The University of Queensland

A new study published by Dr Miguel Frohlich and colleagues from The University of Queensland, University of Tasmania, BMT and the Tasmanian Department of Natural Resources and Environment explores Australia's blue economy policy and legislative arrangements.

How rolling covenants can be used to permit productive use of land in the short term, while ensuring land use can shift over time to allow for coastal ecosystem migration in the medium to long term.

The program combines the two organisations' strengths to increase the impact of outstanding Churchill Fellows and their findings to guide best practice and policy reform for Australia.

Be part of an elite PhD cohort working with CSIRO and UQ

The successful use of nanotechnology in agriculture will only be possible with a concerted effort to overcome the challenges posed by policies and regulations that are not yet fit for purpose.

Our first issue of Policy Futures is now available. In this issue we cover emerging technologies and innovations including artificial technology, synthetic biology, nanotechnology and circular economy.

Coral reef restoration is gaining considerable momentum globally in response to climate change and other anthropogenic impacts on coral reefs. In Australia, as part of the Reef Restoration and Adaptation Program (RRAP), a range of unconventional interventions are currently being investigated to help the Great Barrier Reef resist, repair and recover from climate change.

New research shows that despite differences in their funding commitments, major political parties in Australia – the Coalition, Labor and the Greens – see science and technology as important aspects of our economy and future prosperity.

On 16 April 2019, Minister for Industry, Science and Technology, the Hon Karen Andrews MP, announced $70 million in CRC Program funding for the Blue Economy CRC.