Melbourne School of Land and Environment Department of Forest and Ecosystem Science

Courses

Master of Forest Ecosystem Science (MFES) - a coursework program designed to give graduates the specialist understanding in forest ecosystems, management, products and services required for professional entry to forest and land management agencies and forest industries. Apply now.

MFES INFORMATION SESSION - Tuesday October 14th 5:30 pm, Lower Theatre, Land and Food Resources Building, Parkville Campus

Research Higher Degrees

Seminars and Conferences

Dr Ute Szukics, Department of Bioresources, Austrian Research Centers GmbH, Seibersdorf, Austria. Hot N Wet: Rapid and distinct responses of microbes performing nitrogen cycling in forest soils. Creswick Seminar Series, Friday 10th October, 9:30. Main Lecture Theatre, Creswick Campus

Dr Lauren Bennett, Research Fellow, DFES. Molecular ‘fingerprints’ of soil microbial diversity . Creswick Seminar Series, Friday 17th October, 9:30. Main Lecture Theatre, Creswick Campus

Upcoming conference: APGC 2008 Symposium “Plant Functioning in a Changing Global Environment” Creswick Campus, 7-11 December 2008. Call for papers! For more information see www.apgc.eu

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DFES News and Events

Celebrating Forest Science at Melbourne
Faculty and School name change - 1 August 2008
Young researcher awarded Victoria Fellowship
DFES signs $3.4 million research agreement with DSE
Lead scientist in Eucalypt Genome Project visits Creswick Campus
DFES Yearbook 2007 now available

Forest Science in the News

Carbon question at a fork in the road: Should forests be included in an emissions trading scheme?
Harvesting energy from forest waste 
End the forest wars
Discount invective in polar positions on logging
Australian forester appointed to world conservation job
Sorting the wood from the trees in climate change
Use our forests well
Forestry graduates happiest