University Medal for Bathurst environmental science graduate

Charles Sturt University’s Bachelor of Environmental Science and Management course enables our students to gain the skills required to tackle many environmental issues, including land degradation, biodiversity loss, climate change, and water management. The course is closely aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, a shared blueprint for peace and prosperity for people and the planet. Students investigate how environmental, social and economic factors intersect in the drive for a sustainable future.

Environmental science graduate, Megan Moppett, was awarded a Charles Sturt University Medal for outstanding academic achievement. Megan said she would like to contribute to environmental research and help improve our understanding and management of the unique and spectacular species and ecosystems of Australia. Megan was offered a position as a Technical Officer with the Applied Ecology Unit at Charles Sturt University in Orange, assisting with a research project investigating biodiversity in vineyards. “This experience has confirmed my intention to pursue a career in research in my specialisation, ecological conservation,” she said.

Megan will begin a Bachelor of Science (Honours) in 2022. Her honours project will be comparing different kinds of nest boxes, which are often used to supplement natural tree hollows for wildlife. With extreme weather events becoming more frequent, working out what sort of structures and situation provides the best homes for native wildlife will become increasingly important.