water /newsroom/ en Climate change is reducing global river water quality /newsroom/news/list/2023/09/12/climate-change-is-reducing-global-river-water-quality A review of almost 1000 studies on the effects of climate change and extreme weather events on rivers around the world has found an overall negative effect on water quality in rivers globally. September 13 2023 Crispin Savage /newsroom/news/list/2023/09/12/climate-change-is-reducing-global-river-water-quality Seawater split to produce green hydrogen /newsroom/news/list/2023/01/30/seawater-split-to-produce-green-hydrogen Researchers have successfully split seawater without pre-treatment to produce green hydrogen. February 01 2023 Crispin Savage /newsroom/news/list/2023/01/30/seawater-split-to-produce-green-hydrogen On the search for the secrets of southern sky /newsroom/news/list/2022/05/24/on-the-search-for-the-secrets-of-southern-sky The next steps are being taken to unlock the secrets of the universe above the southern hemisphere. ³ÉÈË´óƬ researchers are working with water tank manufacturer Aquamate to investigate the best way to deploy sensors to detect the highest energy gamma rays from the universe. May 24 2022 Crispin Savage /newsroom/news/list/2022/05/24/on-the-search-for-the-secrets-of-southern-sky Murray Darling Basin water rights: the psychology of allocation /newsroom/news/list/2021/11/15/murray-darling-basin-water-rights-the-psychology-of-allocation Researchers at the ³ÉÈË´óƬ’s Adelaide Law School are surveying Murray Darling Basin stakeholders about their beliefs regarding water trading and ownership of water rights to help inform future policy. November 15 2021 Crispin Savage /newsroom/news/list/2021/11/15/murray-darling-basin-water-rights-the-psychology-of-allocation Blasting the zombie out of water-saving tech /newsroom/news/list/2021/10/28/blasting-the-zombie-out-of-water-saving-tech A team of scientists, including experts from the ³ÉÈË´óƬ, suggest that reliance on modern irrigation technologies as a water-use efficiency strategy is a ‘zombie idea’ – one that persists no matter how much evidence is thrown against it. October 28 2021 Kelly Brown /newsroom/news/list/2021/10/28/blasting-the-zombie-out-of-water-saving-tech Water market price rise myth-busting /newsroom/news/list/2021/03/15/water-market-price-rise-myth-busting Researchers at the ³ÉÈË´óƬ have tested claims of water hoarding and speculative behaviour in Murray-Darling Basin water markets and found no evidence of hoarding, or a clear source of speculative behaviour, driving water price rises. March 15 2021 Kelly Brown /newsroom/news/list/2021/03/15/water-market-price-rise-myth-busting Stop! Grand theft water. /newsroom/news/list/2020/08/26/stop-grand-theft-water An international team of researchers led by the ³ÉÈË´óƬ has developed a new method to better understand the drivers of water theft, a significant worldwide phenomenon, and deterrents to help protect this essential resource. August 26 2020 Elisa Black /newsroom/news/list/2020/08/26/stop-grand-theft-water Rural decline not driven by water recovery /newsroom/news/list/2019/12/05/rural-decline-not-driven-by-water-recovery New research from the ³ÉÈË´óƬ has shown that climate and economic factors are the main drivers of farmers leaving their properties in the Murray-Darling Basin, not reduced water for irrigation as commonly claimed. December 05 2019 Robyn Mills /newsroom/news/list/2019/12/05/rural-decline-not-driven-by-water-recovery