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How water bugs led Dr Brendan Cox to a PhD

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Science, Environment & Marine

Clarence River's largest ever sediment survey delivers baseline results

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Science, Environment & Marine

Regional marine science gets a bigger role in NSW research network

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Science, Environment & Marine

Bioreactors achieving 99% efficiency but whole-farm action matters

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Research & Academic

Rising tides, rising tensions: new research calls for rethink of coastal law

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Research & Academic

The Conversation: Demolishing homes after climate disasters can be devastating. Here’s how we reused precious materials

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Science, Environment & Marine

New co-designed project to monitor Gumbaynggirr estuary health and coastal resources

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University News

Breakthroughs meet wave breaks

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Partnerships

The science of saving the world's surf breaks

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Business

The Conversation: Rebuilding after a disaster is a long road. Lismore’s businesses offer hope for others

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Science, Environment & Marine

Scientists find microbes enhance benefits of trees by removing greenhouse gases

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Science, Environment & Marine

The Conversation: We discovered microbes in bark ‘eat’ climate gases. This will change the way we think about trees

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Science, Environment & Marine

Two PhDs, one joint award: coastal researchers ride high tide

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Catchments, Coasts and Communities

It’s sedimentary my dear Watson! Citizen scientists undertake largest-ever survey

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Catchments, Coasts and Communities

Clarence River Survey calls for citizen scientists to give the river a ‘health check’

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Science, Environment & Marine

Collaborative effort to restore mangroves in Boambee Creek

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Science, Environment & Marine

Outback’s inland sea presents rare opportunity in hunt for greenhouse gases

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Science, Environment & Marine

The Conversation: From surprise platypus to wandering cane toads, here’s what we found hiding in NSW estuaries

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Catchments, Coasts and Communities

First-ever DNA mapping of NSW estuaries provides new tool for fisheries management and species recovery

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Science, Environment & Marine

Bidhiinja: restoring our oyster reefs opens at Solitary Islands Aquarium

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Research & Academic

Citizen science-University collaboration highlights impact of legacy mining in Macleay River

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Science, Environment & Marine

Bioreactor reduces pesticide run-off from horticulture greenhouses

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Rankings

Southern Cross achieves impact ranking for global sustainability

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Science, Environment & Marine

Atmospheric nitrous oxide emissions grew 40% from 1980 to 2020, new study finds

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Research & Academic

Southern Cross University researchers take our backyard to the world

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Science, Environment & Marine

Pesticide pollution threatens shellfish safety

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Science, Environment & Marine

The Conversation: Pesticide residue from farms and towns is ending up in fresh oysters

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Research & Academic

Research affirms sorry state of the Richmond River Catchment

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