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Doctor of Philosophy
Research keywords
- urban forests
- climate change
- plant ecology
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
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SDG 13 Climate Action
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SDG 15 Life on Land
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Climate and socio-economic drivers of urban tree abundance, richness and composition in Australian cities
Sharmin, M., Power, S. A., Nguyen, M., Rymer, P. D., Tjoelker, M. G. & Esperon-Rodriguez, M., Feb 2026, In: Cities. 169, 10 p., 106532.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Comparing Machine Learning Models for Predicting Stomatal Conductance in 15 Urban Tree Species in Mexico City
Barradas, V. L., Morales, B., Ballinas, M. & Esperón-Rodríguez, M., May 2026, In: Land. 15, 5, 808.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Effects of cultivation practices on fruit yield, growth and leaf physiology of energy tree species Sapindus mukorossi in China: a meta-analysis
Wen, L., Esperon-Rodriguez, M., Peng, Y., Zhang, S., Weng, A., Xue, T., Zhao, K., Lin, Y. & Li, B., 1 May 2026, In: Industrial Crops and Products. 245, 11 p., 123328.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Functional traits are better than climate niche approach at predicting the vital growth and mortality rates of urban tree species
Kibria, M. G., Tjoelker, M. G., Esperón-Rodríguez, M., Marchin, R. M., Arndt, S. K., Livesley, S. J. & Rymer, P. D., Jun 2026, In: Urban Forestry and Urban Greening. 120, 15 p., 129450.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Global urban vegetation exhibits divergent thermal effects: from cooling to warming as aridity increases
Guo, Z., Esperon-Rodriguez, M., Davin, E., Huang, H., Chen, B., Hejazi, M., Wu, J., Wang, J., Ge, Y., Song, G., Zhao, Y., Feng, K., Lin, C., Gong, P. & Zhou, Y., 2 Jan 2026, In: Science Advances. 12, 1, p. eaea9165 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Projects
- 2 Finished
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Monitoring tree health to build more resilient Australian urban forests
Esperon-Rodriguez, M. (PI), Tjoelker, M. (Investigator) & Medlyn, B. (Investigator)
Theo Murphy Initiative with Australian Academy of Science & Australian Citizen Science Association
27/02/23 → 15/05/24
Project: Research
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Climate change and the long-term health and sustainability of Australia's urban forests
Esperon-Rodriguez, M. (PI), Tjoelker, M. (Investigator) & Power, S. (Investigator)
1/07/22 → 30/06/23
Project: Research
Datasets
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Understanding urban tree heat and drought stress
Prokopavicius, R., Esperon-Rodriguez, M., Tjoelker, M. & Ellsworth, D., Western Sydney University, 1 May 2024
DOI: 10.1016/j.landurbplan.2025.105394, https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.25727637.v1
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Data from: National assessments of species vulnerability to climate change strongly depend on selected data sources
Scherrer, D., Esperon-Rodriguez, M., Beaumont, L. J., Barradas, V. L. & Guisan, A., Dryad, 26 Mar 2021
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.qnk98sfg5, https://datadryad.org/stash/dataset/doi:10.5061/dryad.qnk98sfg5 and one more link, https://zenodo.org/records/4641444 (show fewer)
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AusTraits: a curated plant trait database for the Australian flora
Falster, D., Gallagher, R., Wenk, E., Sauquet, H., Wright, I. J., Indiarto, D., Andrew, S., Baxter, C., Lawson, J., Allen, S., Fuchs, A., Monro, A., Kar, F., Adams, M. A., Ahrens, C. W., Alfonzetti, M., Amini, S., Angevin, T., Apgaua, D. M. G., Arndt, S., Ash, J., Atkin, O. K., Atkinson, J., Auld, T., Baker, A., Balthazar, M. V., Bean, A., Blackman, C. J., Bloomfield, K., Boreham, T., Bowman, D. M. J. S., Bradstock, R., Bragg, J., Brand, W. A., Briggs, A., Brock, J., Brodribb, T. J., Buckton, G., Burrows, G., Butler, D., Caldwell, E., Camac, J., Carpenter, R., Catford, J. A., Cawthray, G. R., Cernusak, L. A., Chandler, G., Chapman, A. R., Cheal, D., Cheesman, A. W., Chen, S.-C., Chinnock, R., Choat, B., Clarke, P., Clayton, D., Clemants, S., Clifford, H. T., Clinton, B., Clode, P. L., Cochrane, M., Coleman, H., Collins, B., Conti, A., Cooper, W., Cooper, W., Cornwell, W. K., Cosgrove, M., Cowie, I., Craven, L., Crisp, M., Cross, E., Crous, K. Y., Cunningham, S., Curran, T., Curtis, E., Davidson, I., Daws, M. I., de Salas, M., de Tombeur, F., DeGabriel, J. L., Denton, M. D., Dong, N., Du, P., Duan, H., Duncan, D. H., Duncan, R. P., Duretto, M., Dwyer, J. M., Eamus, D., Edwards, C., Egan, J., Esperon-Rodriguez, M., Evans, J. R., Everingham, S. E., Fahey, C., Falster, D., Farrell, C., Firn, J., Fonseca, C. R., Forster, P. I., Foster, J., French, B. J., French, T., Frith, A., Frood, D., Funk, J. L., Gallagher, R., Gardiner, R., Geange, S. R., Ghannoum, O., Gill, M., Gleason, S. M., Goble-Garratt, E., Gosper, C. R., Gray, E., Groom, P. K., Grootemaat, S., Gross, C., Grubb, P., Guerin, G., Guilherme Pereira, C., Guinane, C., Guja, L., Hahs, A. K., Hall, T., Hallet, M., Harrison, M. T., Haslehurst, T., Hassiotou, F., Hayes, P. E., Henery, M., Herbohn, J., Hochuli, D., Hocking, P., Howell, J., Hu, J., Huang, G., Hughes, K., Hughes, L., Huisman, J., Ilic, J., Islam, M., Jagdish, A., Jin, D., Jordan, G., Jurado, E., Kanowski, J., Kasel, S., Kealley, I., Keighery, G., Kellermann, J., Kenny, B., Kirkpatrick, J., Knox, K., Kohout, M., Kooyman, R. M., Kotowska, M. M., Kovac, L., Kreger, K., Kuo, J., Lai, H. R., Laliberté, E., Lambers, H., Lambert, M., Lamont, B. B., Lanceman, D., Lanfear, R., Laughlin, D. C., Laugier-Kitchener, B.-A., Laurance, S., Lawes, M., Laws, C., Lawson, J., Laxton, E., Lehmann, C. E. R., Leigh, A., Leishman, M. R., Lenz, T., Lepschi, B., Lewis, J. D., Lim, F., Lindsay, L., Liu, U., Londono, D. M., López Martinez, A., Lord, J., Ludwig, C., Lunt, I., Lusk, C. H., Maconochie, M., Macinnis-Ng, C., McPherson, H., Magallón, S., Manea, A., Marais, K., Maslin, B., Mason, R., Mayfield, M., Mazanec, R., McC Overton, J., McCarthy, J. K., McFarlane, E., Meers, T., Metcalfe, D., Milberg, P., Mokany, K., Moles, A. T., Moore, B. D., Moore, N., Morgan, H., Morgan, J. W., Morris, W., Muir, A., Munroe, S., Myerscough, P., Nelson, D., Neyland, D., Nicholson, Á., Nicolle, D., Nicotra, A. B., Niinemets, Ü., North, T., O'Reilly-Nugent, A., O'Sullivan, O. S., Oberle, B., Olsen, M., Onoda, Y., Ooi, M. K. J., Orscheg, C., Osborne, C. P., Paczkowska, G., Peeters, P., Pekin, B., Perry, G., Phillips, A., Pickering, C., Pickup, M., Pollitt, L., Pollock, L. J., Polmear, R., Poot, P., Possingham, H., Powell, J. R., Power, S. A., Prentice, I. C., Price, A., Prior, L., Prober, S. M., Pyne, T., Read, J., Reynolds, V., Rice, B., Richards, A. E., Richardson, B., Rigg, J. L., Roberts, B., Roderick, M. L., Rosell, J. A., Rossetto, M., Rye, B., Rymer, P. D., Salomaa, A., Sams, M. A., Sanson, G., Sauquet, H., Schmidt, S., Schöenenberger, J., Schulze, E.-D., Schulze, I., Schulze, W., Scott, A. J., Sendall, K., Shapcott, A., Shaw, V., Shoo, L., Sinclair, S., Sjostrom, A., Smith, B., Smith, R., Soliveres, S., Soper, F., Sparrow, B., Spooner, A., Standish, R. J., Staples, T. L., Stephens, R., Stewart, G., Suda, J., Szota, C., Tait, C., Taseski, G., Tasker, E., Taylor, D., Thomas, F., Thompson, I., Tissue, D. T., Tjoelker, M. G., Tng, D. Y. P., Toelken, H. R., Tomlinson, K., Trudgen, M., Turner, N. C., van der Merwe, M., van Langevelde, F., Veneklaas, E. J., Venn, S., Vesk, P., Vlasveld, C., Vorontsova, M. S., Warren, C. A., Warwick, N., Weerasinghe, L. K., Wells, J., Westman, W. E., Westoby, M., White, M., Williams, E., Williams, N. S. G., Williams, R. J., Willis, K., Wills, J., Wilson, J. B., Wilson, P. G., Wright, I. J., Yates, C., Yen, J., Zanne, A. E., Zemunik, G., Ziemińska, K., Nolan, R., Boer, M. M., Robinson, A., Welsh, N., Messina, A., Stajsic, V., Ohlsen, D., Klazenga, N., Coleman, D., Coleman, D., Dun, L., Yang, S., Barrett, R., Lu-Irving, P., Sommerville, K., Wenk, E. & Falster, D., ZENODO, 18 Sept 2023
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.8353840, https://zenodo.org/record/8353840
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AusTraits: a curated plant trait database for the Australian flora
Falster, D., Gallagher, R., Wenk, E., Sauquet, H., Wright, I. J., Indiarto, D., Andrew, S., Baxter, C., Lawson, J., Allen, S., Fuchs, A., Monro, A., Kar, F., Adams, M. A., Ahrens, C. W., Alfonzetti, M., Amini, S., Angevin, T., Apgaua, D. M. G., Arndt, S., Ash, J., Atkin, O. K., Atkinson, J., Auld, T., Baker, A., Balthazar, M. V., Bean, A., Blackman, C. J., Bloomfield, K., Boreham, T., Bowman, D. M. J. S., Bradstock, R., Bragg, J., Brand, W. A., Briggs, A., Brock, J., Brodribb, T. J., Buckton, G., Burrows, G., Butler, D., Caldwell, E., Camac, J., Carpenter, R., Catford, J. A., Cawthray, G. R., Cernusak, L. A., Chandler, G., Chapman, A. R., Cheal, D., Cheesman, A. W., Chen, S.-C., Chinnock, R., Choat, B., Clarke, P., Clayton, D., Clemants, S., Clifford, H. T., Clinton, B., Clode, P. L., Cochrane, M., Coleman, H., Collins, B., Conti, A., Cooper, W., Cooper, W., Cornwell, W. K., Cosgrove, M., Cowie, I., Craven, L., Crisp, M., Cross, E., Crous, K. Y., Cunningham, S., Curran, T., Curtis, E., Davidson, I., Daws, M. I., de Salas, M., de Tombeur, F., DeGabriel, J. L., Denton, M. D., Dong, N., Du, P., Duan, H., Duncan, D. H., Duncan, R. P., Duretto, M., Dwyer, J. M., Eamus, D., Edwards, C., Egan, J., Esperon-Rodriguez, M., Evans, J. R., Everingham, S. E., Fahey, C., Falster, D., Farrell, C., Firn, J., Fonseca, C. R., Forster, P. I., Foster, J., French, B. J., French, T., Frith, A., Frood, D., Funk, J. L., Gallagher, R., Gardiner, R., Geange, S. R., Ghannoum, O., Gill, M., Gleason, S. M., Goble-Garratt, E., Gosper, C. R., Gray, E., Groom, P. K., Grootemaat, S., Gross, C., Grubb, P., Guerin, G., Guilherme Pereira, C., Guinane, C., Guja, L., Hahs, A. K., Hall, T., Hallet, M., Harrison, M. T., Haslehurst, T., Hassiotou, F., Hayes, P. E., Henery, M., Herbohn, J., Hochuli, D., Hocking, P., Howell, J., Hu, J., Huang, G., Hughes, K., Hughes, L., Huisman, J., Ilic, J., Islam, M., Jagdish, A., Jin, D., Jordan, G., Jurado, E., Kanowski, J., Kasel, S., Kealley, I., Keighery, G., Kellermann, J., Kenny, B., Kirkpatrick, J., Knox, K., Kohout, M., Kooyman, R. M., Kotowska, M. M., Kovac, L., Kreger, K., Kuo, J., Lai, H. R., Laliberté, E., Lambers, H., Lambert, M., Lamont, B. B., Lanceman, D., Lanfear, R., Laughlin, D. C., Laugier-Kitchener, B.-A., Laurance, S., Lawes, M., Laws, C., Lawson, J., Laxton, E., Lehmann, C. E. R., Leigh, A., Leishman, M. R., Lenz, T., Lepschi, B., Lewis, J. D., Lim, F., Lindsay, L., Liu, U., Londono, D. M., López Martinez, A., Lord, J., Ludwig, C., Lunt, I., Lusk, C. H., Maconochie, M., Macinnis-Ng, C., McPherson, H., Magallón, S., Manea, A., Marais, K., Maslin, B., Mason, R., Mayfield, M., Mazanec, R., McC Overton, J., McCarthy, J. K., McFarlane, E., Meers, T., Metcalfe, D., Milberg, P., Mokany, K., Moles, A. T., Moore, B. D., Moore, N., Morgan, H., Morgan, J. W., Morris, W., Muir, A., Munroe, S., Myerscough, P., Nelson, D., Neyland, D., Nicholson, Á., Nicolle, D., Nicotra, A. B., Niinemets, Ü., North, T., O'Reilly-Nugent, A., O'Sullivan, O. S., Oberle, B., Olsen, M., Onoda, Y., Ooi, M. K. J., Orscheg, C., Osborne, C. P., Paczkowska, G., Peeters, P., Pekin, B., Perry, G., Phillips, A., Pickering, C., Pickup, M., Pollitt, L., Pollock, L. J., Polmear, R., Poot, P., Possingham, H., Powell, J. R., Power, S. A., Prentice, I. C., Price, A., Prior, L., Prober, S. M., Pyne, T., Read, J., Reynolds, V., Rice, B., Richards, A. E., Richardson, B., Rigg, J. L., Roberts, B., Roderick, M. L., Rosell, J. A., Rossetto, M., Rye, B., Rymer, P. D., Salomaa, A., Sams, M. A., Sanson, G., Sauquet, H., Schmidt, S., Schöenenberger, J., Schulze, E.-D., Schulze, I., Schulze, W., Scott, A. J., Sendall, K., Shapcott, A., Shaw, V., Shoo, L., Sinclair, S., Sjostrom, A., Smith, B., Smith, R., Soliveres, S., Soper, F., Sparrow, B., Spooner, A., Standish, R. J., Staples, T. L., Stephens, R., Stewart, G., Suda, J., Szota, C., Tait, C., Taseski, G., Tasker, E., Taylor, D., Thomas, F., Thompson, I., Tissue, D. T., Tjoelker, M. G., Tng, D. Y. P., Toelken, H. R., Tomlinson, K., Trudgen, M., Turner, N. C., van der Merwe, M., van Langevelde, F., Veneklaas, E. J., Venn, S., Vesk, P., Vlasveld, C., Vorontsova, M. S., Warren, C. A., Warwick, N., Weerasinghe, L. K., Wells, J., Westman, W. E., Westoby, M., White, M., Williams, E., Williams, N. S. G., Williams, R. J., Willis, K., Wills, J., Wilson, J. B., Wilson, P. G., Wright, I. J., Yates, C., Yen, J., Zanne, A. E., Zemunik, G., Ziemińska, K., Nolan, R., Boer, M. M., Robinson, A., Welsh, N., Messina, A., Stajsic, V., Ohlsen, D., Klazenga, N., Coleman, D., Coleman, D., Dun, L., Yang, S., Barrett, R., Lu-Irving, P., Sommerville, K., Wenk, E. & Falster, D., ZENODO, 30 Jan 2023
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7583087, https://zenodo.org/record/7583087
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AusTraits: a curated plant trait database for the Australian flora
Falster, D., Gallagher, R., Wenk, E., Sauquet, H., Wright, I. J., Indiarto, D., Andrew, S., Baxter, C., Lawson, J., Allen, S., Fuchs, A., Monro, A., Kar, F., Adams, M. A., Ahrens, C. W., Alfonzetti, M., Amini, S., Angevin, T., Apgaua, D. M. G., Arndt, S., Ash, J., Atkin, O. K., Atkinson, J., Auld, T., Baker, A., Balthazar, M. V., Bean, A., Blackman, C. J., Bloomfield, K., Boreham, T., Bowman, D. M. J. S., Bradstock, R., Bragg, J., Brand, W. A., Briggs, A., Brock, J., Brodribb, T. J., Buckton, G., Burrows, G., Butler, D., Caldwell, E., Camac, J., Carpenter, R., Catford, J. A., Cawthray, G. R., Cernusak, L. A., Chandler, G., Chapman, A. R., Cheal, D., Cheesman, A. W., Chen, S.-C., Chinnock, R., Choat, B., Clarke, P., Clayton, D., Clemants, S., Clifford, H. T., Clinton, B., Clode, P. L., Cochrane, M., Coleman, H., Collins, B., Conti, A., Cooper, W., Cooper, W., Cornwell, W. K., Cosgrove, M., Cowie, I., Craven, L., Crisp, M., Cross, E., Crous, K. Y., Cunningham, S., Curran, T., Curtis, E., Davidson, I., Daws, M. I., de Salas, M., de Tombeur, F., DeGabriel, J. L., Denton, M. D., Dong, N., Du, P., Duan, H., Duncan, D. H., Duncan, R. P., Duretto, M., Dwyer, J. M., Eamus, D., Edwards, C., Egan, J., Esperon-Rodriguez, M., Evans, J. R., Everingham, S. E., Fahey, C., Falster, D., Farrell, C., Firn, J., Fonseca, C. R., Forster, P. I., Foster, J., French, B. J., French, T., Frith, A., Frood, D., Funk, J. L., Gallagher, R., Gardiner, R., Geange, S. R., Ghannoum, O., Gill, M., Gleason, S. M., Goble-Garratt, E., Gosper, C. R., Gray, E., Groom, P. K., Grootemaat, S., Gross, C., Grubb, P., Guerin, G., Guilherme Pereira, C., Guinane, C., Guja, L., Hahs, A. K., Hall, T., Hallet, M., Harrison, M. T., Haslehurst, T., Hassiotou, F., Hayes, P. E., Henery, M., Herbohn, J., Hochuli, D., Hocking, P., Howell, J., Hu, J., Huang, G., Hughes, K., Hughes, L., Huisman, J., Ilic, J., Islam, M., Jagdish, A., Jin, D., Jordan, G., Jurado, E., Kanowski, J., Kasel, S., Kealley, I., Keighery, G., Kellermann, J., Kenny, B., Kirkpatrick, J., Knox, K., Kohout, M., Kooyman, R. M., Kotowska, M. M., Kovac, L., Kreger, K., Kuo, J., Lai, H. R., Laliberté, E., Lambers, H., Lambert, M., Lamont, B. B., Lanceman, D., Lanfear, R., Laughlin, D. C., Laugier-Kitchener, B.-A., Laurance, S., Lawes, M., Laws, C., Lawson, J., Laxton, E., Lehmann, C. E. R., Leigh, A., Leishman, M. R., Lenz, T., Lepschi, B., Lewis, J. D., Lim, F., Lindsay, L., Liu, U., Londono, D. M., López Martinez, A., Lord, J., Ludwig, C., Lunt, I., Lusk, C. H., Maconochie, M., Macinnis-Ng, C., McPherson, H., Magallón, S., Manea, A., Marais, K., Maslin, B., Mason, R., Mayfield, M., Mazanec, R., McC Overton, J., McCarthy, J. K., McFarlane, E., Meers, T., Metcalfe, D., Milberg, P., Mokany, K., Moles, A. T., Moore, B. D., Moore, N., Morgan, H., Morgan, J. W., Morris, W., Muir, A., Munroe, S., Myerscough, P., Nelson, D., Neyland, D., Nicholson, Á., Nicolle, D., Nicotra, A. B., Niinemets, Ü., North, T., O'Reilly-Nugent, A., O'Sullivan, O. S., Oberle, B., Olsen, M., Onoda, Y., Ooi, M. K. J., Orscheg, C., Osborne, C. P., Paczkowska, G., Peeters, P., Pekin, B., Perry, G., Phillips, A., Pickering, C., Pickup, M., Pollitt, L., Pollock, L. J., Polmear, R., Poot, P., Possingham, H., Powell, J. R., Power, S. A., Prentice, I. C., Price, A., Prior, L., Prober, S. M., Pyne, T., Read, J., Reynolds, V., Rice, B., Richards, A. E., Richardson, B., Rigg, J. L., Roberts, B., Roderick, M. L., Rosell, J. A., Rossetto, M., Rye, B., Rymer, P. D., Salomaa, A., Sams, M. A., Sanson, G., Sauquet, H., Schmidt, S., Schöenenberger, J., Schulze, E.-D., Schulze, I., Schulze, W., Scott, A. J., Sendall, K., Shapcott, A., Shaw, V., Shoo, L., Sinclair, S., Sjostrom, A., Smith, B., Smith, R., Soliveres, S., Soper, F., Sparrow, B., Spooner, A., Standish, R. J., Staples, T. L., Stephens, R., Stewart, G., Suda, J., Szota, C., Tait, C., Taseski, G., Tasker, E., Taylor, D., Thomas, F., Thompson, I., Tissue, D. T., Tjoelker, M. G., Tng, D. Y. P., Toelken, H. R., Tomlinson, K., Trudgen, M., Turner, N. C., van der Merwe, M., van Langevelde, F., Veneklaas, E. J., Venn, S., Vesk, P., Vlasveld, C., Vorontsova, M. S., Warren, C. A., Warwick, N., Weerasinghe, L. K., Wells, J., Westman, W. E., Westoby, M., White, M., Williams, E., Williams, N. S. G., Williams, R. J., Willis, K., Wills, J., Wilson, J. B., Wilson, P. G., Wright, I. J., Yates, C., Yen, J., Zanne, A. E., Zemunik, G. & Ziemińska, K., ZENODO, 14 Jul 2021
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.5112001, https://zenodo.org/record/5112001
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Prizes
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Excellence in Research Impact
Tjoelker, M. (Recipient) & Esperon-Rodriguez, M. (Recipient), 12 Dec 2024
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Excellence in Research Leadership & Development
Barker, K. (Recipient), Bromley, C. (Recipient), Duursma, E. (Recipient), Esperon-Rodriguez, M. (Recipient), Georgeou, N. (Recipient), Lawrence, S. (Recipient), Love, A. (Recipient), MacMillan, F. (Recipient), Mirza, O. (Recipient), Siette, J. (Recipient), Perry, N. (Recipient), Pfautsch, S. (Recipient), Tannous, K. (Recipient), Varua, M. E. (Recipient) & Weidemann, G. (Recipient), 12 Dec 2024
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