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Institute for Sustainable Futures

ISF is an independent research institute within the University of Technology Sydney. We conduct transdisciplinary, project-based research in line with our vision of creating positive change towards sustainable futures. Browse a selection of our projects below.

Phosphorus: the missing ingredient for food security

The world can’t produce food without phosphorus yet the mineral is scarce. Australian experts have been responsible for alerting the world to a global problem – and coming up with strategies for a sustainable phosphorus future.

Roadmap for survival

As the world struggles to limit global warming to 1.5°C, a unique climate model shows not only is it achievable by 2050 but this can be done without resorting to unproven and costly technologies.