Scholarship and research in human-animal studies is expanding in the developed world, studied by a growing number of academics from a range of fields. Dr Siobhan O’Sullivan from the School of Social and Political Sciences is spearheading this developing field at the University of Melbourne. By Katherine Smith

Declared the ‘Year of Biodiversity’ by the United Nations, 2010 provides an opportunity to celebrate life on earth and to safeguard biodiversity, the variety of life. Nerissa Hannink reports on projects at the University of Melbourne that reevaluate the number of species on the planet and explore the most innovative ways of keeping them alive.

Three Melbourne Veterinary students are working with the Australian Wildlife Health Centre at the Healesville Sanctuary to help orphaned koalas survive. Shane Cahill reports.