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School of Environmental and Rural Science

Feral Cat Project

Feral cats threaten the survival of 100 Australian animal species. UNE is leading a 5-year project to develop management strategies that can ameliorate the impacts of feral cat predation and disease.

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Feral Cat Project

GRASS

The University of New England's Growing Regional & Agricultural Students in Science (UNE GRASS) program leads the development and delivery of education programs that inspire students towards agricultural and science careers.

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Australia's Best

In 2017, UNE was ranked Australia's best University for Agriculture and Environmental Studies.

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Australia's Best

Bachelor of Agricultural Production and Management

An agriculture degree with a number of pathways rewarding your past experience.

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Bachelor of Agricultural Production and Management

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A library of life; a place of activity, interaction and discovery.

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If you wish to extend your career prospects or are aspiring to further academic study, we offer many postgraduate pathways through our course work and research programs.

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Many career paths are available in environmental or rural science, from Aquatic Ecology to Zoology, or Agricultural Consulting to Weed Science.

Animal Science and Systems

Animal Science and Systems

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Life, Earth and Environment

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Expert online education

UNE is the only Australian public university awarded the maximum 5 stars for Overall Experience 13 years in a row by the Good Universities Guide.

We've been delivering distance education since 1955 – that’s longer than any other Australian university. Perhaps that’s why our students continue to rate us so highly for student satisfaction and teaching quality.

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The University of New England respects and acknowledges that its people, programs and facilities are built on land, and surrounded by a sense of belonging, both ancient and contemporary, of the world's oldest living culture. In doing so, UNE values and respects Indigenous knowledge systems as a vital part of the knowledge capital of Australia.