Current News

The Fitz AGM was held on Wednesday, March 19 2025, the Advisory Board met in the morning and staff and students presented talks in the afternoon, followed by drinks and snacks. The 2024 Annual Report is also now available for downloading.

Arjun Amar and co-author, Chevonne Reynolds write about their research (conducted along with former Fitz Master's student and lead author, Michelle Vrettos) into the markings under falcons' eyes (malar stripes).

The Sociable Weaver Project is recruiting two field managers for the 2024/2025 breeding season, starting in early February 2025. The closing date is 30 November 2024.

We invite applications for a research assistant to collect field data on breeding success of Southern Yellow-billed Hornbills against hot weather conditions under climate change. The deadline is 30 November 2024.

We invite applications for the Marion Island overwintering research assistant position, which will consist of collecting field data on surface-nesting seabirds for conservation and academic purposes. The deadline is 25 October 2024.

A study led by Fitz PhD student Vonica Perold on seabirds indicates little change in the amounts of plastic at sea since the 1980s, despite the increase in global plastic production in that time.