Partnering with industry leaders

The University of Queensland

The University of Queensland is one of Australia's premier learning and research institutions. It is the largest and oldest university in Queensland and has produced generations of graduates who have become leaders in all areas of society and industry.

Water expertise

The University of Queensland (UQ) is continuing to build a reputation in water research excellence. The University is facing the global challenges of water and energy supply head on and providing innovative solutions. UQ researchers are using advanced scientific tools to benefit industry, governments and the broader community. UQ’s international successes and strong support from industry partners have cemented it as the world leader in the field. Recent initiatives include:

• annual South East Queensland Healthy Waterways Ecosystem
• Health Report Card
• Urban Water Security Research Alliance, formed in 2007 to address South East Queensland’s emerging urban water issues
• the establishment of a $2.5 million Chair of Water Recycling at the University
• research by the Coastal Resource Management Unit to help improve the health of Moreton Bay
• research by engineering researchers to drive a sustainable solution to the problem of waste caused by tourism.

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Griffith University

Griffith University is an innovative, multi-campus institution with internationally recognised strengths. It is academically comprehensive, covering the creative and performing arts, the basic sciences and liberal arts, the professions, and newly emerging disciplines at the frontiers of science.

Water expertise

Griffith University is leading research in sustainable water resource management with Australia’s largest group of university-based water scientists. The university is represented on international water management committees such as the Global Water System Project and Diversitas. It is committed to promoting a whole-of-water cycle philosophy linking water catchment and river-coastal management. It is proactive in national and international water science planning and research bodies, and specialises in river, catchment and coastal research and education in:

• catchment and river processes
• water allocation and environmental flows
• coastal and estuarine processes
• aquatic biodiversity and conservation
• restoration science
• monitoring and assessment

Griffith’s Smart Water Research Centre embodies a synergistic approach to the integrated water management cycle. Its state-of-the-art research facility offers cutting-edge water research equipment focused on microbiology, environmental toxicology and chemical diagnostics. Its research strength is aligned with an increasing network of industry partners including the International WaterCentre.

The Australian Rivers Institute at Griffith University is actively leading research in sustainable water resource management with Australia's largest group of university-based scientists specialising in river, catchment and coastal research and education.

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Monash University

Monash University is Australia's most internationalised university. It has eight campuses including one in Malaysia and one in South Africa, and centres in London, UK and Prato, Italy. An energetic and dynamic university, Monash is committed to quality education and research.

Water expertise

Monash University’s excellence in water research lies in its multidisciplinary approach. As an international university with campuses in Australia, South Africa and Malaysia and a learning centre in Italy, Monash researchers work together across its ten faculties and industry around the globe to confront worldwide water and water scarcity challenges from every scientific, social, organisational, economic and legislative angle. Research areas:

• biodiversity, conservation and sustainability
• water governance (including water economics, organisational structures and process)
• urban research (stormwater harvesting, urbanisation of rivers and streams)
• water quality
• wastewater and industrial water management

• policy development and reform.

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The University of Western Australia

Established in 1911, UWA is a member of the prestigious 'Group of Eight' Australian research-intensive universities. UWA is characterised by a strong research and post-graduate emphasis based on, and closely linked to, a high quality undergraduate education across the range of disciplines in the arts, sciences and the major professions including law, medicine, engineering and computer science.

Water expertise

The University of Western Australia has leading research groups focused on integrated catchment management, plant-water interactions, water use in agriculture, hydrodynamics and biogeochemistry, the economics of water resource management, water resource law and water as disease vector. The University is fully integrating its water research, research training and teaching through the establishment of a Water Initiative. Current water research in the areas of engineering, science and management is organised in three main clusters:

• biodiversity, ecohydrology and water engineering
• social, legal and economic aspects of water management
• water, disease and population health.

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University research centres

Healthy Waterways Partnership The South East Queensland (SEQ) Healthy Waterways Partnership is a whole-of-government, whole-of-community collaboration of over 113 organisations which focuses on understanding, planning and managing the use of the waterways and catchments of South East Queensland. Major achievements over the past two years include: Annual Ecosystem Health and Event Monitoring Programand Report Card Finalisation and implementation of the SEQ Healthy Waterways Strategy 2007-2012 Wastewater treatment plant upgrades Application of Water Sensitive Urban Design for new developments Provision of scientific advice and application of Decision Support Tools Development of riparian and landscape restoration priorities in rural catchments Read more about Healthy Waterways.

International RiverFoundation International RiverFoundation is a charity at the heart of a global movement to revive rivers around the world.  Established in 2003 with a vision of a world in which all rivers and waterways are healthy and sustainably managed, International RiverFoundation has grown to become a leading advocate and catalyst for the protection and restoration of the world’s rivers. Activities include: Riverprize Twinning Program Sponsored Delegates Program (for Riversymposium) Annual scholarship for the IWC Master of Integrated Water Management program Read more about the International RiverFoundation.

Queensland Government The Queensland Government is working with local governments, water service providers, industry and the community to ensure we have access to secure and reliable water supplies. To meet future demands on water and increasing water scarcity, the Queensland Government is: improving management of existing resources by reducing demand, improving efficiencies and maximising recycling opportunities; minimising water losses and wastage; and investing in new water supply infrastructure.