In this age of climate change, cities are the ultimate test of our ability to adapt and survive.  But with extreme weather events such as heatwaves, sun damage, heavy rainfall and cyclones on the rise, answers are urgently needed from ...

A group comprising 22 of the country’s leading scientists and thinkers has released a statement urging the Australian government to tackle some of the biggest threats facing humanity and the globe. Some of the top minds included Professor John Hewson ...

Professor Brian Schmidt from ANU has told a summit of world leaders the COVID-19 pandemic offers a “once-in-a-generation” chance to reset industry and the economy as we face an even bigger fight – climate change. The ANU VC and president ...

CampusReview · How scientists are investigating and fighting climate change in South East Asia: Podcast Dr Jarrod Kath from USQ’s Centre for Applied Climate Sciences is investigating a variety of coffee that supplies roughly 20-40 per cent of the world’s ...

CampusReview · It's time climate change was written on death certificates: Podcast According to ANU experts, deaths from climate change have been “substantially under reported” in Australia’s national health records, and it's high time it's listed as a reason for ...

Forty of the world’s leading climate research universities have formed the International Universities Climate Alliance (IUCA) to fight climate change. The IUCA’s united goal is to ensure that governments, the public, media and industry have "better access to research-based facts ...

In part two of our series on issues arising from Australia's megafires this summer, Campus Review talks to firefighter and PhD candidate at Edith Cowan University, Greg Penney. With his unique mix of academia and hands-on knowledge, Penney explains how ...

The 2020 ANUpoll conducted by The Australian National University (ANU) shows environment and climate change are the top two concerns among respondents. ANUpoll also revealed that the biggest drop in support for coal mines was among Australians who voted for the ...

"The window for taking such action [on climate change] is closing fast," according to Clem Davis. The summer of 2019–2020 has been a time most Australians would prefer to forget. As megafires wreaked havoc across most states and territories, people lost ...

The summer bushfires that caused devastation across many parts of Australia have situated Australia as “ground zero” for what is a “climate crisis” that is getting worse, ANU’s professor Mark Howden will articulate today. In his keynote address at the ...