Lesley Hughes

Bio

Professor Lesley Hughes is an ecologist in the Department of Biological Sciences at Macquarie University and an expert on the impacts of climate change on species and ecosystems. She is the co-convenor of the Terrestrial Biodiversity Adaptation Research Network, Chair of the Tasmanian Climate Action Council and a member of Climate Scientists Australia and the Wentworth Group of Concerned Scientists. Professor Hughes is a Councillor of the recently formed Climate Council, and member of the former federal Climate Commission (Feb 2010-2013). Professor Hughes was also a member of the Expert Advisory Group on Climate Change and Biodiversity for the Australian Greenhouse Office and the Department of Climate Change, and a lead author for the UN’s IPCC Fourth and Fifth Assessment Reports. Her research has been published extensively in peer-reviewed journals.

Teaching Material

• Report: Angry Summer of 2012/2013 Climate Commission
• THE CRITICAL DECADE 2013: Climate change science, risks and responses
• Unpacking the IPCC Fifth Assessment Report: Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerability (Working Group II)
• VIDEO: All the top climate scientists in the world have something to tell you

Affiliations

• Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University and Councillor, Climate Council at Macquarie University