CMS has recently launched its 2020 Summer School to be held in February 3rd-7th in Hobart, Australia
Information including course description, student eligibility and course presenters can be found here (https://marinesocioecology.org/cms-summer-school-2020/)
Over the next two weeks Tasmanians can have their most pressing climate change questions answered through a new collaborative science and journalism initiative called Curious Climate Tasmania.
Launched today, the project is led by the University’s Centre for Marine Socioecology (CMS) in collaboration with the Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS), the Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture (TIA), ABC Hobart and CSIRO.
Curious Climate Tasmania will develop engaging, public-powered science communication, bridging the gap between experts and audiences on a controversial topic with credible and relevant information.
Through the two-week Curious Climate callout from May 27 to June 10, Tasmanian residents can go online to ask scientists and researchers everything they would like to know about climate change.
All questions are welcome, big or small. The project has been designed by IMAS Professor and CMS Director Professor Gretta Pecl and the ABC’s Dr Jocelyn Nettlefold.
“You might be interested in what is happening with climate change locally or globally, how quickly things are predicted to change and where the impacts will be felt the most, or how it will affect your own health or income,” Professor Pecl said.
“Or maybe you’re interested in how we can adapt to climate change in the agriculture or fisheries sectors, or how our cities will be affected by the many potential consequences of climate change” Professor Pecl said.
Tasmanians’ questions will help inform content across local ABC platforms in July, and the initiative will culminate in a series of National Science Week events held across four regions in Tasmania, hosted by ABC Radio Tasmania.
Our team of scientists and researchers will present their answers to the most popular climate science questions at these free public events in Hobart, St Helens, Queenstown and Launceston.
Curious Climate Tasmania can now be accessed online, with the public encouraged to submit their questions at https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-05-27/tasmania-curious-climate-change-what-do-you-want-to-know/11090932.
The Centre for Marine Socioecology had its annual showcase on the 29th of May at the Hobart Conference and Function Centre.
Several presentations were held during the day. Some of the presentations can be seen here:
Dr Maree Fudge, "Legitimacy of participation in marine governance and decision-making"
Dr Yannick Rousseau, "Interactions of artisanal fishing with humans & environment"
Bianca Hass, "Regional Fisheries Management Organizations: developing best practice"
Dr Karen Alexander, "Conflict over marine & coastal commons"
Dr Alistair Hobday, "Implementing & evaluating Integrated Marine Management"
Dr Kirsty Nash, "Oceans and society: feedbacks between human and ocean health"
Dr Cayne Layton, "Safeguarding marine life: conservation of biodiversity & ecosystems"
Dr Anna Farmery, "Food for all: sustainable & secure future seafood systems"
Dr Camilla Novaglio, "Building a sustainable blue economy for the future"
Prof Gretta Pecl, "What could or should our oceans look like by 2030?"
Recent published paper on “Food production shocks across land and sea” by PhD student Rich Cottrell and CMS researchers in Nature Sustainability, was highlighted in an UTAS News article.
To read whole article please go to the following link: http://www.media.utas.edu.au/general-news/all-news/extreme-weather-and-geopolitics-major-drivers-of-increasing-food-shocks
Congratulations to CMS researchers Beth Fulton (category: Plant and Animal Science) and Reg Watson (categories: Plant and Animal Science, and Environment/Ecology) who were recognised in the “Clarivate Highly Cited Researchers 2018 list” for the second year in a row!
The “Clarivate Highly Cited Researchers List”recognises highly cited researchers, who are selected for their exceptional research performance, determined by production of multiple highly cited papers that rank in the top 1% by citations for field and year in Web of Science.
