The Australian health system has traditionally had an acute care focus, and this tends to cascade to health students. Given that we have a major increase in chronic conditions and an ageing population, health reform is vital. Health Science graduates are health professionals who fill the gap in Australia’s health workforce in primary, public and preventative health. They are focused on keeping Australia’s population healthy.
The physiology of many Australian Gehyra gekkonids (dtellas) are not well understood, partly due to the cryptic nature of several species- many of which have only been recently identified. Measuring physiological traits can reveal whether species have adapted to their environment and can provide insights into their evolutionary history of dispersal and trait development.
A Charles Darwin University sharks and ray expert has joined a team from across the globe to inform a ground-breaking new study finding oceanic sharks and rays face unprecedented extinction risk from overfishing.
Previous studies have identified the major economic potential for whale watching in the developing nation of Timor-Leste. In this seminar, Karen will outline efforts in developing a whale and dolphin ecotourism industry
Indigenous Peoples are crucial for the long-term persistence of the Earth’s biodiversity and ecosystem services. In the Philippines, the Indigenous Peoples Rights Act of 1998 protects Indigenous rights to own and manage territories. The forests of Indigenous territories are habitats of the Philippine eagle – a forest eagle that is endemic to the Philippines where it is a national bird and an apex forest predator.