CMS members Dr Chloe Lucas, Prof Gretta Pecl, Dr Kim Beasy, and Dr Rachel Kelly co-author on the recent article for The Conversation, ‘How long before climate change will destroy the Earth?’: research reveals what Australian kids want to know about our warming world. Brief extract: "Every day, more children discover they are living in […]

Every morning from 11-15th December 2023, CMS & IMAS hosted a special online webinar series titled 'The Long Hot Summer: Getting Ahead of the Heatwave'. Please see original event page for the webinar series here: The Long Hot Summer: Getting Ahead of the Heatwave (CMS Events) Background: Australia's southeast is currently up to 4 degrees […]

CMS would like to extend a huge congratulations to Dr Chloe Lucas on receiving the Tasmanian 2023 Young Tall Poppy of the Year! Dr Chloe Lucas, is a geographer (Lecturer and Research Fellow in the School of Geography, Planning, and Spatial Sciences, the School of Natural Sciences and the Centre for Marine Socioecology, at the […]

Western Australian Marine Science Institution (WAMSI) shared a news article ‘Cards, cocktails in yurts and community chats help inspire climate action’ featuring our own Prof Gretta Pecl after her keynote presenting at the 12th International Conference & Workshop on Lobster (and Crab) Biology and Management (ICWL) in Western Australia last week (22-27th Oct 2023). Her […]

The CMS episode for That's What I Call Science podcast (co-hosted by CMS member Olly Dove) is now available to listen. In this episode, hear from a number of CMS Showcase (11th August 2023) attendees about their experience of the day and key messages they took away.  Listen here: https://thatsscience.org/2023/10/08/episode-214-centre-for-marine-socioecology-showcase/

The CMS held our annual showcase event in Hobart/Nipaluna on 11th August 2023, with over 160 people in attendance ranging from our members and students, to government representatives, industry representatives, researchers, and traditional owners and custodians. The day was structured around a series of stakeholder panels which allowed stakeholders to shape discussion and agendas, as […]

This article features the Curious Climate Tasmania project and its recent awards. This article also features results from Emma Hamasaki’s 3rd year research project, supervised by CMS members Dr Rachel Kelly and Dr Aysha Fleming. Read article here

The Curious Climate Schools project, led by CMS member Chloe Lucas and Gabi Mocatta was highlighted in the article "Q&A: School students’ connecting with experts on climate change", in Teacher Magazine. Find more about the Curious Climate Schools project.

Curious Climate program: student and community-led conversations with scientists on climate change, led by Gretta Pecl, Chloe Lucas and Gabi Mocatta and involving many CMS members, is a finalist in the 2022 Green Gown Awards Australasia!!

CMS Director Prof Gretta Pecl was featured in FISH Magazine. Read article here