2.3 Group allocations
Students were asked to rank the 6 themes (salinity, heavy metals, flooding, drought, nutrients and plant-plant interactions) in order of their top three choices. Students were then allocated to a theme based on these preferences and ensuring multiple degree programs were represented in each group. Multiple degree programs were important to maximise i) diversity of background knowledge; ii) the chance that not all students knew each other; and iii) inter-campus collaboration.