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School for Environmental Research
Charles Darwin University
Darwin NT 0909
Tel: +61 8 8946 6413
Fax: +61 8 8946 7720
Email: ser@cdu.edu.au 
School for Environmental Research 

Welcome to the School for Environmental Research website. Research in the School concentrates on the sustainability of interactions between humans and the environment. It extends from the biology of individual organisms to ecosystems and landscapes, and from conservation to natural resource management. Much of the biophysical research aims to assist management by providing a scientific understanding of aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems and its associated wildlife. There is also an emphasis on integrating biophysical and social sciences with policy analysis and implementation.

A significant role for the School is to assist the development of livelihoods based on natural resources, particularly for remote and rural communities. Geographically the school focuses on the tropical and desert environments in Northern Australia and similar climatic regions globally, with emphasis on South East Asia. The School works closely with stakeholders, including Indigenous peoples/communities, government agencies and academics from various institutions to find robust and practical governance and management solutions to an array of environmental and natural resource challenges.

The school has three inter-related themes:

Download the School for Environmental Research brochure which includes the school's capability statement.

Latest news

   

New Honours Opportunity

An exciting new Honours opportunity has just been announced within the School for Environmental Research.

Based within the TRaCK Hub, the successful student will study the ecological role of the freshwater prawn (Macrobrachium sp.).

For more information on this position, please visit our student research page or download the information sheet.

Credit: Xavier Hoenner

What's been happening at SER

The latest edition What's been happening in SER? has arrived.

In this edition we look at SER's work with the Hawksbill Turtle on Groote Eylandt, examine the future of pastoral land in the Northern Territory, take a trip to the Galapagos and much more.

Click here to view the latest edition.

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