Students undertake the practical aspects of their studies at the centre.
In addition, two Honours students from Stirling University, Scotland, completed three months research with the aquaculture program. Volunteers gain experience by working alongside established researches in the field and in the laboratory. Environment and biodiversity program staff teach marine habitat management at the Mawson Institute of Environmental Studies and provide lectures for the Masters of Ecological Management course at the University of Adelaide. Training in horticulture, agriculture and aquaculture will be integrated at the facility to provide a premier Asian centre for education and research in these disciplines. The Garden highlights to young children, the fascinating aspects of our own temperate marine environment and at the same time instills the need to protect and respect that environment.