Online panel presentation
Dryland salinity after the millennium drought
Dryland salinity was the greatest environmental problem confronting Australia twenty years ago. During the millennium drought, some of the rising water tables ceased to rise, and some began to fall. Dryland salinity no longer has the public profile that it did twenty years ago. But has dryland salinity ceased to be an important environmental issue? Have the water tables begun to rise once more? What is the prognosis for dryland salinity over the next 20 years?
We have assembled a panel of leading salinity experts to discuss these issues. They will present updates on dryland salinity across Australia and discuss the status of the problem and prognosis for the future. This event will replace the Annual NCGRT/IAH Distinguished Lecture Series.
Date: Wednesday 3rd November 2021
Time: 12:30 - 1:00pm AWST, 3:00 - 4:00pm ACDT, 3:30 - 4:30pm AEDT
Speakers: Steve Barnett, SA; Richard George, WA; Allan Nicholson, NSW; Phil Dyson, Vic.
Rio Tinto joins NCGRT
NCGRT welcomes new industry partner Rio Tinto. Researchers at the Centre have a long history of working with Rio Tinto investigating groundwater resources in the Pilbara. Click below for more info.
Groundwater Modelling Decision Support Initiative (GMDSI) is an industry-funded and aligned project focused on improving the role that groundwater modelling plays in environmental management and decision making.
Latest Releases
Check out the latest releases from GMDSI.
NCGRT international partner Aquanty is a key partner in Canada 1 Water (C1W), an initiative by Natural Resources Canada to create a fully integrated hydrologic modelling platform (based on HydroGeoSphere) incorporating the latest climate change projections. This ambitious modelling program will cover the entire country (nearly 10 million square kilometres), providing the public and policymakers with a helpful tool for evaluating climate change and land use impacts on water resources. Canada will now have a comprehensive platform to model the integrated climate–groundwater–surface-water system, including decision support tools to inform on droughts, floods, wildfire risk, and water quantity.
Thinking about a PhD in groundwater?
The National Centre for Groundwater Research and Training is calling for domestic* students seeking a PhD in the area of groundwater. Candidates with skills in mathematics, physics, chemistry, engineering, earth sciences, ecology, law, and/or social sciences are encouraged to apply. Scholarships are fully funded, and lucrative top-ups are on offer.
*Eligibility - You must be an Australian citizen; or permanent resident of Australia; or New Zealand citizen. Applications outside of this criterion will not be considered in this round.
If you are interested in undertaking a PhD please contact us at enquiries@groundwater.com.au
Australian Groundwater School
2022 dates released
The Australian Groundwater School (AGS) provides a rigorous introduction to groundwater science and management.
The premier course of its type in Australasia, this five-day ‘school’ is designed to build on the NCGRT’s Groundwater Essentials courses.
Who should attend?
The course is ideal for scientific, policy and management personnel who want to gain a solid understanding of groundwater.
Dates: 21 Feb 2022 and 4 July 2022
Online
Photo: Prof Okke Batelaan Topic Coordinator Australian Groundwater School, Flinders University
Take the next step in your professional development
If you complete (or have completed in the past 10 years), the Australian Groundwater School (AGS) topic, you may be eligible to gain credit towards a postgraduate course at Flinders University.
This recognition of prior learning reduces the time required to gain one of the following qualifications:
• Graduate Certificate in Science (Groundwater Hydrology)
• Graduate Diploma in Science (Groundwater Hydrology)
• Master of Science (Groundwater Hydrology).
How?
Complete an assessment pack which offers a non-graded credit for completion of the AGS. This can be used as a credit within the graduate programs listed above.
Head to the NCGRT jobs page to view vacancies currently on offer - Currently AGE have a position open for a Senior Hydrogeologists based in Newcastle and Umwelt are seeking a Groundwater Modeller to be based in Brisbane. Click below for more information.
