"I don't think it's the new normal, but I think it's possibly an indication of the new extreme" See UOW Research bushfire expert Prof Ross Bradstock on abc730's 4-part #bushfires special tonight, and atmospheric chemist Prof Clare Murphy on Wed night. UOW CSES Bushfire Hub

In Papua, forests offer more economic benefits than oil palm plantations, research finds thejakartapost.com/academia/2020/… #Papua #PalmOil #indonesia

Check our latest paper from Expedition 369 of the International Ocean Discovery Program showing what sedimentary rocks tell us about the ancient environmental conditions as Australia and Antarctica broke apart. Thanks to ANZIC Australian Research Council UOW Research for the $support

Great to finally see some data and a spatial breakdown of #covid19australia cases from NSW Health although concerning that there appears to be a recent spike in the Illawarra health.nsw.gov.au/Infectious/dis…

Researchers from UOW are looking for people to take part in a study looking at the impact of COVID-19 on the wellbeing of Australians. The online survey takes about 20-30 minutes. People who are interested in taking part in the survey can find it here: uow.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0T…

Great to see more results published from IODP at Texas A&M Expedition 369 where a deep-sea core was obtained in the Great Australian Bight. Work led by #ECR Dr Carmine Wainman from @UniAdelSciences - thanks to ANZIC and Australian Research Council for funding this research sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

I love that Helen McGregor has gone to town in re-developing her UOW undergraduate Marine Science class for #covidlife even to the point of making an ocean-inspired Spotify playlist to share with her students and YouTube clips on conducting oceanography experiments at home!

Dan Tehran holds a BA, a Masters in Foreign Relations and Trade, and a Masters in International Relations. Are these studies “job relevant” for an education minister?

Tallowa Dam filled to spill after all the recent rains (while checking out some great outcrops at the edge of the Sydney Basin with Prof Tim Barrows yesterday) GeoQuEST Research Centre UOW Research

Celebrate National Science Week UOW with 27th annual (first virtual) Allan Sefton Memorial Lecture, Friday 21 August, 5.30 pm Guest Speaker: Prof Ross Bradstock; Director of Centre for Environmental Risk Management of Bushfires More registration info: uow.info/seals

Our research characterising the metamorphic rocks of the Bird's Head Peninsula of western New Guinea has recently been published in J. Metamorphic Geology. A major effort from Ben Jost, @MCMWebb and @htiranda onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jm… SEARG RHUL Earth Sciences GeoQuEST Research Centre

So Macquarie University has now officially made all but two of its geoscience staff redundant, and the department will cease to exist at the end of this year. 1/3

WE NEED YOUR HELP! Please consider making a submission to the 2021 National Research Infrastructure Roadmap SURVEY to support the inclusion of ocean drilling and marine geoscience as part of the next NCRIS roadmap. Survey link: mailchi.mp/4fd3aaf544cc/n…

Why is such a devastating national loss of talent on this scale overlooked by the media ABC Science The Sydney Morning Herald @10NewsFirst Australian Academy of Science? Australia needs these scientists to create a more sustainable, brighter future for us through research and education. And NO 👩‍🔬women left!?(1/3)

🔊WE ARE HIRING🔊 WANTED ANZIC Program MANAGER - Based in the department of Climate & Ocean Geoscience within the Research School of Earth Sciences. Want to know more: bit.ly/36hdgZM

My article today in The Conversation highlights the recent devastating cuts to Earth Science in Australian universities and how both government policies and university choices are to blame. theconversation.com/australia-badl… via The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand