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Pacific Node

榴莲成人app下载 of Newcastle is working with Pacific partners to deliver collaborative solutions to environmental, social and economic challenges, and to build equitable prosperity, social cohesion and healthy communities guided by our Pacific Research Roadmap.

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Pacific Node

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Stories

2024

Conservative governments protect more land while socialists and nationalists threaten more species

The dire state of biodiversity across the globe suggests not all governments are willing to act decisively to protect nature. Why is that the case, and is a country’s political ideology a factor?

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New video shows sharks making an easy meal of spiky sea urchins, shedding light on an undersea mystery

Long-spined sea urchins have emerged as an environmental issue off Australia’s far south coast. They devour kelp and invertebrates, leaving barren habitats in their wake. Lobsters are widely accepted as sea urchins’ key predator, but new research has delivered an unexpected result.

Partnering to solve the Pacific plastics plight

Microplastics are notoriously hard to detect but their impact is significant. How deep is the problem in the Pacific Ocean? Scientists from Australia and Samoa teamed up to find out.

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2023

All hands on deck

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2022

Traditional knowledge key to solving the world’s plastics pollution disaster

While the environmental and health impacts of plastic have been examined from scientific standpoints, a newly released research paper explores a uniquely human side of the issue: waste colonialism.

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News

2025

Long-spined sea urchin surprisingly not on the menu for large fish

New research has uncovered a crucial clue to understand the spread of ‘barrens’ in the Great Southern Reef, which are threatening the reef ecosystem.

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2024

A collaborative effort to conserve Australia’s most threatened frogs

榴莲成人app下载 of Newcastle and NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW) have joined forces to protect threatened amphibians across NSW.

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Global research warns climate change is increasing groundwater temperatures

Shallow groundwater is projected to warm on average between 2.1 and 3.5 degrees Celsius by the end of the century, according to a world-first global groundwater temperature model.

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Mahalo* from CIFAL Honolulu

Our University and CIFAL Newcastle recently hosted ambassadors from CIFAL Honolulu at Chaminade University of Honolulu. CIFAL enables universities to partner with the United Nations through training and research, using the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) with a focus on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

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Scientists unearth stingrays’ heavy lifting role in estuaries

A new study led by University of Newcastle PhD student Molly Grew has uncovered the significant role stingrays play in shaping estuaries, revealing threatened stingrays in Brisbane Water may move more than 21,000 tonnes of sand per year.

Strengthening Partnerships for Resilience in the Pacific Islands Region

Representatives from the University of Newcastle attended the 31st Meeting of our partner organisation, the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP).??The purpose of the visit was to enhance strategic engagement, foster collaboration,.

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University of Newcastle secures top spot for global impact

榴莲成人app下载 of Newcastle’s commitment to sustainability and climate action has been recognised as world-class, as the results of the 2024 Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Rankings are released today.

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University partners with the Cook Islands National Environment Service to strengthen environmental research

Earlier this month, the University of Newcastle formalised a new partnership with the Cook Islands?National Environment Service (NES) through the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU).

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2023

Local shorebird research takes flight

The plight of our smallest intrepid adventurers is under the spotlight with the inaugural University of Newcastle Australian Wildlife Society Research Conservation Scholarship awarded to PhD candidate Louise Williams.

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New research taps into the wisdom of water

Researchers at the University of Newcastle are hoping to tap into the wisdom of the Hunter River, the largest coastal catchment in NSW, to re-think the design of estuary cities, like Newcastle, in the climate century.

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Student returns from fieldwork investigating success of rat eradication efforts in Tonga

On 28th August 2022, Siosina Katoa, a PhD candidate from the Pacific Node at the University of Newcastle, returned from a week-long fieldwork expedition where she examined the effectiveness of rat eradication operations in the Vava'u group of islands in Tonga.

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Troy Gaston Assistant Professor at the University of Newcastle Shares Insights at Fishers for Fish Habitat Forum

By speaking at the Fishers for Fish Habitat Forum on November 25, 2022, Troy Gaston, an assistant professor at the University of Newcastle, made a significant contribution to the development of sustainable fisheries and community engagement.

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University Of Newcastle Associates with the Village of Moata's to save the Mangroves

A recent significant progress occurred in Moana’s Living Lab initiative where the University of Newcastle and the village entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in November 2022. This partnership aims to facilitate research and tourism centered around the Samoan Mangrove Ecosystem.

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University Of Newcastle backs the 35th NSW Environmental Education Conference as Proud Sponsor

榴莲成人app下载 of Newcastle takes a proactive role as a sponsor for the 35th NSW Environmental conference contributing to the advancement of environmental awareness and education. 榴莲成人app下载’s Central Coast campus was excited to recently host the NSW Environmental Education Conference 2022.

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University of Newcastle Pacific Node Student Embarks On Global Research Journey with One Ocean Expedition Voyage

A PhD candidate from the University of Newcastle's Pacific Node has wrapped up an influential three-week research expedition that took place in July 2022 across the South Pacific.

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Wantok Pasifika: Celebrating real impact in our region

榴莲成人app下载 of Newcastle’s Pacific students were in the spotlight at this year’s Wantok Pasifika event as they demonstrated how their work is having real world impact in Pacific communities.

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2022

A return to Indigenous-led solutions may be our only hope to reverse plastics pollution

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New research shows global abundance of small microplastics is grossly underestimated

For the first time, researchers have examined small microplastics around the marine surface waters of the Whitsunday Islands region of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, Australia, to ask how small is our big microplastic problem?

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Protecting coral reefs and extreme weather on earth and in space: $4.8m in ARC funding

Our environment and how we protect it will be a key focus for innovative researchers from the University of Newcastle, who were successful in the latest round of funding in from the Australian Research Council (ARC) Discovery Projects Scheme.

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Shipping exposure impacts marine parks and marine giants

Shipping exposure within marine parks is likely causing long-term effects to Australian marine ecosystems and its marine life, researchers have discovered.

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The future of plastic pollution in the Pacific

The fifth session of the UN Environment Assembly (UNEA) will begin on Monday, February 28, however negotiations are already underway in the drafting of an international treaty to curb plastic pollution

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2021

Threatened coral puts entire coastal ecosystems at risk

Huge declines?of?soft coral habitats?off the NSW coast?are a major cause for concern, putting?entire food webs at risk, according to a?study?led by researchers at the University of Newcastle.

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University of Newcastle joins HEAL network to tackle health impacts of climate change

Australians will be better protected against the health impacts of climate change, thanks to the Healthy Environments And Lives (HEAL) network, with partners from across Australia, including the University of Newcastle, and $10 million in Federal Government funding.

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PhD Candidates

Three Minute Thesis 2022

The 3-Minute Thesis (3MT) final is a competition held annually between MPhil and PhD candidates from across the University.

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A Global Survey to Explore SDG Prioritisation Among Young People

CIFAL Newcastle is developing a survey to explore university students’ prioritisation and perceptions of the SDGs. It will also explore students characteristics to determine how these may impact prioritisation of SDGs, including gender, discipline of study or location.

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Conservation research saving Australia's frogs

University of Newcastle researchers have spent nearly three decades developing innovative solutions and world-first discoveries aimed at saving Australia’s threatened frog species.

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Pacific initiatives

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榴莲成人app下载 of Waikato partnership

榴莲成人app下载 of Newcastle and University of Waikato have partnered to create new avenues for collaboration to increase research capabilities and engage with teaching, learning, health and professional knowledge exchange.

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Whole School Initiatives to Increase School Action on United Nations Sustainable Development Goals: A Demonstration Project

Our proposed research will robustly evaluate the effectiveness of a school-wide intervention in increasing school-related actions on sustainable development.

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榴莲成人app下载 of Newcastle acknowledges the traditional custodians of the lands within our footprint areas: Awabakal, Darkinjung, Biripai, Worimi, Wonnarua, and Eora Nations. We also pay respect to the wisdom of our Elders past and present.

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