52 yrs old specimen of Ozothamnus alpinus. Ignition Project "Genome skimming with degraded DNA from herbarium specimens". Photo Alexander Schmidt-Lebuhn

Grants & funding

52 yrs old specimen of Ozothamnus alpinus. Ignition Project "Genome skimming with degraded DNA from herbarium specimens". Photo Alexander Schmidt-Lebuhn

The CBA Ignition Grant funds novel, high-risk pilot projects fostering collaboration across ANU, CSIRO and UC.

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CBA impact

The CBA supports small group meetings and interim analyses that drive high-impact syntheses, grant proposals, and policy outcomes in biodiversity science.

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DiversityScanner

Projects to trial DiversityScanner pipelines in research or monitoring projects to test the use and feasibility of the technology across a broad range of Australian taxa and applications.

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Honours project: Will polyploidy provide reproductive advantage in a changing climate?

Biodiversity-focused Honours projects for ANU and UC students co-supervised by CSIRO scientists.

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CBA Workshop: Bayesian phylogenetics and macroevolution in RevBayes

The CBA invites Early Career Researchers and PhD students to propose workshops or other training activities in biodiversity science.

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Jeff Good (University of Montana): The evolution of seasonal camouflage

Funding for visiting scientists to collaborate with CBA researchers and present a seminar or workshop while in Canberra.

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