Jun 10, 2025 | Events, People
On Friday 30 May, the Lizard Island Reef Research Foundation (LIRRF) hosted a lunch to honour the former Directors of the AM’s Lizard Island Research Station, Dr Anne Hoggett AM and Dr Lyle Vail AM. Held at the Australian Museum’s HarbourView Room, the lunch was... 
Mar 25, 2025 | People, Posts
Video courtesy of the Australian Museum, Article published in the Sydney Morning Herald on Sunday, 23 March, 2025. Click here to download a copy, or read below. 
Mar 23, 2025 | Newsletter, People, Posts
We’re delighted to share the news that the Australian Museum (AM) has appointed two new Co-Directors to run the AM’s Lizard Island Research Station (LIRS). Dr Emily Howells and Dr David Abrego have accepted their “dream job” and are settling into a busy schedule... 
Dec 8, 2023 | People, Posts
At the Lizard Island Reef Research Foundation 50th Anniversary dinner, Dr Anne Hoggett AM and Dr Lyle Vail AM were awarded the 2023 Australian Museum Research Institute Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of their tireless work in advancing our understanding of... 
Sep 18, 2023 | Biodiversity, People
Sea spiders (Pycnogonida) are a fascinating and understudied group of organisms. They are the closest relative of all arachnids (spiders, scorpions, mites, etc.) without being an arachnid. Sea spiders and arachnids form a group known as the Class Chelicerata. There...
