundation is a grantmaking organization that provides funding and resources for ocean research, policy, marine protection, and Blue Prosperity initiatives around the globe. We are a foundin...
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UQ Centre for Biodiversity & Conservation Science @uq-cbcs.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Dr April Reside writes a piece for CBCS outlining a recent CBCS submission to koala conservation strategy discussions. The submission outlines how a stronger science-based approach could help reverse koala decline across Southeast Queensland. Learn more: cbcs.centre.uq.edu.au/project/cbcs...
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CBCS leads a submission to koala conservation strategy discussions
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UQ Centre for Biodiversity & Conservation Science @uq-cbcs.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Jaime Restrepo has published a new paper titled, Ecological Insights and Management Implications of the Global Migratory Connectivity of Green Turtles, with several other CBCSers. Check it out here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Ecological Insights and Management Implications of the Global Migratory Connectivity of Green Turtles
Aim Green turtles are a widely distributed and highly migratory species; despite extensive data on their movement, there is no species-specific global synthesis on the subject. Based on three decade...
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Lily Bentley @lilybentley.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Very excited to take on a new role this year as a Deputy Director of CBCS. The Centre means a great deal to me, and I’m really looking forward to supporting and growing our programs of work. It’s a privilege to be part of such a passionate and compassionate community of researchers.
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UQ Centre for Biodiversity & Conservation Science @uq-cbcs.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
CBCSer's Rachakonda Sreekar & James Watson have published a Comment in Nature Reviews Biodiversity titled, Updating species representation targets for protected and conserved area planning. Check it out here: doi.org/10.1038/s44358-026-00169-7
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Updating species representation targets for protected and conserved area planning - Nature Reviews Biodiversity
Current standards for assessing species representation in protected areas are outdated. We propose raising the minimum representation target to 30% of a species range, lowering the threshold for assig...
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UQ Centre for Biodiversity & Conservation Science @uq-cbcs.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Register now for our CBCS 2026 Winter R Workshops @ UQ if you're ready to take your R skills to the next level! Join us to elevate your R proficiency and become a data manipulation and presentation expert! For more: mathmarecol.github.io/RWorkshop/wi... Any questions: cbcs-workshops@uq.edu.au
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UQ Centre for Biodiversity & Conservation Science @uq-cbcs.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Thank you to Jack Bojan for presenting at our CBCS seminar this week. If you're interested in attending our next seminar, get in touch here: bit.ly/CBCSseminars
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UQ Centre for Biodiversity & Conservation Science @uq-cbcs.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
This year, the Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation Science (CBCS) welcomes a new leadership team, including its Director and Management Committee, who will help guide the Centre’s strategic direction and research priorities. Meet the new committee here: cbcs.centre.uq.edu.au/project/cbcs...
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CBCS welcomes new management committee for 2026
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UQ Centre for Biodiversity & Conservation Science @uq-cbcs.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
We spoke to CBCS's Emeritus Professor Marc Hockings about his recent appointment as an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) for distinguished service to environmental conservation. Read the full article here: cbcs.centre.uq.edu.au/project/rede...
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Redefining conservation success: Marc Hockings recognised with Order of Australia
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UQ Centre for Biodiversity & Conservation Science @uq-cbcs.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Register now for our CBCS 2026 Winter R Workshops @ UQ if you're ready to take your R skills to the next level! Join us to elevate your R proficiency and become a data manipulation and presentation expert! For more: mathmarecol.github.io/RWorkshop/wi... Any questions: cbcs-workshops@uq.edu.au
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UQ Centre for Biodiversity & Conservation Science @uq-cbcs.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Thank you to Ian Brennan for presenting at our CBCS seminar this week. If you're interested in attending our next seminar, get in touch here: bit.ly/CBCSseminars
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UQ Centre for Biodiversity & Conservation Science @uq-cbcs.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
How is Australia going with setting aside more protected areas? What’s working well? What do we still need to change – and why? CBCS's Professor James Watson will answer these questions in the 2026 Romeo Lahey Memorial Lecture this Saturday (May 9th). npaq.org.au/romeolahey20...
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Romeo Lahey Memorial Lecture 2026 – National Parks Association of Queensland
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UQ Centre for Biodiversity & Conservation Science @uq-cbcs.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Thank you to Shu (Becky) Chen for presenting at our CBCS seminar this week! If you're interested in attending our next seminar, get in touch here: bit.ly/CBCSseminars
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UQ Centre for Biodiversity & Conservation Science @uq-cbcs.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Register now for our CBCS 2026 Winter R Workshops @ UQ if you're ready to take your R skills to the next level! Join us to elevate your R proficiency and become a data manipulation and presentation expert! For more: mathmarecol.github.io/RWorkshop/wi... Any questions: cbcs-workshops@uq.edu.au
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2026 Winter R Workshops @ UQ – R Workshops @ UQ
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Matthew Holden 🏳️‍🌈 @matthholden.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
1,000+ species in our inner-city house! 🕷️🌿🌏🦎 In this talk: house or rainforest ... can you tell? Play along 👇 www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-CH... @uq-cbcs.bsky.social @hugepossum.bsky.social
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BrisScience (April 2026): The house of a thousand species
YouTube video by UQ Science
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TERN Australia @tern-aus.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
💬 TERN Director Dr Beryl Morris joins a panel tonight for #BioMonWeek2026 (May 6, 10pm AEST) on TERN's insights into integrating satellite, field and research-site monitoring to strengthen biodiversity tracking across programmes. Register here to watch: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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UQ Centre for Biodiversity & Conservation Science @uq-cbcs.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
We recently held our first science-comms workshop, and it was an awesome turnout! A big shout out to Jaana Dielenberg (Biodiversity Council) and Dr Christina N. Zdenek (BirdLife Australia and Australian Reptile Academy) for leading this workshop. Stay tuned for more: cbcs.centre.uq.edu.au
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UQ Centre for Biodiversity & Conservation Science @uq-cbcs.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
CBCS is looking for an Admin Officer! Applications close on Monday 4 May 2026. See the full info here: uq.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-GB/uqcare...
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Administration Officer - Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation Science
Faculty of Science | School of the Environment Part-time (40%), permanent position Occasional opportunities for additional hours as needed and negotiated Base salary will be in the range $83,776.43 - ...
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