Oct 30, 2017 | Fellowships, People
Sight is important in countless ways, including for science and for appreciating why life on the Great Barrier Reef is so worthy of our support and conservation. Zoltan Florian (Zoli) was Director of the light microscope unit at James Cook University from the 1970s to... 
Sep 11, 2017 | Events, People
The Australian Museum Eureka Prizes reward excellence in the fields of research & innovation, leadership, science engagement and school science. The winners are announced at an annual black tie dinner. This year it was held in August at the Sydney Town Hall. The... 
Sep 9, 2017 | Facilities, People
Construction work on a cyclone shelter at the Australian Museum’s Lizard Island Research Station is nearing completion. It has been largely funded by a grant from the The Ian Potter Foundation, and will be called the John Gough Cyclone Shelter. The late John Gough AO...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...