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isr commenced operation in 2005 and is one of QUT’s four research institutes.
The institute plays a lead role conceptualising, planning and managing the delivery of high quality sustainability initiatives and research. It collaborates and builds relationships and networks locally, nationally and internationally.
Across its six research domains, isr is working in partnership with diverse public and private sector organisations and clients to:
- attract investment in sustainability research to QUT
- develop research partnerships
- deliver complex research projects reliably and professionally
- shape policy through membership in influential community interest groups including National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network (NCRIS TERN), National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility (NCCARF) and QMI Solutions - formerly known as the Queensland Manufacturing Institute.
| Sustainability research domains |
Current affiliations |
| Greenhouse Gas Management |
Federal government and national bodies: Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF), Grains Research Development Corporation (GRDC), Ozflux, Sugar Research and Development Corporation |
| Long-term Ecological Research |
Federal government and national bodies: Australian Centre for Ecological Synthesis and Analysis ( ACEAS), Australian Poultry Cooperative Research Centre,
State bodies: Department of Environment and Resource Management (DERM), Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries |
| Water Resources and Geosystems |
Federal government and national bodies: National Centre for Groundwater Research & Training (NCGRT)
QUT-based: Groundwater Visualisation Unit (GVU) |
| Energy Systems |
Federal government and national bodies: Sugar Research Institute (SRI), QUT-based: Centre for Tropical Crops & Biocommodities, |
| Sustainable Communities and Infrastructure |
Federal government and national bodies: Cooperative Research Centre Spatial
Local organisation: Brisbane Airport Corporation (BAC),
QUT-based: Centre for Subtropical Design (CSD), Institute of Health & Biomedical Innovation (IHBI), Sustainable Built Environment National Research Centre (SBE) |
| Food Security |
National centre: Cooperative Research Centre Plant Biosecurity |
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