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Big Swamp restoration project
Cars in floods: Vehicle stability testing for flood flows
Caseys Beach seawall upgrade
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Coastal adaptation needs for extreme events and climate change, Avarua, Rarotonga, Cook Islands
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Cold water pollution: A review
Eurobodalla Shire Council coastal hazard assessment
Hunter River water quality model
Hunter scoping study
Kingscliff seawall design
Manly coastal hazard assessment
Oceanlinx wave energy system physical modelling
Oyster reef restoration project
Peer review of Watermark Coal groundwater modelling report
Physical modelling of Bounty Bay breakwater, Pitcairn Island
Port Fairy coastal hazard assessment
Scrivener Dam physical model
Tomago Wetland monitoring
Tomago Wetland restoration project
Tube fishway project
Tuckean Swamp drainage options study
The mystery of Thirlmere Lakes
Yeramba Lagoon restoration
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Australasian Young Coastal Scientists and Engineers Conference
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Coastal Engineering Short Course 2023
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School round 3 Minute Thesis champions!
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Congratulations to Dr Stefan Felder for his recent promotion to
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Congratulations Dr Mitchell Harley
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Supporting increased aquaculture production through reduced harvest
An aquaculture project led by WRL is one of 23 projects to receive
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Nature Based Solutions: the green wall at WRL is up and running!
A research team at the UNSW Water Research Centre and WRL is test
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Climate Change Cook Islands Science Expo - Keeping it Cool!
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Eight WRL students complete their PhDs in 2022!
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Congratulations Libby Freeman – PIANC De Paepe-Willems Winner 2022!
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WRL researcher featured in International Communicator Awards (NYC,
A video made for
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Cold water pollution: What is it, and how can we limit its
Cold water pollution is a serious environmental issue affecting the
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Why urban greening isn't a panacea for extreme weather under
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Leadership change for the WRL Projects Team – welcome Duncan Rayner
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Tracking the timing of groundwater recharge
Congratulations to Associate Professor Martin An
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WRL plays key role in the Faculty of Excellence!
Congratulations to our UNSW Engineering Excellence Award winners –
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Shell Cove marina - 27 years of planning, modelling and construction
With the
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Thirlmere Lakes research shared with local community
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WRL technology used in speed record of air-water flow measurements
In recognition of the merit and quality of this work, it rec
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Congratulations Kristen!
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UNSW partners in the Next Generation Water Engineering and River
The
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UN Decade of Ecosystem Restoration – nature-based solutions the way
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A hidden bias in bubbly flows
Air-water flows occur in a wide range of natural systems and
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WRL successfully co-hosts world’s first intermittent estuaries
Climate change - the biggest challenge to the effective protection
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World-leading coastal monitoring system becomes award winning too
WRL’s mainstream Coastal Imaging program has achieved significant
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Farewell Coral and welcome Katie
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Maxar Spatial Challenge - winners!
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Big Weather (and how to survive it) - the dangers of floodwater
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Professor Ian Turner named as Australian Leader in the field of Ocean
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Dean’s Award for Outstanding PhD Theses
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BeachStat - Live camera dashboard
Over the past 2 years Senior Coastal Engineer Chris Drummond has been
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CoastSat - How to estimate beach slopes using satellite imagery
How steep a beach is can dictate the way the beach interacts with the
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Maroochy River groynes
In a world-first developed specifically for Maroochydore Beach and
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Online seminar: Climate change adaptation for ports and maritime
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(Belated!) Congratulations to Dr Tomas Beuzen
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Tracking shoreline change and beach users with a low cost smart
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The Manly Dam Project – VIP Event
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UNSW Tube Fishway team succeeds in lifting fish above 8 m
Aiming to restore fish migration across dams and weirs, UNSW
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Congratulations WRL Green Team!
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Congratulations Laura!
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WRL engineers provide a hydraulics training course in Myanmar
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Workshop on the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable
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Presentation on the complexities of Muri Lagoon hydrodynamics
Last week Principal Coastal Engineer Matt Blacka
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Climate change in our estuaries – where Australians live, work and
A multi-disciplinary team led by WRL researchers is releasing the
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South Steyne stormwater pipe upgrade complete
Winter sun lovers can now enjoy the revitalised community space
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New groundwater textbook published by Ian Acworth
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2019 Endeavour Executive Leadership Award
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Laura achieves a Student Participation Award
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WRL PhD students visit schools on World Water Monitoring Day
Originally published by
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Oyster bag structures installed in Port River, Adelaide
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Climate change problem solved with waste products
Researchers from UNSW have developed a new high-density (low carbon)
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Strategic review of Hunter Valley Flood Mitigation Scheme
Early last week Scot MacDonald MLC, Paliamentary Secretary for the
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Stefan begins a research sabbatical with promotion to Senior Lecturer
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Celebration of a Career in Coastal Engineering
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Past WRL staff member awarded the best PhD in Water Engineering
Dr Conrad Wasko, a former Project Engineer at WRL, has been awarded
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Introduction to Water Engineering annual field trip
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Instructional videos created for fluid mechanics course
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Armaghan and Laura jointly awarded for Best Presentation
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Impressive turnout for Open Day
In support of UNSW’s efforts to actively engage with our community,
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ARC Linkage funds for major project
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Mei Te Vai Ki Te Vai, Muri Lagoon, Rarotonga
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Guidance for coastal protection works in Pacific island countries
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Acid sulfate soil: An insidious problem
Imagine a world where most large estuaries in NSW released acid water
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Stefan elected as a member of the IAHR Hydraulic Structures Committee
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Advanced Water Engineering field trip to Manly Dam
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Associate Professor Will Glamore appointed to Marine Estate Expert
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Daily Planet - Hurricane Harvey and cars in floods
Following on from Hurricane Harvey, that caused devastation in the
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Upcoming field dye tracer study for the proposed outfall at Merimbula
In the coming weeks WRL will be running a dye dispersion field
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New “Coastal Management Guide” teaching resource released
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Under construction: NSW North Coast seawall designed by WRL
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Congratulations Kristen!
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Congratulations Stefan!
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Becoming a beach scientist is as easy as slip, stop, snap!
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WRL opens a new Biogeochemistry Engineering Laboratory
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Vehicle stability testing for flood flows
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A new Coastal Imaging station for Broadbeach
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Congratulations Grantley!
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UNSW Women in Engineering camp visit WRL
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Ian Coghlan receives the WRL Excellence Award
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WRL hosts Myanmar Government's DWIR for River Hydraulic Training
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UNSW grand challenges - Engineering Disruption People's Choice
As part of the UNSW Grand Challenges Engineering Disruption campaign
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Pacific Region Infrastructure Facility (PRIF) visit to WRL
The UNSW Water Research Laboratory and UNSW Global Water Institute
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WRL shines in 2016 Faculty Awards
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Official launch of the first trial installation of oyster bags
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Drone survey of catastrophic cliff failure at North Head
Sydney’s coastline is a spectacular natural asset that we can all
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Incredible drone footage of the destruction along Narrabeen-Collaroy
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Coastal Engineering students visit Botany Bay and Cronulla
Sixty budding coastal engineers from the CVEN9640 Coastal Engineering
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Happy 2016 World Wetlands Day!
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Comparison of instrumentation in high-velocity air-water flows
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Severe Tropical Cyclone Victor
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