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At AWMC we continue to break new ground in innovative water management. In January, we were successful in our first CRC-Projects grant application in this relatively new, industry-led scheme.

A new process turning waste glass into every day products could save tens of millions of tonnes of glass from going to landfill every year.

Professor Zhiguo Yuan, Director of the Australian Centre for Water and Environmental Biotechnology (formerly AWMC) at The University of Queensland, was appointed a Member of The Order of Australia on Australia Day, in recognition of his exceptional service to science in the field of urban water management and to higher education.

2018 has flown by and has been a busy and successful year for the team, but we are now starting to slow down and take some well-deserved leave. Prof Zhiguo Yuan is currently in China and East Asia and sends his warmest wishes for the season.

A key ingredient in common antidepressants such as Prozac could be causing antibiotic resistance according to new University of Queensland research.

AWMC, its staff and students received more than 10 awards and fellowships over the course of the year. Some were national, some were international, but all were well deserved.

The winners of the South Australian Water Awards were announced on Friday, 23 November at the Australian Water Association’s SA Gala Dinner & Awards Night.

Using the power of pee as a sustainable source of fertiliser has won a University of Queensland research team a Research Innovation Award.

A common ingredient in toothpaste and hand wash could be contributing to antibiotic resistance, according to University of Queensland research.

A University of Queensland research project to revolutionise the treatment of wastewater has won a national research innovation prize.

A University of Queensland research centre has donned their thinking caps to help create a secure future for water in the Asia Pacific region.