Connections- ILWS Newsletter

Archive 2006

Issue 7­ December 2006
In this issue, in the Opinion piece, Dr Paul Humphries expresses his concern that the current drought could have on future fish populations; there is a profile on recently promoted Assoc Prof Robyn Watts; a report on the Institute's highly successful public forum on global warming; and a report on research fellow Dr Tony McDonald's involvement in the post-tsunami rehabilitation processes in Aceh, Indoensia.

Issue 6 ­ September 2006
In this issue, the Institute director Prof Allan Curtis gives an update on how the Institute performed in 2005; Prof Kath Bowmer, in the 'Opinion' piece, discusses different approaches to research; there is a report from four of the Institute's discipline groups and on one of its integration programs; a profile on the Institute's newest Research Fellow Daryl McGregor; a list of the Institute's new PhD students and a report on Dr David Roshier's recent trip to Siberia.

Issue 5 ­ June 2006
This issue contains a report from Institute director Professor Allan Curtis on integration across ILWS and a planning day that was held to explore ideas for three ILWS integration programs; stories on two of the Institute's discipline groups- Water Systems Group, headed by Professor Shahbaz Khan, and the emerging Arts, Communication and Culture group headed by Kevin Poynter; a profile piece on ILWS Principal Researcher and ecologist Dr David Roshier; as well as regular sections on the latest publications put out by members, media coverage they have received, conferences they have attended and grants they have obtained.

Issue 4 ­ March 2006
This issue features a report from the Institute director, Professor Allan Curtis on the first meeting of the ILWS Advisory Board; an opinion by Assoc Prof Mark Morrison, leader of the ILWS Economic and Regional Development group on "What Should We Expect from Market-Based Instruments"; a feature story on ecologist Dr Gary Luck from the School of Environmental and Information Sciences; and a story on the new Ecology discipline group within the ILWS.