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Making your PhD a 'pet project' could help avert disaster 

Published on 01 Feb, 2013 

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For Immediate Release

A PhD scholarship is available for a new nationally-funded project entitled ‘Should I stay or should I go? Increasing natural disaster preparedness and survival through animal attachment'...

The successful candidate will analyse the 2009 Victorian Bushfires Royal Commission Final Report, interview 120 natural disaster survivors in four Australian states, carry out a national online survey of 500 pet owners about their actual or planned behaviours in natural disasters, and develop an innovative emergency preparedness public health campaign.

PhotoID:13863, Principle supervisor Dr Kirrilly Thompson . PHOTO courtesy Genevieve Cooper at the Hills Courier
Principle supervisor Dr Kirrilly Thompson . PHOTO courtesy Genevieve Cooper at the Hills Courier
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Principle supervisor Dr Kirrilly Thompson is based at CQUniversity's Appleton Institute in Adelaide but interstate applicants are welcome.

Applicants have until February 22 to apply. LINK here for a detailed PDF flyer

A detailed project description is available via kirrilly.thompson@cqu.edu.au or 0413 616 650 (before Feb 8) or via Kasey Girle on 07 4923 2607 or sgr@cqu.edu.au after Feb 8.

PhotoID:13874, LINK for a larger image. PHOTO courtesy Genevieve Cooper at the Hills Courier
LINK for a larger image. PHOTO courtesy Genevieve Cooper at the Hills Courier
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