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Congratulations to Dr Pablo Garcia Diaz, Adam Toomes and who were acknowledged at last Friday's 'Balanced Research Program' celebrations in the in Canberra.

Dr Pablo Garcia Diaz was awarded the inaugural Distinguished Alumni Award for 2022. Adam Toomes and Katherine Hill, PhD candidates, were both Leadership Development Bursary recipients in the same program. All three are members of Environment Institute's Associate Professor Phill Cassey, Invasion Science & Wildlife Ecology Group. is the Head of the Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Department, School of Biological Sciences and leader of the Invasion Science & Wildlife Ecology Group.

The Ìýhas been running for 16 years, preparing PhD candidates for entry into the workforce and allowing them to be active contributors to that workforce from day one. Students are trained in business acumen, leadership, team building skills, and specific training to complete their research thesis and fulfil future career goals. Students also undertake a placement within an industry body to gain experience,

Find out more about Pablo, Adam and Katherine's research:

• Starts at 28:50Ìý Ìý ÌýAdam Toomes - 'Exotic Pet Trade & ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlogn Biosecurity'


• Starts at 1:09:04Ìý Katherine Hill -Ìý 'Parrot trade in ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog'


• Starts at 1:40:37Ìý Pablo Garcia-Diaz - 'Of quantitative models and workshops: informing the management of alien speciesÌýin three continents'