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Coorong water quality

Coorong National Park - water research

Honours project: Examining Coorong wave activities and study how it affects sediment resuspension and nutrient concentrations.

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Bioinformatics as applied to the study of genome structure and function

Adelson research group

Honours project: Expand your knowledge and curiosity in bioinformatics and computational genetics.

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Evolution and systematics of arthropods

Dolichogenidea xenomorph wasp

Honours project: Conduct research into the life forms which are responsible for key ecological processes, but also cause major problems as pests and vectors of disease to plants and other animals.

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Ecosystem impact on fish extending their ranges to higher latitudes along the east coast of Australia

Coral reef fish

Honours project: Learn about how coral reef fishes are extending their ranges to higher latitudes along the east coast of Australia and what the consequences are for temperate fishes and ecosystems.

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How climate change impacts fish populations

A damselfish at the volcanic seep in New Zealand.

Honours project: Gain an understanding of how ocean acidification will affect the behaviour and physiology of fish species.

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Environmental monitoring with drones: Remote sensing

Scientists from the Unmanned Research Aircraft Facility

Honours project: Integrating / calibrating moderate resolution Landsat spectral data with extremely high resolution imaging.

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Environmental monitoring with drones: Vegetation

Faculty of Sciences drone image

Honours project: Use drones to measure vegetation biomass from dense point clouds; or detect and discriminate seagrasses.

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Arid aquatic refugia

Hunting for aquatic micro invertebrates

Honours project: Are waterholes within the Flinders Ranges an important refugia for aquatic micro invertebrates?

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Chironomids in extreme environments

non biting midge

Honours project: Non-biting midges (Chironomidae) are very similar to mosquitoes, and are masters at survival.

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Save our Giant Australian Cuttlefish & Little Penguins

Giant Australian cuttlefish can change the colour and texture of their skin. David Wiltshire, Author provided

Honours project: Get involved in key research that aims to save the plight of our marine life.

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