STEM Stories | FedUni National Science Week

Researchers and volunteers join forces to help protect Latham’s Snipe

Researchers and volunteers join forces to help protect Latham's snipe.

Dr. Birgita Hansen

Pollution to Solution – is the key to soil health buried inside brown coal?

Mr Andrew Hood (PhD candidate)

Tiny Antarctic springtail named after climate activist

They are tiny in stature but a newly discovered Antarctic springtail species has been named after an environmental activist making a giant impact.

Dr Penelope Greenslade

New App could be a game-changer for Dyslexia

Researchers are tapping into the power of artificial intelligence to help diagnose dyslexia, a lifelong learning disorder that affects an estimated one in 10 Australians.

Dr Suriyani Lim

Our fired landscape – why things are different now

Australia's bushfire crisis has put an alarming number of species at a much higher risk of extinction as our ecosystems get pushed to, and in some instances beyond, their limit.

Dr Grant Palmer

Chronicling endangered species on Nanya – a vast biodiversity treasure

Researchers have started a five-year project to study the threats to five endangered animals on the 40,000-hectare Nanya Station, home to several species only found in far western New South Wales.

Emeritus Prof Martin Westbrooke, Prof Singarayer Florentine Dr Grant Palmer

Protecting the Pangolin, the world’s most trafficked animal

A Federation University Australia researcher has joined an international effort to protect a rarely seen and critically endangered mammal.

Assoc Prof Wendy Wright

Digging deep to reveal the history of Australia’s wetlands

Peter Gell has been recognised for his research across Australia’s wetlands where the cores he extracts from metres below the surface reveal the history of human impact on Australia’s ecosystems.

Prof Peter Gell

How data could change life down on the farm

The biggest collaborative soil research effort in Australia’s history could save the agricultural industry billions of dollars each year by giving farmers unprecedented access to information.

Assoc Prof Peter Dahlhaus

Fewer cyclones – but they’re getting more intense

Researchers are studying the role climate change is playing in the severity and frequency of tropical cyclones.

Dr Savin Chand

Frozen in time – looking to the past to protect Antarctica’s seabirds

Researchers have "raided the freezers” at the Australian Antarctic Division to begin work on a long-term study into the health of seabirds on the frozen continent.

Dr Megan Dewar

Tackling the antibiotic resistance threat at animal market hot spots

Federation University researchers are playing a key role in establishing a surveillance network in Asian live animal markets; the ‘hot spots’ where new pathogens and resistances are likely to emerge.

Dr Andrew Greenhill and Dr David Bean

Why we need to know about sub-concussion

Concussion has attracted great interest in the sport science and health research community over the past few decades. But what about head knocks where there is no concussion?

Dr Andrew Lavender

Working to protect the tiny burrowing crayfish

Researchers are working to protect the mysterious burrowing crayfish, a tiny threatened crustacean that lives deep underground near waterways in Gippsland.

Dr Faye Wedrowicz

Fermenting revolution: uncovering miso’s health benefits

It has been used in Asian cooking for centuries and is becoming a favourite on Australian menus, now researchers are looking into the health benefits of miso.

Dr David Bean and Joanne Allwood (PhD Candidate)

How maths is solving complex water quality issues

Researchers are using mathematical modelling to improve the quality and distribution of water, a precious resource that is often taken for granted because of its simple journey from reservoir to tap.

Professor Adil Baghirov

Avoiding cybercrime during COVID-19

Cyber security experts are using artificial intelligence to combat a rise in online scams and fraud during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Professor Iqbal Gondal

Intestinal worms may affect severity of coronavirus

Countries in resource-poor regions may be harder hit by the COVID-19 pandemic than others, with many residents already suffering parasitic infections which could change how coronavirus affects them.

Dr Richard Bradbury

Using dried biosolids to boost grain production

Federation University Australia researchers are trialling the use of biosolids to improve soil fertility and increase crop productivity in Victorian grain-growing regions.

POCKET SCIENCE

Researchers and volunteers join forces to help protect Latham’s Snipe

Dr. Birgita Hansen

Pollution to Solution – is the key to soil health buried inside brown coal?

Mr Andrew Hood (PhD candidate)

Tiny Antarctic springtail named after climate activist

Dr Penelope Greenslade

New App could be a game-changer for Dyslexia

Dr Suriyani Lim

Our fired landscape – why things are different now

Dr Grant Palmer

Chronicling endangered species on Nanya – a vast biodiversity treasure

Emeritus Prof Martin Westbrooke, Prof Singarayer Florentine Dr Grant Palmer

Protecting the Pangolin, the world’s most trafficked animal

Assoc Prof Wendy Wright

Digging deep to reveal the history of Australia’s wetlands

Prof Peter Gell

How data could change life down on the farm

Assoc Prof Peter Dahlhaus

Fewer cyclones – but they’re getting more intense

Dr Savin Chand

Frozen in time – looking to the past to protect Antarctica’s seabirds

Dr Megan Dewar

Tackling the antibiotic resistance threat at animal market hot spots

Dr Andrew Greenhill and Dr David Bean

Why we need to know about sub-concussion

Dr Andrew Lavender

Working to protect the tiny burrowing crayfish

Dr Faye Wedrowicz

Fermenting revolution: uncovering miso’s health benefits

Dr David Bean and Joanne Allwood (PhD Candidate)

How maths is solving complex water quality issues

Professor Adil Baghirov

Avoiding cybercrime during COVID-19

Professor Iqbal Gondal

Intestinal worms may affect severity of coronavirus

Dr Richard Bradbury

Using dried biosolids to boost grain production

Dr Nimesha Fernando