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Resilient communities and environment

Partner with us to improve outcomes in climate change mitigation, environmental management and adaptation to a changing climate.

Supporting sustainable environments

The effects of climate change are being felt across industries, environments and communities. The breadth of research at UQ means we’re at the forefront of developing solutions for resilient environments and communities.

Our collaborative initiatives and transdisciplinary research groups are investigating practical ways to mitigate and adapt to climate change, develop healthy and resilient land, water, environments and communities, and ensure the protection of biodiversity and nature that underpins our way of life.

Whether you work in research, industry or government, we're ready to partner with you to secure our collective future prosperity.

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What we offer

Partnering with us provides access to the following benefits.

Multidisciplinary partnerships

Collaborations across government, industry and not-for-profits have expanded our expertise across disciplines from resilience to conservation.

World-leading expertise

Our world-leading experts have experience delivering solutions to meet industry needs.

State-of-the-art infrastructure

Our facilities include equipment for measurement and monitoring, testing, fabricating and field trials on farm or reef.

Our capabilities

As Australia’s most comprehensive university, our researchers cover environmental, technical, social, economic, and cultural aspects of the capabilities below.

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Conservation and biodiversity

  • Ecology, genetics and evolution
  • Environmental management
  • Animal and wildlife sciences
  • Environmental policy and law
  • Conservation decision making
  • Regenerating ecosystems
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Water, coastal and marine

  • Water security
  • Urban management
  • Wastewater management
  • Marine ecology and megafauna
  • Integrated catchment management
  • Wetlands
  • Coral reefs
  • Marine biology and ocean science
  • Spatial planning for marine areas
  • Sediment, salt and contaminants in natural water systems
  • Reef and coast monitoring
Bushfire

Disaster readiness and resilience

  • Atmospheric perils
  • Community impacts and adaptation
  • Fire safety and resilience
  • Disaster damage and impact assessment
  • Disaster and catastrophe risk models
  • Laboratory simulation of natural hazards
  • Structural design for extremes
  • Sea level rise
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Climate change impacts and resilience

  • Food security
  • Water security
  • Community adaptation
  • Risk management
  • Planetary health
  • Public health and wellbeing
  • Social impacts
  • Demography
  • Human geography
  • Earth observation
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Sustainability

  • ESG
  • Nature-based solutions
  • Corporate decision making
  • Emissions
  • Circularity
  • Plastic waste

Didn’t find what you were looking for? We also have portfolios in Energy Transitions, Sustainable Agrifood and Advanced Manufacturing.

Partner with us

Keen to know more or have an idea for a partnership? Contact our industry specialist. 

​​Dr Alisa Becker
Associate Director (Environment and Agrifood) 
Strategic Partnerships - Industry and Government
Email a.becker@uq.edu.au

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Facilities and infrastructure

  • Moreton Bay Research Station
  • Heron Island Research Station
  • TERN: Australia's Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network
  • Gatton Farms animal and crop science facilities
  • Observational meteorology including Mobile and Bistatic Weather Radar
  • Fire Safety Facilities

Research stories

See our research in action, learn more about ongoing projects and read our success stories.

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Salt water-degradable plastics to help oceans

UQ researchers are developing a plastic that breaks down in seawater to help turn the tide on marine waste.
Professor Hamish McGowan uses AI to trace the movement of embers and understand extreme bushfire hazards.

Saving lives during bushfire season

How AI and mobile weather radars are being used to better prepare us for bushfire dangers.
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Study reveals flood mud burden on Moreton Bay

Mud samples taken from Moreton Bay have sounded a warning about the impact of climate change on this coastal habitat.