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Managing household electricity demand more effectively
31 January 2012

Research by ILWS researcher and recent PhD graduate Dr Jodie Kleinschafer has found that understanding how households make decisions about their electricity use could be the key to savings for governments, generators and consumers.

Indigenous knowledge for more sustainable land management
January 26 2012

Although Indigenous people presently manage around 20 per cent of the Australian continent, Professor Max Finlayson believes there is an opportunity to do more.

Mistletoe Menace on display
6 December 2011

The enigmatic and much maligned mistletoes are native parasitic plants that are the focus of a new exhibition in Albury, starting Saturday 10 December. A recent book written by ILWS Associate Professor Watson provides insights into mistletoe's secrets.

Bunkers and bombs in the Pacific
29 November 2011

Bunkers, runways, guns and shells all signify violent events in the Pacific during World War II. An expert on managing war relics from this period, ILWS academic Associate Professor Dirk Spennemann has used his photographic talents to show such relics during an exhibition at Melbourne’s Shrine of Remembrance.