Congratulations to Associate Professor Paul Nevill on leading Curtin’s inaugural BioBlitz, held across the Bentley and Singapore campuses with more than 40 staff and students involved. Read more about the events in the Kudos articles linked here and here.

Associate Professor Nevill’s hard work and dedication brought together researchers, industry experts and students for hands-on experience using environmental DNA (eDNA) technology, building practical skills with real-world applications in environmental consulting, urban planning and sustainability reporting.

The results uncovered a rich diversity of species calling our campuses home, including the Brown Honeyeater and Two-toed Earless Skink at Bentley, the Plantain Squirrel, Asian Small-Clawed Otter and Asian Water Monitor at Singapore and many more. Remarkably, freshwater jellyfish were detected on both campuses.

Following these successful BioBlitz events at Bentley and Singapore, plans are underway to expand to Curtin Malaysia in 2026 and all Curtin global campuses by 2027. Thank you to all who participated in this enrichment of the student experience.

View the BioBlitz results here.

A group of people in front of a slideshow presentation that shows the list of species identified.
Professor Lindley Lord, Associate Deputy Vice-Chancellor Global (front row, second from left), and Associate Professor Paul Nevill (back row, second from left) with the Bentley campus BioBlitz participants.
A graphic that says "3034 taxa detected" with a colourful wheel chart in the centre with the text around the edge saying "Plants, Algae, Bacteria, Ciliates, Mammals, Fish, Worms, Insects, Arachnids, Fungi". Around the wheel chart are black silhouettes of some of the different species of organisms that were detected.
3,034 taxa (groups of organisms classified together based on shared characteristics) were detected in Bentley and Singapore. [Click image to enlarge]