Oct 5, 2016 | Facilities, People
Donations to the Lizard Island Reef Research Foundation (LIRRF) go to support field research projects and facilities at the Australian Museum’s Lizard Island Research Station. The facilities include fifteen boats that are in constant use by visiting scientists from... 
Sep 21, 2016 | Fellowships, Global change, People, Research
2011 marked the year that New Zealand national Dr. Bridie Allan moved to Australia to begin her PhD in Marine Biology at James Cook University under the supervision of Prof. Mark McCormick and Prof. Phillip Munday. After graduating in March, Bridie’s currently... 
Jul 6, 2016 | Ecology, Fellowships, People, Research
Colombian born Maria Del Mar Palacios moved to Australia in 2013 to begin her PhD at JCU under the supervision of Professor Mark McCormick. Having finished all her field-work on ‘Mesopredator behaviour’ at the Australian Museum’s Lizard Island...Jul 6, 2016 | Ecology, People, Research
ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies and James Cook University student Laura Richardson is conducting her PhD project at the Australian Museum’s Lizard Island Research Station under the supervision of Andrew Hoey, Nick Graham and Morgan Pratchett,... 
Jul 6, 2016 | Ecology, People, Research
Martin Hing a PhD student from the University of Wollongong, originally focused on the ‘Evolution of sociality in coral reef associated fishes’ however this rapidly changed as two cyclones and the coral bleaching epidemic severely impacted his research....