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Citizen science: how public participation helps grow knowledge

16 Aug 2022

We can all channel our inner amateur researcher and make a valuable contribution to science.

Common Mist Frog (Litoria rheocola)

Wanted: Photos of flies feeding on frogs (for frog conservation)

21 Jun 2022

Do you have any photos of frogs being bitten by flies? Submit them to our study to help in frog conservation.

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Frogs are dying en masse again, and we need your help to find out why

14 Jun 2022

Thousands of sick and dead frogs are turning up around Australia. If you see one, let these scientists know.

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Dingo? Bingo! How you can help dingo research from your home

28 Apr 2022

Citizen science project Dingo? Bingo! can be played immediately to help contribute to dingo research.

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Citizen scientists needed to help record impact of fires on biodiversity

18 Jan 2022

UNSW scientists hope the Big Bushfire BioBlitz will build on the 17,500 observations submitted to the Environment Recovery Project.

Scenery from around the Thredbo River in Kosciouszko National Park

It's summer: time to take a hike and contribute to science

17 Dec 2021

As the weather warms up, UNSW researchers name some of their favourite bushwalks and the ways citizen scientists can help them by collecting data along the way.

Screaming Tree Frog, Robust Bleating Tree Frog and Slender Tree Frog

Surprise discovery of two new 'very loud' frog species

23 Nov 2021

Frog calls and DNA reveal the loudest Australian frog is not one but three different species.

Plastic rubbish on the beach

Life's a beach: finding trends in marine debris across Australia

19 Oct 2021

Ten years of citizen science data has informed a UNSW study which found plastic dominates the rubbish found on Australian beaches.

Giulia Ferretto planting Posidonia australis underwater in Port Stephens

Doing Poseidon's work: How citizen scientists are helping to restore endangered seagrass

09 Sep 2021

A ‘storm squad’ of volunteers are collecting seagrass fragments used to rehabilitate endangered Posidonia.

White-lipped Tree Frog

Many Australian frogs don’t tolerate human impacts on the environment

04 May 2021

A UNSW and Australian Museum study using data from a citizen science project finds 70 per cent are vulnerable to housing, agriculture, roads and recreation.

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