Adjunct Associate Professor Ian Clark
ACEDD Executive Officer
School of Natural and Built Environments
University of South Australia
P: +61 8 830 21393
E: Ian.Clark@unisa.edu.au
Background Professor Peter Teasdale, University of South Australia, sadly passed away on the 7th August 2020. His contribution to environmental chemistry and water research spanned more than 25 years beginning with a Bachelor of Science with Honours degree and PhD from the University of Wollongong. He also worked at CSIRO, Lancaster University and Griffith University…
ACEDD sponsored a workshop for the Discipline Day associated with the Australian Conference for Science and Mathematics Education at the University of Technology Sydney. The workshop built on two recent ACEDD sponsored projects: Future employment opportunities for new graduates; and the role of capstone courses to meet the objectives of WIL. Graduates entering the workforce…
In 2018 ACEDD was involved with scientists from Curtin University, the University of South Australia and Queensland University of Technology in a projected funded by the Australian Technology Network Universities titled Increasing effectiveness in whole-of-curriculum field-based work-integrated learning of the natural environment for improved employability. The project focused on identifying the employability skills developed in…
What skills are employers looking for? Associate Professor David Bruce prepared a report for The Australian Council of Environmental Deans and Directors titled Environmental Graduate Skills and Employer Needs Survey The principal findings of the report were: The dominant employer of Environmental graduates in 2017 – 2018 is the private sector usually through environmental consultants. Over…