ARC Centre of Excellence for Australian Biodiversity and Heritage
The ARC Centre of Australian Biodiversity and Heritage (CABAH) is a research centre which focuses on the natural, historic and Indigenous heritage of Australia. Its aim is to increase understanding of the past in order to be able to better adapt and plan for the future.[1]
The facility was opened at Parliament House, Canberra on 22 June 2017, and planned to run for seven years. It is funded by a grant of A$33.75 million from the Australian Research Council, A$1 million from the New South Wales Government, and A$11 million from 20 universities, museums, and organisations, which will pay for about 40 new research positions and over 50 students over the term of its existence.[1]
An outreach program to schools and the broader community has been set up to engage participation and interest in science, and educational facilities to help train new researchers, with a particular focus on nurturing the careers of Indigenous and female researchers.[1] As well as including scholars from STEM disciplines, including earth science, climate science, ecology and genetics, there are researchers from the fields of humanities, arts and social sciences disciplines, such as archaeology, Indigenous studies and museology.[2]
Organisation[]
As of April 2020, the Director of CABAH is geoscientist Professor ,[3][4] and the University of Wollongong is responsible for administration. Collaborators and partners are:[5]
- Australian National University
- James Cook University in North Queensland
- The University of New South Wales
- University of Adelaide
- Monash University
- University of Tasmania
- Queensland Museum
- Australian Museum
- Scarp Archaeology Pty Ltd
- South Australian Museum
- State Library of New South Wales
- Bioplatforms Australia Ltd
- Université Savoie-Mont Blanc (University of Savoy, France)
- University of Papua New Guinea
- Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History
- Natural History Museum of Denmark
- University of Colorado, Boulder, US
- Papua New Guinea National Museum and Art Gallery
Symposia[]
CABAH's 3rd Annual Symposium was held at Monash University from 4 to 8 November 2019.[6]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "About". CABAH. 18 August 2017. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
- ^ "Research Partnerships". JCU Australia. 1 November 2017. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
- ^ "Richard 'Bert' Roberts". The Conversation. 12 February 2019. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
- ^ "Roberts, Richard G." UOW Scholars. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
- ^ "2017 ARC Centre of Excellence for Australian Biodiversity and Heritage". Australian Research Council. 11 February 2020. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
- ^ "CABAH Annual Symposium". ANU School of History. 21 November 2019. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
Further reading[]
- "2018 Annual Report" (PDF). ARC Centre of Excellence for Australian Biodiversity and Heritage. 2018. Cite journal requires
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External links[]
- Biodiversity
- Research organisations in Australia
- Heritage registers in Australia