Spotlight on ALA users: UNE Associate Professor Karl Vernes Posted on 8th September 2016 So far in our ‘Spotlight on ALA users’ blog series we’ve profiled an artist, a microfaunal ecologist, a palaeontologist and photographer. This t…
Murray–Darling Basin Authority – new ALA hub Posted on 29th August 2016 The Murray–Darling Basin Authority (MDBA) and Atlas of Living Australia (ALA) have collaborated to develop a new data hub, which is now live and ava…
ALA data attracts hackers Posted on 3rd August 2016 GovHack 2016 took place last weekend involving over 2000 people in 41 locations across Australia and New Zealand. The ALA was one of many datasets av…
Wildlife Spotter – ABC’s citizen science project Posted on 1st August 2016 This year’s ABC citizen science project for National Science Week is called Wildlife Spotter and it kicks off today, Monday 1 August. Wildlife Spot…
2016 ALA Science Symposium Posted on 29th June 2016 For the first time, the 2016 Atlas of Living Australia Science Symposium was held interstate and hosted by one of our partners, the Department of Par…
2016 Science Symposium Presentations Posted on 29th June 2016 Presentations made available from the ALA Science Symposium 2016 at the Keiran McNamara Conservation Science Centre, Kensington, WA, 11-12 May.
Major ALA upgrade Posted on 27th June 2016 After many months of work, a major upgrade to the taxonomic backbone of the ALA will go live this week. Users will recognise a change to the look and …
Spotlight on ALA users: Aquatic Microfaunal Ecologist Russell Shiel Posted on 14th June 2016 Dr Russell Shiel is an aquatic microfaunal ecologist at the University of Adelaide and he loves his job.
National Reconciliation Week – making the ALA more relevant to Indigenous people Posted on 8th June 2016 There are many ways to get involved in National Reconciliation Week activities (27 May – 3 June). At the ALA, we saw it as a great opportunity to ki…