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Research
The Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment provides a stimulating and safe research environment in which researchers can optimise outputs. Our academic staff build on existing national and international reputations in global change biology, ecological and plant physiology, and terrestrial and microbial ecology.
Areas of Expertise
If we are to adapt to climate change, we urgently need to know how high temperatures and drought affect carbon cycling and storage and biodiversity in terrestrial ecosystems, and how to improve the management of newly planted and natural ecosystems to support sustained carbon storage.
The Institute's research is underpinned by research concentrations that intersect with the University’s teaching programs. Our areas of expertise also guide the Institute's priorities in terms of internal grants, scholarships, teaching reviews, and academic appointments. Our research training places and scholarships are allocated on the basis of an association with one or more of the areas of research articulated through the following research concentrations:
