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Cracking the koala's genetic code
IAE researchers help in world first sequencing of the koala genome
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Holsworth endowment supports pignosed turtle research
Next-Generation DNA Sequencing is going to be brought to bear on wildlife trafficking for Australian freshwater turtles thanks to a grant to Matt ...
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UC joins Queanbeyan’s smart city project
University of Canberra researchers are helping bring smart city services, data analysis and city modelling to Queanbeyan
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Quest to protect native turtles goes local in PNG
A conservation and research project to protect the Pig-Nosed Turtle has progressed from University of Canberra leadership to local control
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Climate change focus for top UC research
Three projects at the University of Canberra receive Australian Government funding to investigate climate change and deliberative democracy
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Honouring UC’s enquiring minds
Leading thinkers have been recognised for their studies and mentoring over the past year at the University of Canberra’s awards for Research and Innovation Excellence
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Investing in conservation, does it add up?
University of Canberra researchers have found a relationship between conservation spending and positive outcomes, but there’s a catch