News
Below are the latest CeRDI news items. CeRDI also publish a quarterly newsletter.
Rainfall Mapper - 11 December 2025
A new app is helping farmers view rainfall distribution like never before... Continue reading...
Vic Drought Hub horticulture project - 11 December 2025
Almond, summer-fruit and pear tree-survival signatures focus of $7.8m project to better manage drought conditions... Continue reading...
Impact of onshore renewable energy facilities on threatened birds - 11 December 2025
Funding to conduct species-specific research to address the impacts on wildlife of renewable energy developments... Continue reading...
Tracking Latham's Snipe and the Tasmanian Land Conservancy - 11 December 2025
A new five-year wetland restoration program funded by the Ian Potter Foundation... Continue reading...
NRM Regions Australia: In the Tent with CeRDI - 11 December 2025
In October, Natural Resources Management (NRM) Regions Australia hosted an 'In the Tent' webinar... Continue reading...
Exploring the impact of litter on bird behaviour and survival - 11 December 2025
A new study aims to shed light on the varied and often harmful interactions between birds and litter... Continue reading...
Visualising Australasia's Soils: Latest news - 11 December 2025
Many changes to the VAS portal that includes a major refresh to the home page with a cleaner design and improved navigation... Continue reading...
Chinese Delegation visit CeRDI - 11 December 2025
Federation University recently hosted a session for 25 delegates from the China Education Association for International Exchange (CEAIE)... Continue reading...
Birds, Litter and Citizen Science feature on ABC Radio - 11 December 2025
CeRDI PhD student Hannah Faraone recently joined ABC Statewide Drive to chat about her research... Continue reading...
CeRDI Newsletter Spring 2025 - 11 December 2025
The latest news and updates from CeRDI are included in the following newsletter.... Continue reading...
New app helps farmers view rainfall distribution like never before - 7 November 2025
Federation University researchers have developed a tool that reveals spatial variations in rainfall over short distances... Continue reading...
Streamlining sustainability reporting for land managers - 24 September 2025
Land managers face ever-increasing numbers of requests to demonstrate that their land is being managed sustainably... Continue reading...
Funding success: Impact of threatened birds - 24 September 2025
Photo taken by David Cunningham, Canberra... Continue reading...
Federation in partnership with the Tasmanian Land Conservancy - 24 September 2025
CeRDI’s Dr Birgita Hansen has established a new research program to investigate the ecology and habitat use of Latham’s Snipe... Continue reading...
VAS: Advancing Australia's soil knowledge system - 24 September 2025
Providing Soil CRC participants with access to data, information and knowledge on soils across Australia and New Zealand... Continue reading...
Visualising Australasia's Soils video - 24 September 2025
A video featuring CeRDI's Associate Professor Peter Dahlhaus showcases developments, technological innovations, and features of VAS... Continue reading...
Soil CRC Participants Conference - 24 September 2025
CeRDI was strongly represented at the recent Soil CRC Participants Conference held in Perth in late August... Continue reading...
Federation University Co-Op model - 24 September 2025
Federation University’s Co-op Model delivering valuable industry experience for students while providing businesses with new skills... Continue reading...
Showcasing citizen science contributions to the Latham's Snipe - 24 September 2025
Australian citizen scientists have been making important contributions to the conservation of migratory shorebird species, Latham's Snipe... Continue reading...
AI changing the landscape of academic research data - 24 September 2025
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is transforming academic research, offering powerful tools to analyse, interpret, and manage vast datasets... Continue reading...
Moth Tracker - 24 September 2025
After Bogong Moth numbers crashed by an estimated 99.5% in 2017-18, these small but mighty moths were sadly listed as Endangered by the IUCN in 2021... Continue reading...
Staff Profile: Anthony Dale, Soil Data Stewardship - 24 September 2025
Anthony joined CeRDI in 2025 in the part time role of Soil Data Stewardship... Continue reading...
Student profile: Saundra LeClair, Masters by Research - 24 September 2025
Saundra recently commenced a Master’s by Research at Federation University and will undertake research on the ecology of Latham’s Snipe... Continue reading...
CeRDI Newsletter Winter 2025 - 23 September 2025
The latest news and updates from CeRDI are included in the following newsletter.... Continue reading...