Seminars 2021


Important notice

We now bring our seminars to you live-stream until further notice.

Please do sit back and enjoy!


Seminars will be held every Friday, where possible, commencing at 12-1:30pm and includes time for Q&A.

As a courtesy, we request that when connecting to the seminar that you mute your microphone unless you are required to speak, this would ensure that the sound from the speaker to the audience is not disrupted by feedback from your microphone – thank you!


DateSpeakerTitleOrganisation
26/3/21Giuditta BonettiThe role of prokaryotes, viruses and viral infection strategies for carbon dynamics in inland wetlands.Blue Carbon Lab, Centre for Integrative Ecology, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Deakin University
21/5/21Calvin Ka Fai Lee & Dr. Jess Rowland(1) Improving the use of satellite-derived data in ecosystem risk assessments / (2) Indicating what? Indicators of ecosystem change for effective biodiversity conservation (1) School of Biological Science, University of Hong Kong / (2) School of Biological Sciences, Monash University
10/6/21Dr Tom ReaderNot the sincerest form of flattery: the puzzle of imperfect Batesian mimicrySchool of Life Sciences, University of Nottingham, UK
2/7/21Dr Melissa GriffinEnvironmental determinants of mating aggregations in “harem” polygynous insectsDepartment of Conservation, Rotoiti/Nelson Lakes, NZ
23/7/21Prahlad LamichhaneResilience and adaptation in smallholder agriculture to climate changePlanet A Sustainability Science, Burwood Campus, Deakin University
30/7/21Leslie NgAn ecological perspective on timing in tiny brainsStuart-Fox Lab, School of BioSciences, University of Melbourne
6/8/21Jessica HodgsonPost PhD life at CSIROResearch Technician, Adaptive Ecosystem Management Team, Land & Water, CSIRO
12/8/21Louise BesteaNeuropeptide sNPF modulates appetitive behaviour of honey beesResearch Center of Animal Cognition, University Paul Sabatier, France
20/8/21Dr Jair Garcia MendozaAnimal colour vision, understanding perception and uncertainty to improve colour modellingBio-Inspired Digital Sensing Lab (BIDS), School of Media and Communications, RMIT University
27/8/21Dr Johanne Marie MartensParrots, pathogens and conservationBirdLife Australia
3/9/21A/Prof Phil BattleUnderstanding migration timing of populations and individualsZoology Wildlife and Ecology Group, Massey University, New Zealand
10/9/21Dr Lusita MeilanaStudy on the potential conservation sites for three species of Asian horseshoe crabs (Carcinoscorpious rotundicauda, Tachypleus tridentatus, and T. gigas) in IndonesiaCollege of the Environment and Ecology, Xiamen University, China
16/9/21Dr Kita AshmanClimate adaptation for Australia threatened speciesWWF Australia
7/10/21Emma Connan & Zoe RoloffSustainability at Deakin – Creating a Living LaboratoryDirector of Sustainability, Supply and Environments, Deakin University, Geelong Waurn Ponds Campus / Sustainability Officer, Deakin University, Geelong Waurn Ponds Campus
22/10/21Jingyu LinNew insights for water-related ecosystem services flows: cases in ChinaSchool of Life and Environmental Sciences, Deakin University
29/10/21Prof Robert PoulinGoing for a swim: manipulation of host phenotype by parasitic wormsDepartment of Zoology, University of Otago
5/11/21Dr Andrew KatsisMaking sense of behavioural differences in fairy-wrens, finches and penguins: a postdoc in three actsCollege of Science & Engineering, Flinders University
12/11/21Dr Martino MalerbaAustralian farm dams and the benefits of eco-friendly managementCentre for Integrative Ecology, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Deakin University
3/12/21Chi LeShould what we know about the timescale of the effects of floods on aquatic macroinvertebrates be redefined?School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Deakin University
  • Browse below for available dates (Friday, 12-1:30pm) or to find more info about coming seminars
  • Contact Sara Balouch with a date, your name and seminar title