2020 Archived News
Below are the latest CeRDI news items. CeRDI also publish a quarterly newsletter.
CeRDI postgraduate news - 16 December 2020
Thesis examination, Confirmation of candidature, and CeRDI Student Alumni profiles. ... Continue reading...
CeRDI news snippets - 16 December 2020
Aboriginal Heroes of Fire, Flood and Food project, Impact research resumes with Online Farm Trials, CeRDI Seminar Series commenced, Recent publications, and Recent workshop presentation.... Continue reading...
Yarra Catchment Atlas - 16 December 2020
The Yarra Catchment Atlas is a spatial information portal featuring biodiversity, environmental and cultural information for the Yarra Catchment.... Continue reading...
Regional Universities Network website - 16 December 2020
In 2020 the Regional Universities Network (RUN) worked with CeRDI and Elise Whetter from Celtink Creative to redevelop their website.... Continue reading...
The Dementia Care in Hospitals program - 16 December 2020
The Dementia Care in Hospitals program is an initiative of Associate Professor Mark Yates... Continue reading...
Dementia Pathways Tool - 16 December 2020
Updates to Dementia Pathways Tool are currently underway, with CeRDI working closely with Associate Professor Mark Yates from Ballarat Health Services... Continue reading...
Ecological Society of Australia conference Citizen Science symposium - 16 December 2020
CeRDI team members Dr Birgita Hansen and Pat Bonney co-authored a presentation for the Ecological Society of Australia... Continue reading...
Data Democracy short film in the spotlight - 16 December 2020
A CeRDI commissioned short film called Data Democracy was recently accepted into the Silicon Valley International Film Festival in the United States.... Continue reading...
Dr Birgita Hansen leading Food Agility CRC Data Constellation - 16 December 2020
CeRDI's Senior Research Fellow Dr Birgita Hansen recently commenced in the role of Better Data for Better Decisions Constellation Leader... Continue reading...
Pilot project: Mine rehabilitation trial data - 16 December 2020
The Mine Rehabilitation Trials Online (MRTO) is one of 22 foundation projects funded by CRC TiME... Continue reading...
Funding success for AgReFed platform - 16 December 2020
Federation University Australia and the Australian Research Data Commons (ARDC) have announced a new project... Continue reading...
CeRDI Newsletter Spring 2020 - 16 December 2020
As the University looks towards 2021, its Strategic Directions for 2021-2025 are also taking shape.... Continue reading...
CeRDI Newsletter Winter 2020 - 4 November 2020
Working with data is central to the research that CeRDI conducts.... Continue reading...
LitterWatch Victoria - 3 November 2020
A successful collaboration between CeRDI and DELWP has culminated in the development and launch of LitterWatch Victoria.... Continue reading...
Zoos Victoria Moth Tracker - 3 November 2020
The partnership between CeRDI and Zoos Victoria has become firmly established over recent years.... Continue reading...
Hyper Yielding Crops - 3 November 2020
A major agriculture initiative has recently commenced with the aim of maximising cropping yields in high rainfall areas. ... Continue reading...
Energy Data Roadmap - 3 November 2020
Completion of the final report and presentation.... Continue reading...
Virtual Honour Roll - 3 November 2020
CeRDI has commenced a project with the Ballarat RSL to establish a virtual Honour Roll.... Continue reading...
GovHack - 3 November 2020
CeRDI PhD student Chris Bahlo recently completed in the GovHack challenge.... Continue reading...
CeRDI News Snippets - 3 November 2020
CeRDI News Snippets: University Research Centre planning, and Webinar: Open access to Australian research data: use cases in agriculture.... Continue reading...
CeRDI Postgraduate News - 3 November 2020
CeRDI Postgraduate News: Theses submitted for examination, Confirmation of Candidature, and Theses completion.... Continue reading...
Project to manage and enable soil data - 22 June 2020
CeRDI's Dr Nathan Robinson and colleagues were recently notified of funding success to develop a comprehensive online platform.... Continue reading...
Climate Change Land Capability and Capacity Project - 22 June 2020
CeRDI is working with Bass Coast Landcare and colleagues from Federation University's Gippsland campus to develop a Climate Adaption Planning Tool... Continue reading...
Youth C.A.N. project: A model for success - 22 June 2020
VicHealth recently released a set of resources to assist practitioners and communities to understand alcohol cultures and reducing alcohol harm.... Continue reading...
Smart Cities and Ballarat Open Data platform - 22 June 2020
A successful collaboration between the City of Ballarat and Federation University has led to the creation of an innovative, open data sharing platform... Continue reading...
ATOM upgrades - 22 June 2020
Federation University's Apprenticeship and Trainee Online Management system - known as ATOM - has recently undergone significant upgrades... Continue reading...
Energy Data Roadmap - 22 June 2020
Federation University's School of Engineering, IT and Physical Sciences and CeRDI have recently collaborated on research... Continue reading...
Avenue of Honour project - 22 June 2020
CeRDI received a small grant to assist the Ballarat Avenue of Honour Committee improve the spatial accuracy of The Avenue's trees... Continue reading...
Vale Dr David Ebbs - 22 June 2020
It was with great sadness that we learnt that our friend and colleague, Dr David Ebbs, passed away in April.... Continue reading...
CeRDI news snippets - 22 June 2020
CeRDI news snippets: Conference presentations, Creative Commons Certificate, ARDC newsletter, ARC Special Research Initiative for Australian Society, History and Culture, and EPA Victoria.... Continue reading...
CeRDI postgraduate news - 22 June 2020
CeRDI postgraduate news: Confirmation of Candidature and Student Scholarship, Food Agility Scholarship, PhD paper published, and CeRDI student alumni profiles.... Continue reading...
CeRDI Newsletter Autumn 2020 - 22 June 2020
The latest news and updates from CeRDI are included in the following newsletter.... Continue reading...
Dr Megan Wong appointed Secretariat for the AgReFed - 30 April 2020
Dr Megan Wong was appointed Secretariat for the Agricultural Research Federation (AgReFed), a community whose establishment was supported by the Australian Research Data Commons (ARDC).... Continue reading...
CeRDI postgraduate news Summer 2020 - 10 March 2020
Commencing PhD students, HDR students present at Food Agility summit, PhD examination and CeRDI student alumni profiles.... Continue reading...
CeRDI news snippets Summer 2020 - 10 March 2020
Recent publications by CeRDI staff members. Conference presentations.... Continue reading...
Researching kangaroo grass for agricultural gain - 10 March 2020
The Dja Dja Wurrung Aboriginal Clans Corp. has received a $1.82 million federal government grant to research the viability of growing kangaroo grass... Continue reading...
Visualising Victoria's Groundwater (VVG) - 10 March 2020
CeRDI's award-winning project VVG is set to benefit from updated data sharing arrangements with two of its primary custodians... Continue reading...
University Research Centre application - 10 March 2020
In January, CeRDI responded to the University's call for University Research Centre renewals and applications... Continue reading...
FRRR and Fire Fight Australia - 10 March 2020
FRRR has seen a significant increase in donations since the start of 2020 as a result of the Australian bushfire crisis... Continue reading...
Southern Farming Systems - National Landcare Program - 10 March 2020
Workshop 'Building the resilience and profitability of cropping and grazing farmers in the high rainfall zone of Southern Australia'... Continue reading...
C4NET: Energy data roadmap - 10 March 2020
Federation University's School of Science, Engineering and Information Technology and CeRDI are collaborating on research funded by C4NET... Continue reading...
Latham's snipe project: Successful summer capture - 10 March 2020
During early January 2020 the Latham's Snipe project team braved the heat and smoke of Canberra to catch Latham's Snipe... Continue reading...
Visualising Australasia's Soils - 10 March 2020
Extensive research engagement during 2019 on the Visualising Australasia's Soils (VAS) culminated in the December-launch... Continue reading...
CeRDI Newsletter Summer 2020 - 10 March 2020
The latest news and updates from CeRDI are included in the following newsletter.... Continue reading...
SWIFFT special event: Biodiversity after bushfire - 2 March 2020
Online 9:45am to 12:00pm Thursday 26 March 2020... Continue reading...
CeRDI news snippets - 6 January 2020
CeRDI news snippets: Soil Organic Matters Conference, Keynote presentation, Conference attendance, and Agrifood TrainHack 2019.... Continue reading...
CeRDI postgraduate news - 6 January 2020
CeRDI postgraduate news: Presentation - Australian Citizen Science Association, IAH student presentations, and New PhD students.... Continue reading...