2025 Archived News
Below are the latest CeRDI news items. CeRDI also publish a quarterly newsletter.
News snippets - Spring 2025 - 11 December 2025
CeRDI news items, CeRDI seminars, and recent publications... Continue reading...
HDR news - Spring 2025 - 11 December 2025
Congratulations to Dr Peter Weir, who graduated in October with a PhD... 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...
News snippets - Winter 2025 - 24 September 2025
Print media story about Rainfall data, staff changes, and recent publications... Continue reading...
HDR news - Winter 2025 - 24 September 2025
CeRDI HDRs have been showcasing their research during the monthly seminar series... Continue reading...
CeRDI Newsletter Winter 2025 - 23 September 2025
The latest news and updates from CeRDI are included in the following newsletter.... Continue reading...
Soil CRC appointment: Dr Nathan Robinson, Program Leader - 10 July 2025
The Soil CRC recently announced that Dr Nathan Robinson has been appointed Program Leader for the Soil performance metrics research program... Continue reading...
Early career researcher seed funding: Project outcomes - 10 July 2025
Three CeRDI researchers were recipients of Federation University’s Early Career Research Seed Funding Program, 2024... Continue reading...
Why should we care about ground water? - 10 July 2025
In May, the Friends of the Barwon delivered the third webinar supporting the Nature Positive Future for the Barwon River System... Continue reading...
Central Highlands drought resilience project - 10 July 2025
CeRDI recently commenced a study to explore and document new opportunities for the diversification of agricultural produce in the Central Highlands... Continue reading...
Where's wormy? - 10 July 2025
Research to determine the distribution of Barber's Pole worm in sheep across Victoria ... Continue reading...
Harnessing legacy data for new insights - 10 July 2025
While much research focuses on generating new data, CeRDI has long recognised the value of historical data... Continue reading...
Exploring diverse paths to graduate research at CeRDI - 10 July 2025
Sonia Proctor, PhD candidate. We celebrate the diverse journeys our students take to reach graduate research studies... Continue reading...
Dr Peter Weir, Alumnus - 10 July 2025
Peter commenced his PhD in early 2020 with support from an Australian Government Research Training Program fee-offset scholarship... Continue reading...
CeRDI Newsletter Autumn 2025 - 10 July 2025
The latest news and updates from CeRDI are included in the following newsletter.... Continue reading...
News snippets - Autumn 2025 - 8 July 2025
CeRDI Seminar series, recent publications, and staff updates... Continue reading...
HDR news - Autumn 2025 - 8 July 2025
Read the latest news about Confirmation of Candidature success, and the PhD research that was recently showcased by the Soil CRC... Continue reading...
Precision Agriculture - CeRDI partnership extended - 13 March 2025
CeRDI and Precision Agriculture Pty Ltd have recently signed a new three-year agreement to further extend our research and development partnership.... Continue reading...
Soil CRC: New appointments - 13 March 2025
The Soil CRC has recently appointed CeRDI's Distinguished Professor Helen Thompson to its Board of Directors.... Continue reading...
Federation University research showcased at Soil CRC Board meeting - 13 March 2025
Researchers and PhD candidates from Federation University showcased their Soil CRC research.... Continue reading...
Technology revolutionises farm dam mapping - 13 March 2025
Researchers at CeRDI have been using drones and sonar surveys to map dam structures in Victoria.... Continue reading...
Advancing the conservation of Latham's Snipe - 13 March 2025
Improving knowledge about the ecology and migration to support conservation of the species.... Continue reading...
Harnessing citizen science to save the endangered Bogong Moth - 13 March 2025
Bogong Moths are a crucial food source for Mountain Pygmy-possums.... Continue reading...
Research about the Dementia Pathways Tool - 13 March 2025
Research is underway to understand perceptions and usage of the Dementia Pathways Tool,... Continue reading...
Online Farm Trials: GRDC updates and contributor research - 13 March 2025
CeRDI researchers, Dr Nathan Robinson and Dr Aakansha Chadha have been weaving their way across the country attending the GRDC research updates.... Continue reading...
News snippets - Summer 2025 - 13 March 2025
Presentation at Commerce Ballarat Industry Chat & recent publications.... Continue reading...
Higher Degree by Research news - Summer 2025 - 13 March 2025
PhD candidate featured in February’s Soil CRC newsletter.... Continue reading...
CeRDI Newsletter Summer 2025 - 12 March 2025
The latest news and updates from CeRDI are included in the following newsletter.... Continue reading...