The ANU Water Initiative is a cross-disciplinary, university-wide initiative that brings together ANU researchers and educators in the water domain.
Research centres
Extensive research on social, economic and environmental sustainability is being undertaken by universities can be directly linked to student and community learning and change. These include:
- using the campus as a site and source for engaged learning and research by students
- students undertaking research projects across a wide range of community groups
- coordinating inter-disciplinary research teams
- applied research partnerships on pressing sustainability issues with a wide range of stakeholders including government, corporate, and community bodies.
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Asia Pacific Centre for Sustainable Enterprise
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Griffith University
APCSE informs and assists the development of sustainable enterprise through innovative research, teaching and engagement activities. Our Centre is a highly collaborative entity with strong national and international connections to industry, academe, government and non-government organisations.
Australian Centre for Cultural Environmental Research
Undertakes in-depth cultural analysis of Australia’s highest priority environmental issues to make both intellectual and practical contributions to the pressing problems of environmental sustainability.
Australian Centre for Sustainable Business and Development
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University of Southern Queensland
The Australian Centre for Sustainable Business and Development (ACSBD) focuses on accelerating the industrial and commercial utilisation of sustainability innovation. The Centre's research is grounded in high quality research projects involving partners from industry, government and other research centres. Platforms for collaborative research and development exist in sectors as diverse as energy and water, agriculture, tourism and urban design and development.
Australian Centre for Sustainable Catchments
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University of Southern Queensland
The Australian Centre for Sustainable Catchments (ACSC) focuses on and underpins the profitability and sustainability of water and catchment management in Australia. The Centre has established a 20 year research program so that, by 2025, Queensland has a thriving regional economy based on world-leading practices in regional water and catchment management, including the most efficient and sustainable stewardship of our natural resources.
Building Capacity for a Sustainable Future: An Australian Research Council Linkage Project
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RMIT University
This initiative involves a number of people involved in teaching sustainability meeting as a community of practice to share sustainability practice, discuss related issues and promote sustainability learning and teaching.
Centre for Climate Law and Policy
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ANU College of Law
Networks, Reference material
This institute, one of a number within the ANU's Australian Centre for Environmental Law, provides information on its website about current research projects and recent publications in the area of climate change and law. There are also links to other national institutes at ANU for other disciplines.
Centre for Comparative Water Policies and Laws
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University of South Australia
The Centre undertakes major socio-legal research on sustainable development law and policy for corporations, national and international governments. It evaluates organisational structures, policy transitions and makes law reform suggestions on freshwater sources such as ground, surface, storm and recycled water and conjunctive use arrangements between these in Australia. Members have worked on statutory water plans, sustainability levies, water trading, carbon trading and policy conflicts in an era of climate change adaptation.
Centre for International Economic Studies
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The University of Adelaide
The Centre for International Economic Studies(CIES) aims to strengthen teaching and research in the field of international economics and closely related disciplines; providing shorter training programs; conducting seminars, workshops and international conferences.
Centre for Sustainable Energy Systems
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The Australian National University
The group researches photovoltaic solar cells and concentrator solar thermal technologies.
Centre for Systems Biology
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University of Southern Queensland
Centre for Systems Biology (CSBi) is one of six research centres located at USQ. We specialise in multidisciplinary biological and biomedical research bringing together specialists from all different fields including biology, mathematics, computer programming and engineering who have an interest in systems biology. CSBi activities include research, postgraduate training and providing services to community and industry.
Climate Centre for Policy and Economics
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The Australian National University
CCEP provides insights on the economics of climate change and its implications for public policy. Our remit includes the analysis of cutting greenhouse gas emissions, as well as adaptation to climate change impacts.
Climate Change Institute
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The Australian National University
Our mission is to contribute to climate change solutions through innovative, interdisciplinary approaches to research and teaching, drawing on the wealth of expertise across the University's seven Colleges, and to connect our work to governments, the private sector and civil society.
Climate Change Response Program
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Griffith University
The Climate Change Response Program leads Griffith University's research into climate change adaptation and holds related seminars.
Climate Change Response Program
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Griffith University
The Climate Change Response Program leads Griffith University's research into climate change adaptation. The program examines the physical, environmental, socio-economic, institutional and legal dimensions of adapting Australia’s towns and cities to the unavoidable impacts of climate change. The work of the program encompasses coastal communities; urban planning; infrastructure and built environment; and biodiversity conservation.
Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) for Construction Innovation
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Queensland University of Technology
A national research, development and implementation centre focused on the needs of the property, design, construction and facility management sector. Key research programs include virtual environments for lifecycle design and construction; construction project delivery strategies; environmental sustainability; integrated design and construction support systems; and management, adaptability and the future of built assets.
Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) for Railway Engineering Technologies
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Queensland University of Technology
An unincorporated joint venture of Australia's major rail companies and leading universities established and funded by the Commonwealth Government under the Cooperative Research Centre program. Key research themes include economic, social and environmental sustainability, operations and safety, engineering and safety and education and training.
Curtin University sustainability Policy Institute
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Curtin University
The Curtin University Sustainability Policy (CUSP) Institute was established in January 2008. Sustainability Policy is also developing as a recognised profession and a multidisciplinary research field in its own right. CUSP will be a key player in the planned Sustainable Development Institute encompassing a broad range of Curtin research centres and teams involved in sustainability scholarship. It welcomes PhD and Masters by Research students, and is offering a coursework Masters in Sustainability.
Environmental services, UWA facilities Management, The University of Western Australia
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The University of Western Australia
The Environmental Services section in Facilities Management offers support and advice on sustainability issues and coordinates environmental projects and programs. Facilities Management (FM) aims to reduce the environmental impact of University operations by conserving water and energy, reducing pollution and waste and promoting ecologically sustainable building design and operations. Facilities management has formed a Sustainability Operations Action and Policy group to address these issues.
Institute for Conservation Biology & Environmental Management
Aims to conduct world-class research and management of Australia's native biota; train research students; foster interdisciplinary research and research training linking science with law, policy and management.