Natural and Built Environments

You are what you eat

The natural environment plays an important role in our overall well-being, but we are still becoming more and more disconnected from natural spaces and processes. JCU PhD Candidate Rachael Walshe is exploring how this manifests in our relationship with food.

Planning, Development and the Environment

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Planning for regional opportunities

JCU Alumni Matteo Sandona tells us about his fascination with design, and how he embarked on a career that offered the opportunity for creativity and big-picture thinking.

Growing global mindedness

JCU Lecturer Dr Kearrin Sims supports development in communities at both the local and global level through his research. However, there is one thing that Kearrin is particularly passionate about.

Illustrating care for the environment

A proud Kamilaroi woman and passionate environmental scientist, Alumni Merinda Walters talks about her love of art and science and how she created a career that connects people and the environment.

Landscapes and Waterscapes

Why coastal wetlands have global attention

Coastal wetlands are vital to our seascapes, landscapes, marine life, and even our lifestyles and livelihoods. However, our urban development has put these unique ecosystems in jeopardy.

Women on the water

JCU Senior Researcher Katie Chartrand was 1 of 15 women to set sail on a six-day expedition to the Great Barrier Reef as part of Great Reef Census, a citizen science conservation project.

CO2 and the ink-credible squid brain

The level of carbon dioxide in the Earth’s atmosphere has officially reached an all-time high, and it’s showing no signs of slowing. JCU PhD Student Jodi Thomas says this could spell trouble for some of our smallest cephalopods in the seas.

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