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Our lecturers (Christina, Kate, Meg and Lila) enjoying some warm cuddles from a resident wombat today University of Southern Queensland Toowoomba campus 🤩 as part of 0-week activities 🥳 UniSQ_SoAES

It was a pleasure to host last week biotech company MALDIID CEO and founder Dr Sofie De Meyer UniSQ_SoAES! Microbes can be harnessed in so many ways to benefit the environment and agriculture and we are exploring how to do this together! This is an exciting space… 🦠🧫🌾🌱

Yesterday during my ecology class time, a cute magpie lark (peewee) decided to join the class, had a bit of a wonder and “listen” about biotic interactions I was explaining, then calmly walked out. Ecology in action! 🐦‍⬛😊 Ecology & Environmental Science at UniSQ #teaching #university 📷 Wikipedia

The third year applied ecology residential schools are in full swing with our snr lecturer Jarrod Kath debriefing the students before they head out for macroinvertebrate, plant and habitat assessments. Great day to be out in the field! #teaching #freshwaterecology

From Germany and USA to University of Southern Queensland! Last week our students took part in the field trip at Ravensbourne: from soils to birds, they learned how to survey natural ecosystems. Afton (USA) and Leonie (Germany) (below) loved the applied terrestrial ecology REN3103 field trip! 🌱

Outdoor classroom, anyone? 🤩 A group of our Environmental Science students recently got out into nature as part of their Residential Schools for Applied Freshwater Ecology and Applied Terrestrial Ecology. Swipe for some happy snaps! 📸 Christina Birnbaum PhD🍃 l Ecology & Environmental Science at UniSQ

*sneezes* Why are some cats more allergenic than others? It’s not their coat length, writes Dr Jaz Skinner via The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand. UniSQ_SoAES 😼

📣New paper alert 📣 We analysed 255 papers spanning 23 years in Southeast Asian tropical peatlands. We found most studies describing soil bacterial communities using culture-based methods in agriculture. What about un-modified and natural ecosystems? scholar.google.com.au/citations?view…

Reading student feedback on my 2nd year ecology course: "As a result of this course I am analysing my environment, noticing more interactions in nature and taking a more interested approach to bush walks and nature play with my children." My job's done here, guys!🥲 Ecology & Environmental Science at UniSQ

This research is buzzin' 🐝 Dr Kit Prendergast is hosting a webinar about the good (and bad) of bee hotels! Discussing how they're used and the benefits to their behaviours and lifestyles... @WorldBeeDayAus1 | Save Our Bees Australia

🎉 Happy 99th birthday Sir David Attenborough OM CBE FAA FR—our distinguished Corresponding Member since 2007 and Patron of our Education and Public Awareness program. His new film “Ocean” premieres today, continuing his 70-year legacy of pioneering environmental research and

📢Pint of Science is back this year! 🥳 From crop-damaging worms to rewilding endangered animals, discover how our lecturers Meg Edwards and Kirsty Owen from UniSQ_SoAES tackle big challenges—from soil to savannah. Tix are selling fast! Get yours here: pintofscience.com.au/event/tiny-thr…

Love getting feedback from my students University of Southern Queensland: "Just wanted to send a quick email to say a huge thank you for all your teaching and guidance this trimester.[...]I absolutely love ecology (minus all the complex theories), especially soil ecology and plant-microbe interactions"

📢We are excited to welcome a new PhD candidate Ayla Heron to UniSQ_SoAES! Ayla will be studying symbiotic mycorrhizal fungi and their effects on plant health and disease resistance. Ayla will be advised by John Dearnaley, A/Prof Jonathan Plett & Christina Birnbaum PhD🍃. Welcome to University of Southern Queensland!

Serving science 🧪 to thirsty minds 🍻 Five of our academics are set to take part in the upcoming Pint of Science AU in Toowoomba from May 19-21. Dr Meg Edwards l Tracy Kolbe-Alexander l Anna Chruscik

From pesky nematodes 🪱to underappreciated wildlife 🐭 the first night of Pint of Science AU in Toowoomba was a success! UniSQ_SoAES lecturers Kirsty and Meg gave us an exciting overview of their important research 🤩 2 more nights to go,make sure you see other fantastic talks

Adjunct Lecturer Dr Pawel Waryszak 🇵🇱➡️🇦🇺 + ♥️🇺🇦 was recently involved in this mammoth study with over 300 coauthors investigating how analytical decisions in ecology impact results and data interpretation. 📈 Check out this important paper: rdcu.be/emJop Congrats Dr Pawel Waryszak 🇵🇱➡️🇦🇺 + ♥️🇺🇦! UniSQ_SoAES

Proud of Honours student Rylie who just had her paper published! We looked at the potential for bettongs 🦘🦖 using gateways to move between fenced reserves. Read here! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ec…

We are the #WorldEnvironmentDay2025 at Lake Annand in Toowoomba today 🌏🍃 Come talk to us about ecology and environmental science and learn more about this years theme of reducing plastic pollution ♻️

Ayla just completed her successful PhD fieldwork collecting samples of different epiphytic orchids in the wet tropics of Cairns region 🤩 Ayla will be studying the endophyte diversity in orchid roots. The project is generously supported by the Australian Orchid Foundation 🙏