At the Climate Change Cluster, we provide a deeper understanding of the world’s aquatic plant and microbe ecosystems that are critical to the wellbeing of the global communities that rely on them, producing new insights which address the challenges of human and ecological interactions with climate.
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Our research areas
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Algae biotechnology
Working with industry to develop algae and their derivates into innovative green and clean technologies
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Future reefs
Studying how environmental conditions influence reef-forming corals and how to better preserve and re-build healthy reefs
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Ocean microbiology
Understanding how ocean microorganisms are influenced by, and influence, oceanographic processes and marine ecosystems
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Productive coasts
Exploring how photosynthetic organisms respond to natural and human changes in their environment
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Find out more about C3 research programs across algae, coral reefs and marine microbiology.
C3 leadership team
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Executive Director, Climate Change Cluster -
Team Leader, Productive Coasts -
Deputy Team Leader, Algal Biosystems and Biotechnology and Deputy Director -
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Team Leader, Future Reefs -
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C3 news and projects
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Algae cures brewer's hangover
C3 scientists are working with popular independent beer brand Young Henry's to demonstrate the potential of algae to offset businesses' carbon dioxide.
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Coral connections
In a world-first, marine researchers at C3 are partnering with local tourism operators to restore the Great Barrier Reef - one coral at a time.
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Microscopic threat bloomsScientists from UTS and Charles Darwin University are joining forces under a new ARC Discovery Project to study the impacts of potentially dangerous underwater bacteria that like it hot.
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Smell of coral health
Study explores the mix of volatile gases emitted by healthy and stressed corals, identifying a distinct chemical diversity among compounds that may play important roles in reef functioning.
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Sewage contaminate beachesA new research collaboration has used sophisticated DNA marker approaches to determine the primary cause of poor water quality at beaches. And guess what? It’s us.
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