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... Society Student Forums, being Transitions and decisions: Navigating career paths in zoology in 2002 and Prospects and pathways: creating opportunities for zoological careers in 2004. The ideas synergized by Hochuli and Banks were reiterated in the 2006 student workshop and they provide a very...

... September at the Australian Museum and the topic was The Next Generation of Australian Zoologists: Bold Visions for the Future . We assembled a range of talks to be given by early with mid career researchers to highlight new strategies, new thinking and especially bold visions that show where zoology...

... media is beneficial to an academic career (Cabrera et al. 2017). Not only are there opportunities to communicate research through social media, there are rewards for the researchers who do so. A key feature of this communication revolution is the shifting of the role of the communicator from...

...Dieter Hochuli; Peter Banks Zoology is a diverse and vibrant discipline blending natural history with modern technologies and applications to understand the biology of animals. Career paths for those trained in zoology vary dramatically, ranging from traditional roles in research and teaching...

... to Zoatrack.org. The platform is in its 8 th year and this paper presents a review of the platform’s user metrics and uptake by the research community. We also discuss the challenges in trying to sustain this type of research support facility and opportunities for the future. ZoaTrack - an online tool to analyse...

... wanting to be a consultant, working as a zoologist in the private sector. More surprisingly, I ve not come across many university students studying zoology who want to work in the private sector, or who are even aware that such careers exist. So what do zoologists do in the private sector, what skills do...

... system left school at the age of fourteen or earlier. So, still in short pants, I was launched onto the labour market at the end of 1937, having topped final year in English and come equal first in Science. I had dreamed of a career in science but it was pointed out to me that this involved university...

... to provide financial support for student members to find information on the society and also for and early career researchers through the Ethel Mary Read Council members to update information. Research Grants. We received 23 applications from a great Thanks to: range of institutions, all of high standard...

... Australia is fortunate to have a cohort of brilliant early career scientists who are forging new ideas and approaches to conservation, and among the most outstanding of these is Dr Ayesha I. T. Tulloch. Ayesha s nomination as a Fellow of the Royal Zoological Society of NSW was supported unanimously...

... Australian scientists are prevented from speaking publicly or with media by restrictions imposed by their employers (mostly govern- ment departments or agencies). Others are afraid that their public comments will affect their careers, jeopardize research funds or lead to restrictions on their research (e.g...

..., encompassing agricultural or companion animals or wildlife. These students are looking for careers as wildlife officers, animal handlers and others, in animal welfare or wildlife organisations as well as agriculture. In addition, as vocations such as veterinary science, dentistry and medicine move...

... the opportunity in my introductory chapter to hiphlicht this bias and areue the case for 0 0 u invertebrates. I offered to make amends by I devoting an entire edition of the Australian Zoologist to the conservation of invertebrates. The offer has yet to be taken up in full, but Winston has written a paper...

... he was growing up and thinking of becoming a zoologist but also throughout his career. The same can be said of the Whitley Awards. The awards have been going for 39 years, and books that have been awarded over this time have inspired many people. It is a fairly safe bet that if you look at your...

... and social approaches to urban habitat management and restoration, is needed. Significant opportunities exist for urban ecologists and zoologists to engage with practitioners and the community to co-develop and implement approaches to successfully achieve the aim of creating biodiverse urban environments...

... to be a key to career advancement or that staying in one job is indicative of falling into a rut. This may be a good move for some, but in his case this was far from true, since permanence and stability of employment have enabled him to undertake long-term projects, to revisit old projects, and to observe...

... and often boldly confront humans at campsites . However, with prolonged challenge they will usually retreat to the nearest tall tree to wait for the opportunity to scavenge from the human leftovers. We are told of their unique way of surveying their surroundings by drawing themselves up on their back legs...

... interfacing and sharing Ecology and Society 11 4 544 2008AustralianZoologist volume 34 (4) Introduction When I completed my Environmental Science degree, my career aspirations could be summed up as wanting to make a difference . Unfortunately, after numerous rejections from prospective employers, I...

..., of the rapidly diminishing opportunities for new reserve creation. Can a strategy which even approaches the aims outlined in this paper now be devised, or will the combination of historic habitat destruction and present land use and development patterns deal a final blow to any reserve policy? Response...

... had pride in its achievements and confidence in its ability to manage the forests. This was a legacy of three outstanding foresters: David Hutchins, Charles Lane Poole, and Stephen Kessell. Hutchins had retired from a distinguished career as a forester when, after Royal Commissions in 1877 and 1903...

... pursuing their careers. If one of your aims here today is to find ways to improve the quality of media coverage of zoology, perhaps you should be searching further down that road, particularly where it passes through some of the more barren terrain of our secondary education system. The truth is, however...