University of Queensland

The University of Queensland (uq.edu.au) is well placed to understand and address the water challenges ahead
to achieve sustainability. UQ’s breadth of experience ranges from engineering, chemical and biological sciences,
to economic policy, climate and environmental research. Water researchers at UQ are guiding our water future
through scientific discovery, technological innovation and policy development. Their social, political and
economic expertise promotes best practice and guides quality education programs. Water research is
represented by five faculties and six centres and institutes:
• Faculty of Science
• Faculty of Engineering, Architecture and Information Technology
• Faculty of Business, Economics and Law
• Faculty of Health Sciences
• Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
• Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (AIBN)
• Sustainable Minerals Institute (SMI)
• Advanced Water Management Centre (AWMC)
• Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation (QAAFI)
• Institute for Social Science Research (ISSR)
• International Water Centre (IWC)
The UQ Global Change Institute’s Sustainable Water Program brings together researchers and others ‘enablers’
on water-related challenges for new, bigger-picture, cross-disciplinary projects across the university to develop a
path to impact and change from the research outputs, and bring together end-users with researchers and
funders at each crucial stage of the project. This ensures appropriate and maximum adoption, dissemination and
uptake of the research outputs, and effective translation of research outputs to policy and adoption outcomes.