Dr. Adrian Manning

Professor

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Biography

Adrian Manning is a Professor at the Fenner School of Environment and Society at the Australian National University, where he leads the Coexistence Conservation Laboratory. His research focuses on conservation reintroduction biology, landscape ecology, and restoration ecology, with particular expertise in rewilding. He is the Research Leader of the long-term ‘Mulligans Flat - Goorooyarroo Woodland Experiment’, a collaboration between government, university, and NGOs aimed at restoring critically endangered box-gum grassy woodlands and their biodiversity. Professor Manning has been instrumental in the development of the Mulligans Flat Woodland Sanctuary and the Wildbark Learning Centre. He has worked on projects involving the reintroduction of locally extinct species to restore key ecological functions and is regarded as an expert on the Superb Parrot and associated hollow-bearing trees. He holds a BSc (Hons) from Edinburgh and a PhD from ANU and is an active research student supervisor.

Research Interests

Requirements for Australian National University

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:2.8
IELTS
Listening
Required:6
Reading
Required:6
Writing
Required:6
Speaking
Required:6
Overall
Required:6.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:18
Reading
Required:18
Writing
Required:22
Speaking
Required:18
Total
Required:80
PTE
Listening
Required:55
Reading
Required:55
Writing
Required:55
Speaking
Required:55
Overall
Required:64
Prerequisites
Bachelor degree or international equivalent Cognate discipline for some specializations
Application Checklist
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Specialization Notes

Requirements are standardized across most Master of Science and Arts programs within the College of Science and College of Arts & Social Sciences.