Global Environmental Futures

Creating solutions for a sustainable, thriving planet

A partnership between

Overview

Our environmental futures theme addresses planetary-scale challenges—biodiversity loss, climate change, and sustainability—through frontier science and policy-driven research. We unite ecological, social, and political perspectives to shape just and resilient environmental outcomes.

Focus Areas

Climate science and adaptation
Biodiversity and conservation
Water and land systems
Environmental justice and sustainability transitions
Policy frameworks and implementation

Opportunities

The UQ-Exeter Institute provides diverse funding opportunities to foster collaboration between the University of Exeter and The University of Queensland.

These include support for joint workshops, high-impact research and education projects, and professional services fellowships. Each initiative aims to strengthen interdisciplinary partnerships, drive strategic priorities, and deliver meaningful, lasting impact aligned with the Institute’s key themes.

UQ-Exeter Accelerator Grants

UQ-Exeter Accelerator Grants are intended to support larger scale initiatives with the aim of securing external funding and/or producing high level outputs and impact.

Call for PhD Projects

Building on a platform of active collaboration and academic exchange, the UQ-Exeter Institute is continuing to build capacity and jointly invest in enhancing the opportunities for our researchers through UQ-Exeter PhD projects.

UQ-Exeter Professional Services Staff Fellowship

The fellowship program is designed to provide professional development opportunities and to share best practice and experience between professional colleagues at UQ and Exeter.

UQ-Exeter Institute Workshop Grants Scheme

The UQ-Exeter Institute Workshop Grants are designed to broaden academic and research collaboration between UQ and Exeter and are intended to support the delivery of, and attendance at, joint workshops and symposia.