The Climate Change Cluster is a multidisciplinary research institute of over 100 research and support staff. Our research encompasses oceanography, productive coastlines, climate change, environmental microbiology and algal biotechnology.
C3 represents the highest concentration of interdisciplinary aquatic specialists in the Asia Pacific region, and our team has a proven track record of high performance, industry engagement, and funding success. C3 provides a deeper understanding of the world’s aquatic ecosystems, producing new insights that address the challenges of human and ecological interactions with the climate.
Explore our research
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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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Deep Green Biotech HubAt the forefront of algae-based biotechnology innovation in Australia.
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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.