Environment Institute University of Adelaide
| Abbreviation | EI |
|---|---|
| Motto | Where Ideas Grow |
| Formation | 2009 |
| Headquarters | Adelaide, Australia |
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Region served
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International |
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Official language
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English |
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Executive Director
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Robert "Bob" Hill |
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Budget
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A$10 million (2009) |
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Staff
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250 |
| Website | http://www.adelaide.edu.au/environment |
The Environment Institute at the University of Adelaide brings together research groups in fields of science, engineering and economics relating to the management and use of natural resources and infrastructure. Research undertaken within the Institute aims to contribute to improvements in the management of natural resources including water, soil, land and native flora and fauna, particularly under changing climate and economic conditions. It was launched on the eve of World Environment Day, Thursday 4 June 2009.
The mission of the Environment Institute is to develop practical solutions to difficult problems by bringing together the best people from science, government and the wider community. As of 2014, the Institute consists of five centres, a laboratory and two programs.
The inaugural Executive Director of the Environment Institute was economist Mike Young. He was succeeded by Professor Robert "Bob" Hill in 2013.
Professor Barry Brook was the inaugural Sir Hubert Wilkins Chair of Climate Change at the University of Adelaide. He co-directed the Global Ecology Laboratory with Professor Corey Bradshaw who succeeded him as Sir Hubert Wilkins Chair of Climate Change. Professor Bronwyn Gillanders is the Director of the Marine Biology program and director of the Spencer Gulf Research & Development Initiative.
The Environment Institute is governed by a board. As of 2014, its membership includes:
Former board members include:
The University of Adelaide has established a number of Research Institutes including:
McMahon, C. R., M. N. Bester, M. A. Hindell, B. W. Brook, and C. J. A. Bradshaw. 2009. Shifting trends: detecting environmentally mediated regulation in long-lived marine vertebrates using time-series data. Oecologia 159:69-82. 10.1007/s00442-008-1205-9
Lee, M. S. Y. 2009. Hidden support from unpromising data sets strongly unites snakes with anguimorph ‘lizards’. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 22:1308-1316.
Traill, L. W., C. J. Bradshaw, H. E. Field, and B. Brook. 2009. Climate change enhances the potential impact of infectious disease and harvest on tropical waterfowl. Biotropica. 10.1111/j.1744-7429.2009.00508.x
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