Research

Researcher: Robyn Curtis This project examines issues of English conservation, philanthropy and gender during the second half of the nineteenth century, and...

Researcher: Joy McCann The oceanic realm encircling the globe in the high southern latitudes has long exerted a powerful force on Western imagination, and sh...

Daniel May's research explores the history of fire within Australia. He is focusing upon the associations drawn between indigenous cultures and fire within sett...

Chris Taylor is researching the Colonial Government’s role in the establishment of agriculture in Australia between 1788 and 1860. The research will focus on ...

Researcher: Lilian Pearce I am conducting my doctoral research with the Fenner School of Environment and Society under the supervision of Prof Libby Robin (A...

  How can museums contribute to building communities capable of engaging and responding to global climate change? How can museums use their collections,...

A weed is usually defined as a plant out of place. Here we extend the idea of weediness to other biota and whole landscapes. We first consider the history of ga...

Drought resilience amongst farmers and agricultural communities in Australia, 1880s-2000s ‘Slow Catastrophes’ explores the history of people’s resilience...

Expedition to Arnhem Land in 1948: Intercultural Inquiry in a Trans-National context The Arnhem Land project is motivated by five key questions: How do W...