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New research from experiments in our Whole Tree Chambers reveals:
Participants at our Soils Masterclasses will learn how to adopt practices and strategies to enhance the life in soils and use the power of plant-soil-microbial relationships to unlock soil nutrients, produce healthier and more nutritious plants and understand how microbes drive modern farming success.
This two day program includes:
The High Commissioner of India, His Excellency Dr. A.M. Gondane, led a wide-ranging and thought-provoking set of discussions at the India-Australia Roundtable on Climate Smart Agriculture for Improving Livelihoods Forum held at Western Sydney University's Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment...
1 March 2018
Launched at Customs House in Sydney on Wednesday 28 February 2018, the new Bushfire Risk Management Research Hub serves as a collaborative union between four major universities including Western Sydney University, NSW Office of the Environment and Heritage (OEH), and other state government and industry partners.27th February 2017
This award is given annually to a published student paper that is chosen as the best publication of the HIE HDR cohort in one year.The award is in memoriam of Professor John Cairney who was Director of the Centre for Plants and the Environment, the predecessor of our HIE; John sadly parted from us far too early. He is remembered as a great mentor and advisor of young researchers, and always placed a strong emphasis on publishing high quality papers with postgraduate students.
The 2017 John Cairney Award for Outstanding Student Publication goes to Sarah Facey’s article which appeared in the February 2017 issue of Agricultural and Forest Entomology. Congratulations Sarah, well done! (Facey SL, Fidler DB, Rowe RC, Bromfield LM, Nooten SS, Staley JT, Ellsworth DS, Johnson SN, (2017) 'Atmospheric change causes declines in woodland arthropods and impacts specific trophic groups', Agricultural and Forest Entomology, vol.19, no.1, pp 101-112).
Welcome to the Autumn Success Showcase, our showcase magazine of news, research, stories and features from the Hawkesbury Institute...
Selecting Red Gums for a warmer, drier Australia of the future and much more...
The international Quacarelli Symonds Subject Rankings are a worldwide ranking of major disciplines. The criteria for designating a ranking are:
Western Sydney University is ranked in the top 2% of universities in the world by the Times Higher Education World University Rankings. Our research was rated at 5 Stars for Ecological Applications, Soil Sciences, Ecology, Plant Biology, Forestry Sciences by the 2015 Excellence In Research Australia rankings conducted by the Australian Research Council (ARC).
Western Sydney University is ranked among the top 20 Australian universities for achievements in the prestigious Australian Research Council major grants. Nearly a third of the University's ARC grant income is achieved by the Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment. Find out more...
Our Soil Biology and Genomics theme focuses on how environmental change influences the amazing diversity of life in soils, including its fungi, bacteria and animals... Read more about Soil Biology And Genomics
Our Plants, Animals and Interactions theme explores how these changes affect the ecology and physiology of plants and animals... Read more about Plants, Animals and Interactions
We explore how changes in climate, land use and cover affect the exchanges of carbon, nutrients, water, and energy. Using models, we integrate processes at scales ranging from leaf to globe. Read more about Ecosystem Function and Integration
