Delivering positive solutions for aquatic ecosystems
The Australian Rivers Institute is a world leader in research and education on rivers, coasts and catchments. We provide a creative and collaborative environment that fosters the next generation of ecosystem scientists, supports sustainability and promotes conservation of the world's natural resources.
In 2020, the Australian Rivers Institute was named the Number One Global Water Security Think Tank by the independently curated Global Go To Think Tank Index Report.
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Griffith University is committed to advancing sustainable development through comprehensive initiatives that promote economic prosperity, social inclusion, environmental sustainability and good governance for all.
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Master of Catchment Science
With this specialist degree you'll learn to combine and use scientific, engineering and economic knowledge to planning ways to protect, restore and rehabilitate our catchments.
Master of Integrated Water Management
The Master of Integrated Water Management creates water leaders by drawing on international teaching and research from many fields to provide a trans-disciplinary, whole-of-water-cycle approach to water management.
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Australian Rivers Institute News
Alternative tidal wetlands in plain sight overlooked Blue Carbon superstars
19 Mar 2024
Study highlights increasing opportunities for conservation, restoration and improved management of...
Biosolids containing microplastics used on farm lands
21 Feb 2024
Study reveals 1-17kg of microplastic per biosolid tonne could be used on agricultural lands.
Microplastics present in muscles, intestines of SEQ sharks
20 Feb 2024
Queensland white, scallop hammerhead, tiger and bull sharks not immune from plastic contamination.
Assessing impacts of drought, water extraction on groundwater from space
31 Jan 2024
ARC project to identify groundwater availability and risks associated with groundwater extraction.
Floating algae a raft for juvenile pelagic fish
29 Jan 2024
Floating macroalgal acts as a raft that provides habitat for a diverse array of juvenile oceanic...
Protecting high value water sources in central Queensland
17 Jan 2024
Griffith University researchers are taking a novel approach to understanding and protecting water...
Projections reveal the vulnerability of freshwater to climate change
09 Jan 2024
Climate and land use changes are causing significant alterations in global terrestrial water...
Putting the Master of Integrated Water Management into practice
30 Nov 2023
“As a natural resource manager working in catchment management, the International Water Centre’s...
Translating global theories of change into tangible steps for conservation of...
29 Nov 2023
Developing a framework for global ‘theories of change’ that coordinate local and global actions to...
Living within safe & just Earth System Boundaries for blue water
29 Nov 2023
Can basic human water needs be met without exceeding safe and just Earth System Boundaries (ESB)...
Pollutants may mimic female sex hormones, feminizing endangered green sea...
15 Nov 2023
A Griffith-led study on the influence of pollution on the sex ratio of clutches of green sea...
Traditional owners take the lead safeguarding fresh & marine waterways
13 Nov 2023
A collaboration between Griffith University and the Carpentaria Land Council Aboriginal Corporation...
Griffith-led discovery identifies new algae species on the Great Barrier Reef
07 Nov 2023
New algae species rewrites understanding of reef systems.
Griffith researchers draw more than $4.6 million in funding in Discovery Grants
30 Oct 2023
Nine new Griffith-led ARC Discovery Projects awarded $3,622,738.
Understanding a river’s history is key to predicting its response
25 Oct 2023
A new Griffith study has developed a metric to describe the relationship between flow and water...
Green & Blue by ’32 – restoring catchments & rivers in...
09 Oct 2023
Can we turn our catchments and cities green, and make our waterways blue by 2032, and if so, how?
Invertebrates avoid or adapt to microplastics ingestion
03 Oct 2023
Study shows negative impacts on survival, growth in the parents, but no adverse effects in...
Bit by bit microplastics from tyres are polluting our waterways
06 Sep 2023
Particles from tyre wear were found to be the most prevalent microplastic in urban stormwater
Is flood pollution causing turtle strandings? Griffith researchers look for...
21 Aug 2023
Researchers at the Australian Rivers Institute are investigating the role chemical pollution had in...
Long and slow or fast and furious: the clever way blue-green algae hedge their...
20 Jul 2023
Griffith researchers shed new light on how cyanobacteria blooms can continue long after their food...