Welcome to the Murray-Darling Basin Futures Collaborative Research Network.

This new research network, led by the University of Canberra, is built on collaboration between cross-disciplinary research leaders across four Australian universities and partnership with key government agencies.

This is a fantastic opportunity to grow research quality and capacity through multi-disciplinary research collaboration between the University of Canberra and its partners - and to focus that excellence on a critical national issue.

The Murray-Darling Basin Futures CRN is a $13.7m investment which includes $6.3m in funding from the Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research (DIISR) over three years commencing in 2011.

Building strong relationships of trust with our government partners is critical - to ensure both impact and longer term support.

Funding will be used to deliver a multi-disciplinary research program which spans:

• environmental science;
• social and economic modelling;
• public policy;
• public health; and 
• urban and regional planning,

We will be focused around core themes which help with the critical task of building resilience in the Murray-Darling Basin.

Dr. Peter O’Brien, Director, Murray-Darling Basin Futures CRN