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…
Vinnie’s CEO Sleepout Posted on 30th May 2016 On Thursday June 23, the ALA’s Director, Dr John La Salle, will be bracing himself for another night on the streets in a cold Canberra winter for Vi…
Australia’s bathing birdies Posted on 30th May 2016 Citizen scientists help uncover the secrets of bird baths across Australia Dr Gráinne Cleary from Deakin University’s School of Life and Environmen…
Spotlight on ALA users: Visual artist Peter Forward Posted on 23rd May 2016 Natural history collections in museums and institutions across the world have long been the basis of scientific interrogation as well as artistic insp…
2016 ALA Science Symposium – Thank you Posted on 16th May 2016 Last week, 11-13 May 2016, the ALA and WA’s Department of Parks and Wildlife hosted over 120 people for our third ALA Science Symposium. There were …
