Systematics & Evolutionary Biology
Research Groups and Centres
Systematics & Evolutionary Biology, within the school of Earth and Environmental Sciences, is contained within two major research centres:
ACEBB forms part of the Environment Institute and is a nationally recognised centre of expertise in systematics, evolutionary biology and biodiversity science. |
ACAD forms part of the Environment Institute and is one of the leading ancient DNA centres in the world, and the only one in the Southern Hemisphere. With an international reputation for highly-innovative research, ACAD is developing new platform technologies, and collaborative programs with international research leaders across multiple fields. |
Research in Systematics and Evolutionary Biology
For information about specific research projects within Systematics and Evolutionary Biology, please contact one of the relevant research staff listed below.
Key Academic and Research Staff
![]() | Prof. Andy AUSTIN Evolution Systematics and Biodiversity of Insects and Groundwater Invertebrates | ![]() | Dr. Jeremy AUSTIN Conservation Genetics, Ancient DNA, Molecular Ecology and Forensics |
![]() | Assoc. Prof. Michael LEE Evolution, Systematics and Biodiversity of Living Fossil Reptiles | ![]() | Prof. Alan COOPER Evolutionary Patterns and Ancient DNA |
![]() | Prof. Stephen DONNELLAN Vertebrate Systematics and Evolution, Marine and Terrestrial Population Genetics | ![]() | Prof. Robert HILL Palaeobotany: Evolution of the Australian Flora |
![]() | Dr. John JENNINGS Insect Biology, Biodiversity, Evolution and Systematic | ![]() | Prof. Andy LOWE Plant Gene Flow, Biogeography and Rapid Adaptation |









