What are our solutions to big environmental challenges?
Our researchers are finding future-focused solutions to local and global environmental challenges, from species conservation to climate change.
Explore some of our sustainability research below and discover how we're making a big impact.
Sustainable design
Sustainable homes can be cheaper to run, more comfortable to live in and, of course, better for the climate. To help homeowners and builders design climate-smart homes with ease, Deakin researchers collaborated with Geelong Sustainability to create the MOTIIVES tool.
Species conservation
Our wildlife ecology experts are researching the importance of animal interactions for ecosystem management, invasive species control and biodiversity conservation. By understanding these interactions, we can develop strategies to protect species and restore ecosystems.
Resilient housing
Increasing frequent and severe weather events are impacting already limited housing supplies. Our experts are investigating how this impacts local economies and their housing markets to better understand how we can create adaptive communities.
Never has it been more important to empower people and communities through communicating how science can help provide solutions for overcoming these tremendous challenges.
Dr Euan Ritchie
Professor, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
Let's keep Earth wonderful
At Deakin, sustainability is at the heart of our innovative research. In fact, we invested more than $30 million in sustainability-related research in 2023 alone.
Work with world-leading experts
Our world-class sustainability research is led by true innovators in their fields. Use our 'Find an Expert' tool to get to know some of our experts and what they hope to accomplish going forward.
See how we're enabling a sustainable world
The health of our planet and the quality of life for future generations relies on our actions today. That’s why, at Deakin, we place sustainability at the centre of all our research.
Securing water for sustainable growth
We're drawing on expertise in water management, sensing technologies and environmental engineering to drive efficiencies in water use and maximise value.
Innovating green manufacturing
The Recycling and Clean Energy Commercialisation Hub in Deakin’s Future Economy Precinct is Australia’s largest recycling and clean energy advanced manufacturing ecosystem.
Developing dependable energy storage
Our world-class Battery Research and Innovation Hub is a purpose-built prototyping facility that supports design, fabrication and testing for next-generation batteries.
Sustainability research at Deakin
Explore all of Deakin’s groundbreaking sustainability research across our institutes, centres, groups, collaborations and partnerships by visiting our community tool and filtering by ‘enabling a sustainable world’.
Explore our faculties and schools
Our faculty researchers work together, fostering a collaborative approach to sustainability research that unlocks new angles, solutions and ways of thinking. We work on many areas of sustainability, including:
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