The ARC Training Centre for Climate-Resilient Water is a collaboration of four universities: The University of Queensland, Griffith University, The University of Sydney and the University of Technology Sydney; and 25 partners from across industry and government, including our two international partners – Colorado State University (Systems Engineering Department (USA)) and Eawag (The Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, Process Engineering Department (Switzerland)).
The Centre is supported by the Australian Research Council (ARC) under its Industrial Transformation Training Centre Program.
The Centre will deliver outcomes closely aligned with the National Reconstruction Fund 2023 priorities “Renewables and low emissions technologies”. Our projects address: (a) renewable energy integration, (b) GHG emissions reduction, (c) energy efficiency, (d) recycling, (e) waste reduction, and (f) resource recovery. It also involves boosting Australian capacity in advanced manufacturing of water, and creation and integration of advanced treatment and monitoring technologies. By training 27 HDRs (including 3 in USA), 60 Masters and honours students, engaging over 500 participants in Annual Showcases, over 370 in Design Challenges (annual and national), 1,500 in CoP events, and training over 1,000 industry professionals the Centre will have direct impact on capability, systems and sites. It will provide a fresh, integrated approach to planning climate-resilient systems relevant nationally. Collectively this Centre will help strengthen a skilled workforce in critical short supply. By producing a cohort, in partnership with industry, the Centre will create a step-change in how water is managed rather than trickling new graduates into an established culture. Customised training programs will address critical current workforce gaps, which address National Water Reform Priorities.
A Digital Training Bank will underpin future training and skills development, new cost-effective, reliable alternative and decentralised water supply, new designs for sites, systems and models for circular-economy, efficient water precincts underpinned by detailed, innovative collaboration and design challenges. This will be underpinned by advanced methods for creating collaborative governance, engagement and service-delivery models.
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