How is Australia going with setting aside more protected areas? What’s working well? What do we still need to change – and why? CBCS's Professor James Watson will answer these questions in the 2026 Romeo Lahey Memorial Lecture this Saturday (May 9th). npaq.org.au/romeolahey20...

Thank you to Shu (Becky) Chen for presenting at our CBCS seminar this week! If you're interested in attending our next seminar, get in touch here: bit.ly/CBCSseminars

Register now for our CBCS 2026 Winter R Workshops @ UQ if you're ready to take your R skills to the next level! Join us to elevate your R proficiency and become a data manipulation and presentation expert! For more: mathmarecol.github.io/RWorkshop/wi... Any questions: [email protected]

1,000+ species in our inner-city house! 🕷️🌿🌏🦎 In this talk: house or rainforest ... can you tell? Play along 👇 www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-CH... @uq-cbcs.bsky.social @hugepossum.bsky.social

💬 TERN Director Dr Beryl Morris joins a panel tonight for #BioMonWeek2026 (May 6, 10pm AEST) on TERN's insights into integrating satellite, field and research-site monitoring to strengthen biodiversity tracking across programmes. Register here to watch: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

We recently held our first science-comms workshop, and it was an awesome turnout! A big shout out to Jaana Dielenberg (Biodiversity Council) and Dr Christina N. Zdenek (BirdLife Australia and Australian Reptile Academy) for leading this workshop. Stay tuned for more: cbcs.centre.uq.edu.au

CBCS is looking for an Admin Officer! Applications close on Monday 4 May 2026. See the full info here: uq.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-GB/uqcare...

JOINT PhD OPPORTUNITY! 🚨🦈 Work with Uni of Qld and @exeter.ac.uk on this amazing project developing insights for managing vulnerable species in fisheries globally. DEADLINE: 26th APRIL 2026 Apply and learn more - scholarships.uq.edu.au/scholarship/... 🦑🦈🌊🎣🧪🌐 @kristianmetcalfe.bsky.social #PhDsky

Thank you to Marc Hockings for presenting at our CBCS seminar this week. If you're interested in attending our next seminar, get in touch here: bit.ly/CBCSseminars

Have you joined our latest initiative, Friends of Biodiversity? Get involved if you're passionate about solving Australia's biodiversity crisis and interested in attending related talks, workshops, and citizen science opportunities. Learn more here: cbcs.centre.uq.edu.au/project/cbcs...

We’re delighted to announce the recipients of our CBCS Small Grants Scheme for 2026! Eloise Tighe, Shu (Becky) Chen, John Pearce, Samantha Wong-Topp, Tania Kenyon, Angela Liu, Lamuel Chung, Luz Valerie Pascal, Tin Buenafe and Lily Bentley. Learn more here: cbcs.centre.uq.edu.au/project/cbcs...

Thank you to Dr. Anna Metaxas of Dalhousie University for presenting at our CBCS seminar last week. If you're interested in attending our next seminar, get in touch here: bit.ly/CBCSseminars

✨ We are now offering our Sci-comm and Media workshop online ✨ Join Dr Christina N. Zdenek (BirdLife Australia and Australian Reptile Academy) and Jaana Dielenberg (Biodiversity Council) in this one-day, practical workshop. Register here: cbcs.centre.uq.edu.au/events-and-s...

Thank you to Dr Chris Sutherland (@chrissuthy.bsky.social) for presenting at our CBCS seminar this week! If you're interested in attending our next seminar, get in touch here: bit.ly/CBCSseminars

✨ Job opportunity! ✨ The Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water is hiring a Director, Conservation Science. More information here: dcceewjobs.nga.net.au/cp/index.cfm...

Applications for the 2026 ABC TOP 5 media residency are open. The media residencies in Science, Arts & Humanities give 15 early career PhD scholars the chance to spend two weeks with some of the ABC’s leading journalists and producers. Learn more: www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

Have you joined our latest initiative, Friends of Biodiversity? Get involved if you're passionate about solving Australia's biodiversity crisis and interested in attending related talks, workshops, and citizen science opportunities. science.uq.edu.au/community/fr... Register: ems.gs/3iGO0ledsts

✨ We are now offering our Sci-comm and Media workshop online ✨ Join Dr Christina N. Zdenek (BirdLife Australia and Australian Reptile Academy) and Jaana Dielenberg (Biodiversity Council) in this one-day, practical workshop. Register here: cbcs.centre.uq.edu.au/events-and-s...

Thank you to Jeanette Williams for presenting at our CBCS seminar this week. If you're interested in attending our next seminar, get in touch here: bit.ly/CBCSseminars

CBCS's Hannah Thomas led a Letter published in Science, alongside Hugh Possingham, Carissa Klein, James Watson and Michelle Ward, addressing Australia's harmful fossil fuel approvals. Read the full Letter here: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

CBCS is proud to introduce a brand new initiative... Friends of Biodiversity! 🦜 The initiative offers events, citizen science and volunteer opportunities, plus lifelong learning through talks, workshops and articles. Interested in joining? Register your interest here: ems.gs/3iGO0ledsts

Thank you to Dr. Oren Kolodny for presenting at our CBCS seminar this week. If you're interested in attending our next seminar, get in touch here: bit.ly/CBCSseminars

Are you ready to take your science communication or media engagement to the next level? Do you want to gain the skills and confidence to share your work through the media to increase the impact of your work? Register here: cbcs.centre.uq.edu.au/science-comm...

CBCS's newly established Friends of Biodiversity initiative is hosting its first event! 🦜🌳 Join us for a screening of Flyways, an inspiring documentary about Australia's migratory shorebirds, followed by a bird walk led by Professor Richard Fuller. Register: app4.vision6.com.au/forms/s/XDMq...

Paul Elton, a PhD candidate with the Fenner School of Environment and Society at ANU and co-supervised by CBCS's Martine Maron, has published new research revealing Australia spends at least $26.3 billion annually on government subsidies that harm biodiversity. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

CBCS is proud to introduce a brand new initiative... Friends of Biodiversity! 🦜 The initiative offers events, citizen science and volunteer opportunities, plus lifelong learning through talks, workshops and articles. Interested in joining? Register your interest here: ems.gs/3iGO0ledsts

We are happy to share that TEDxUQ 2026 is back again! This year, they will be having Dr. Christopher Lawson, a postdoctoral research fellow within CBCS, speaking at their event. Grab a ticket to support Chris here: lnkd.in/gQQ6dhkk

📰 The first Director's Update of 2026 is now available! Read about the impact of #extremeweather on our field #infrastructure, a retrospective look at long-term TERN participant Professor Wayne Meyer, joining our #webinar, and more. Read the full update: www.tern.org.au/news/directo...

Are you ready to embark on your journey into the world of R and statistical analysis? Registrations are now open. For more information, see our website mathmarecol.github.io/RWorkshop/su... For any questions, email [email protected]

The ILESLA Programme at the University of Oxford is offering a PhD on the oceanography of Aldabra Atoll, Seychelles. Applications close Thursday 8 January 2026. More information, including how to apply, is here: www.earth.ox.ac.uk/ocean-dynami...

JAMSTEC/Tohoku University, Japan, is offering 10 postdoc opportunities. You should hold a PhD in a related field by the effective date of employment, and in addition be no more than 5 years post-PhD. Applications close 21 December 2025: www.jamstec.go.jp/recruit/e/de...

Thank you to Dr Nikki Sims-Chilton for presenting at our CBCS seminar this week. If you're interested in attending our next seminar, get in touch here: bit.ly/CBCSseminars

Swansea University/Prifysgol Abertawe University and the UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology are offering a funded PhD opportunity on “Biodiversity restoration strategies to benefit multiple species”. Applications close Monday 12 January 2026: www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

Cute little spikey echidnas have massive poos! The size of a go card! The 💩 can also be detected by dogs. Let's turn 💩 into conservation solutions. Great talk by Kate Dutton-Regester at @uq-cbcs.bsky.social @brisbanetimes.bsky.social @qld.greens.org.au @hugepossum.bsky.social

Thank you to Kate Dutton-Regester for presenting at our CBCS seminar last week. If you're interested in attending our next seminar, get in touch here: bit.ly/CBCSseminars

Are you ready to embark on your journey into the world of R and statistical analysis? Transform your research questions into robust statistical insights with our 2026 Summer R Workshops in an immersive exploration of R programming and statistical modelling: mathmarecol.github.io/RWorkshop/su...

Thank you to Nathalie Rosenberg Bach for presenting at our CBCS seminar last week. If you're interested in attending our next seminar, get in touch here: bit.ly/CBCSseminars

Thank you to Liz Foote for presenting at our CBCS seminar last week. If you're interested in attending our next seminar, get in touch here: bit.ly/CBCSseminars

The IUCN is seeking a full-time, fixed-term (up to 24 months with possibility of renewal) Ocean Programme Officer to be based at their headquarters in Gland, Switzerland. Applications close at midnight Swiss time on Tuesday 25 November: hrms.iucn.org/vacancy/7439

CBCS's Samuel Ho has published a paper from his undergraduate project, which is the first to collate a database of the introduced vertebrates in Hong Kong and study the factors shaping them and temporal patterns. Read the paper here link.springer.com/article/10.1...

CBCS alum Divya Narain has led a paper in Methods in Ecology and Evolution in collaboration with UNEP-WCMC colleagues titled “A framework for capturing indirect impacts in site-level screening for biodiversity risks”. Read the paper here: besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....

Postdoc and lecturing opportunities at The University of Melbourne in Professor Emily Nicholson’s research group: two postdocs on biodiversity indicators and monitoring (two+ years each) and a four-year lecturing role in ecosystem conservation science. conservationscience.org.au/2025/10/20/t...

Congratulations to CBCSers Lily Bentley and Alice Twomey and CBCS alums Michelle Ward and Caitie Kuempel, who have all been named as finalists in the 2025 Queensland Women in STEM Prize! Winners will be announced on Thursday 13 November.

The WWF Protecting Whales and Dolphins Initiative team is looking for a creative writer and copy-editor on a six-month contract to start in early 2026. Closes 17 November: wwfwhales.org/expression-o...

Registrations now open for Summer R Workshops, 9–13 February 2026. Transform your research questions into robust statistical insights with our 2026 Summer R Workshops! For more information, see our website mathmarecol.github.io/RWorkshop/su... For any questions, email [email protected]

CBCS Prof. Richard Fuller received the prestigious Society for Conservation Biology Distinguished Service Award. Here, we sat down with Rich to talk about what the award means to him, reflect on his career and hear his thoughts on the future of conservation: cbcs.centre.uq.edu.au/project/prof...

The University of Edinburgh, Scotland, is offering a PhD supervised by CBCS alum Hannah Wauchope and Tom Butterworth. Applications close Sunday 14 December: e5-dtp.ed.ac.uk/project?item...

Thank you to Drew Terasaki Hart for presenting at our CBCS seminar this week. If you're interested in attending our next seminar, get in touch here: bit.ly/CBCSseminars

The University of California Santa Barbara is advertising for a two-year postdoc to be based at UCSB and working on a recently funded project investigating the contributions of termites to methane cycling in the Afrotropics (fieldwork in the Republic of Congo). recruit.ap.ucsb.edu/JPF03019

The Mindaroo Foundation’s Exmouth Research Lab are providing lab and field support for high-impact science projects to be conducted at their facility in Exmouth, Western Australia - EOIs are open until 3 November 2025. More information, including how to submit your EOI, is here: merl.minderoo.org