Green Heroines: Women & the late 19th Century English Conservation Movement September 17, 2015 Researcher: Robyn Curtis This project examines issues of English conservation, philanthropy and gender during the second half of the nin... Research0 Comments
Upwelling: an environmental history of the Southern Ocean July 7, 2015 Researcher: Joy McCann The oceanic realm encircling the globe in the high southern latitudes has long exerted a powerful force on Western... Research0 Comments
Fire in Australia July 6, 2015 Daniel May's research explores the history of fire within Australia. He is focusing upon the associations drawn between indigenous cultures ... Research0 Comments
For the Public Good: the role of government in early Australian agricultural innovation, 1788-1860 July 6, 2015 Chris Taylor is researching the Colonial Government’s role in the establishment of agriculture in Australia between 1788 and 1860. The res... Research0 Comments
Restorative Ecologies for Changing Australian Landscapes June 5, 2015 Researcher: Lilian Pearce I am conducting my doctoral research with the Fenner School of Environment and Society under the supervision of... Research0 Comments
Collecting the Future: Museums, Communities and Climate Change September 15, 2013 How can museums contribute to building communities capable of engaging and responding to global climate change? How can museums us... Research0 Comments
The Culture of Weeds August 9, 2012 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 consid... Research0 Comments
Slow Catastrophes April 25, 2012 Drought resilience amongst farmers and agricultural communities in Australia, 1880s-2000s ‘Slow Catastrophes’ explores the history of p... Research0 Comments
Expedition to Arnhem Land in 1948 August 10, 2011 Expedition to Arnhem Land in 1948: Intercultural Inquiry in a Trans-National context The Arnhem Land project is motivated by five key que... Research0 Comments
The Archaeology of Australia’s Deserts July 10, 2010 Australia is the driest inhabited continent – and our distinctive drylands make up the largest of the continent's biomes. The Archaeology ... Research0 Comments
Expertise for the future April 20, 2010 The focus of the Expertise for the Future project is the development of environmental prediction, and the reception of predictions optimisti... Research0 Comments
Climate and Culture in Australia April 20, 2010 To deepen contemporary debates about environment and climate, CEH is building on the successful National Academies Forum and book, A Change ... Research0 Comments
Desert Channels: The Impulse to Conserve April 20, 2010 This project combines a book, art exhibitions and web-based materials in an exploration of the understandings of the distinctive Desert Chan... Research0 Comments
IHOPE Project April 20, 2010 The international IHOPE Project (Integrated History and Future of People on Earth) Mike Smith, Libby Robin and Tom Griffiths are contribu... Research0 Comments
Antarctic history and policy April 12, 2010 This ARC-funded Discovery Project (2010-12) into the environmental and political history of Australia’s involvement in the Antarctic Treat... Research0 Comments
The Victorian Bushfire Research Project April 6, 2010 On the morning of 7th February, 2009, after a protracted drought and weeks of record temperatures, the state of Victoria faced warnings of e... Research0 Comments