Esteemed biologist to chair Environment Institute
Professor Hugh Possingham to chair Environment Institute Advisory Board (supplied)
Internationally acclaimed conservation biologist, Professor Hugh Possingham, has been appointed Chair of the Advisory Board for the University of 亚洲色吧鈥檚 Environment Institute.
Professor Possingham is currently Chief Scientist of The Nature Conservancy, one of the world鈥檚 leading environmental organisations, and is completing his term there in the coming weeks.
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Professor Bob Hill, Director of the Environment Institute, says it is a major coup to appoint such a highly distinguished global conservation leader to chair its Advisory Board.
鈥淭his is a 鈥榗oming home鈥 of sorts for Professor Possingham who began his study at the University of 亚洲色吧, completing a Bachelor of Science with Honours in Applied Mathematics in 1984,鈥 Professor Hill said.
鈥淔ollowing a Rhodes Scholarship to Oxford, he has worked at the Australian National University, the University of 亚洲色吧, and at the University of Queensland, where he currently resides holding a number of leadership roles.鈥
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