We schedule a range of seminars each semester. Speakers include School staff and invited high-profile domestic and international speakers who have expertise across diverse environmental disciplines and are at varying career stages.

Students, staff, visiting academics and the public are welcome to attend. RSVPs are not required. Please check this website for updates on dates, times, Zoom links and talk information.

2023 Semester 1 seminars
DateTimeRoom or Zoom linkSpeakerTopic
24 Feb11am

139, Goddard Building (08)

https://uqz.zoom.us/j/86870151053

Professor Joseph Corbo, Washington University How vertebrates make and see red colour
10 Mar11am139, Goddard Building (08)Professor Andrea Battisti, University of Padova

Complex responses of insect pests to climate change

24 Mar11am

139, Goddard Building (08)

PHD Showcase (Alicia Hellens, Katherine Prata and Abigail Shaughnessy)

 

21 Apr11am 139, Goddard Building (08) Professor Andrew Barnes, UQThree steps towards improved vaccines for reduction of antibiotic use in Indo-Pacific aquaculture
4 May2pm

https://uqz.zoom.us/j/82421735774

Yvonne Willi, Basel University, SwitzerlandEvolutionary causes of species' range limits
12 May11am

139, Goddard Building (08) 

https://uqz.zoom.us/j/85002113860

Professor Anne Peters, Monash University

Climate change in the monsoonal tropics: a long-term study in purple-crowned fairy-wrens

19 May11am

139, Goddard Building (08)

https://uqz.zoom.us/j/89997172412

EMCR Showcase

Laura Fenlon: University of Queensland, School of the Environment

Caitie Kuempel, Griffith University, School of Environment and Science

2 June 11am

139, Goddard Building (08) 

https://uqz.zoom.us/j/89142212215

Dr. Maggy Lord, University of Queensland (School of the Environment)tbc
7 June11am

139, Goddard Building (08) 

https://uqz.zoom.us/j/88131433492

Special Seminar: Professor Bob Wong, Monash UniversityBehavioural responses to a changing world: ecological and evolutionary consequences

 

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    Data are Fun?! for Senior Science Teachers

    3 February 2023 9:45am2:30pm
    We'll cover best practice in data processing, analysis and report preparation for new and returning teachers in senior sciences. Join us in-person only at Corinda State High School.

    Earth Seminar 24th January - Dr Matej Lipar

    24 January 2023 12:00pm1:00pm
    Solution pipes and pinnacles in eogenetic karst and benefits of U/Th dating methods

    Earth Seminar 18th January - Professor Chuan-Chou Shen

    18 January 2023 12:00pm1:00pm
    Dating a world-unique ancient ruin of Nan Madol, the Venice of the Pacific
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    Queensland Biology Summer School (for commencing Year 12s)

    17 January 2023 9:00am19 January 2023 5:00pm
    Take a deep dive into contemporary topics in ecology, conservation biology, plant science, and zoology and how these disciplines apply to the management and use of our environment.

    Earth Seminar 14th December - A/Prof Adam D. Switzer

    14 December 2022 12:00pm1:00pm
    Digging into the past: Some notes on interdisciplinary research into the historical and geological record of past coastal hazard events

    Earth Seminar 30th November - Dr Mostafa Javadian

    30 November 2022 11:00am12:00pm
    High resolution spatiotemporal thermal imaging reveals novel insights into plant water stress in dryland ecosystems.
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    Morphological and molecular identification of nematodes

    22 November 2022 9:00am25 November 2022 4:00pm
    Key features used to identify plant and soil nematodes; the ecological role of various trophic groups.

    Planning and Human Geography Seminar 18 November - Violeta Berdejo-Espinola

    18 November 2022 12:00pm1:00pm
    Changes in green space use during the COVID-19 lockdown in Brisbane.

    Earth Seminar 4 November - Dr John Dale Dianala

    4 November 2022 2:00pm3:00pm
    Seismic and aseismic slip on the central Philippine Fault zone

    Earth Seminar 21 October - Dr Lingli Zhou

    21 October 2022 3:00pm4:00pm
    A Journey of Germanium in the Irish Midlands
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    Experience Ecology (school groups only)

    20 October 2022 2:45pm23 November 2022 3:45pm
    Join us to complete three mandatory practicals in Unit 3 senior biology around the picturesque UQ Lakes. You'll also take part in a computer-based workshop on data analysis and scientific writing.
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    Year 12 Biology Study Days

    27 September 2022 9:45am29 September 2022 1:45pm
    Year 12 biology students can participate in three days of lectures, workshops and study groups to consolidate Unit 3 and 4 learning online. Join us online for each study day on 27, 28 and 29 September from 9.45am - 1.45pm. Registration and payment is required.

    Human Geography and Planning Seminar 23 September - Dr Renee Zahnow

    23 September 2022 12:00pm1:00pm
    Daily mobility, social norms and deviance: Using big data to capture the dynamics of urban social environments

    Earth Seminar 16 September - Dr Tamarah King

    16 September 2022 4:00pm5:00pm
    Australia’s enigmatic earthquakes and ‘active’ faults; constraining seismic hazard in the absence of active tectonics
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    Experience Marine Biology

    10 September 2022 10:00am11:30am
    Attend class as if you are at university, and learn about a diverse range of potential careers in marine biology, and coastal and ocean science.
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    Experience Zoology and Conservation Biology

    3 September 2022 10:00am11:30am
    Attend class as if you are at university, and learn about a diverse range of potential careers in zoology, ecology and conservation biology. Registrations to be announced.

    Earth Seminar 26 August - Dr Julie Pearce

    26 August 2022 2:00pm3:00pm
    Is that your methane? Greenhouse gases in aquifers and alluvium of the Great Artesian Basin near a coal seam gas reservoir and potential CO2 storage site

    Planning and Human Geography Seminar 23 August - Sergio Famiano

    23 August 2022 12:00pm1:00pm
    The Australian Housing Affordability Crisis and Reimagining the Australian Dream

    Earth Seminar 19 August - Dr Luc Doucet

    19 August 2022 2:00pm3:00pm
    Pitfalls in using the geochronological information from the EarthChem Portal for Precambrian time-series analysis.
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    Experience Entomology

    13 August 2022 10:00am11:30am
    Attend class as if you are at university, and learn about a diverse range of potential careers in entomology.

    Earth Seminar 29 July - Dr Ben Mather

    29 July 2022 2:00pm3:00pm
    Unravelling the origins of volcanism along Eastern Australia and the Tasman Sea

    Human Geography and Planning Seminar 27 July - Dr Tom Wilson

    27 July 2022 10:00am11:00am
    Can the large integrated population dataset MADIP provide reliable sub-state emigration estimates for Australia?
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    Biological control of nematodes

    25 July 2022 9:00am26 July 2022 4:00pm
    The role of natural enemies in regulating pest populations; mass production and release of biocontrol agents; improving natural system biological control

    Earth Seminar 22 July - Associate Professor Steven Micklethwaite

    22 July 2022 2:00pm3:00pm
    From Drones to Digital Geo-Twins
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    Modifying the soil biological community to improve soil health

    22 July 2022 9:00am4:00pm
    The complexity of the soil food web; interactions between soil organisms; the role of soil organisms in maintaining plant and soil health

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