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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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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...

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