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Research stories

Murray river
Friday, 10 Oct 2025
  • News
  • Research story

The Institute for Water Futures has a limited amount of funding available for 2025 expenditure to support the development of strategic partnerships and transdisciplinary research opportunities aligned with the IWF Strategic Plan. (All funding must be expended in 2025.)

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Murray river
Thursday, 05 Sep 2024
  • Analysis and opinion
  • Research story

What does the future hold for Australia's national water resources? IWF Director Lorrae van Kerkhoff explores the possibilities.

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Wednesday, 21 Aug 2024
  • Research story

Caroline Rosello speaks about her experiences as part of the IWF delegation at the iEMSs conference in Michigan.

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Thursday, 11 Apr 2024
  • Research story

Geophysicist Dr Siavash (Sia) Ghelichkhan is building a game-changing groundwater model that could significantly improve our understanding of groundwater systems in Australia.

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Tuesday, 27 Feb 2024
Monday, 15 Jan 2024
  • Research story

Australian households are willing to pay more than is needed to deliver safe drinking water to every Australian, according to new research from ANU.

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Thursday, 07 Dec 2023
  • Research story

ANU researchers supported the the Global Tipping Points Report, recently launched at COP28.

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Tuesday, 11 Apr 2023
  • Analysis and opinion
  • Research story

IWF Director Lorrae van Kerkhoff lays out the what, why and how of water futures as she sees it.

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Wednesday, 22 Mar 2023
  • Research story

This World Water Day, we shine a light on researchers at the IWF who are spearheading critical work to improve drinking water quality in regional and remote Australia.

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