World Water Day March 22 2018
Flinders University / NCGRT Researchers Look at Solutions for Global Water Demand in Laos Global water demand is estimated to incr... Read more
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Tracking Progress on the Murray-Darling Basin Plan: environmental, hydrological and economic perspectives
Thursday 5th April 5:30 pm for a 6:15pm start Charles Hawker Centre, University of Adelaide Urrbrae campus Hosted by the Hydrological S... Read more
Throwing the spotlight on an important water source
SUNDAY marks the beginning of National Groundwater Awareness Week [NGAW]. Although it is an American concept, NGAW deserves worldwide recognition ... Read more
SA Basins Stratigraphy & Hydrogeology Workshop
This the first of a series of workshops examining the stratigraphy and hydrogeology of the major sedimentary basins in SA. The Murray Basin is the ... Read more
Professor Craig Simmons awarded prestigious MSSANZ Biennial Medal
Matthew Flinders Distinguished Professor of Hydrogeology, Inaugural Schultz Chair in the Environment and Director of the National Centre for Gr... Read more
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Media Release: Saving Earth’s water from toxic waste
Scientists have devised a better way to protect groundwater from acids, heavy metals and toxic chemicals, helping to secure the Earth’s main ... Read more
NCGRT Director a finalist in Eureka awards
Professor Simmons, Director of the National Centre for Groundwater Research and Training (NCGRT), headquartered at Flinders University, and Inaugur... Read more
Media Release: Turning up the heat on our precious water resources
Water scientists are using heat to measure the extent to which some of Australia’s inland rivers and streams could dry up due to over-extract... Read more
Media Release: Researchers explore ‘inner space’ to predict our water future
Leonardo da Vinci once remarked “we know more about celestial bodies than the Earth underfoot”, and in 500 years not a lot has changed ... Read more
Media Release: Farmers want water 'banked' for future droughts
Australian farmers want excess water from large floods to be ‘banked’ in aquifers, for use in dry times. A survey by researchers at th... Read more