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AFWI Centre for Sustainable Futures
We're recruiting four new AFWI-funded senior roles to join our AFWI Centre for Sustainable Futures at UniSC
3 Dec

We are recruiting four new senior roles to join our Australian Forest and Wood Innovations (AFWI) Centre for Sustainable Futures team at the University of the Sunshine Coast.

Dr Ghaffariyan Appointed Managing Editor of Australian Forestry Journal
25 Nov

In 2003, a young Master’s student at the University of Tehran celebrated the acceptance of his first-ever journal article, a moment of joy that would shape his entire career.

Turning wood residue into low-carbon fuel with AFWI-backed fibre-to-fuels project
25 Nov

AFWI Centre for Sustainable Futures is proud to support HAMR Energy’s new $1.1 million Fibre to Fuels project, a national proof-of-concept turning forestry residues into cleaner, renewable methanol for aviation, shipping and chemicals.

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Forestry in a nature-positive economy: Meet the panel, Associate Professor David Lee
18 Sep

At the upcoming UniSC Forest Research Institute public lecture — Forestry in a Nature-Positive Economy — Associate Professor David Lee joins the panel to bring a future-focused perspective from forest genetics and plantation innovation.

Forestry in a nature-positive economy: Meet the panel, Dr Alexandra Catling
18 Sep

Fresh voices matter! At the upcoming UniSC Forest Research Institute public lecture — Forestry in a Nature-Positive Economy — Dr Alexandra “Alex" Catling steps into that spotlight as an early-career researcher in the Tropical Forests and People team, bringing her deep experience in field ecology, plant interactions and the effects of environmental change

Forestry in a nature-positive economy: Meet the panel, Professor John Herbohn
18 Sep

At the upcoming UniSC Forest Research Institute Public Lecture — Forestry in a Nature-Positive Economy — Professor John Herbohn will bring his 20-plus years of hands-on forestry experience to the stage as part of the expert panel, speaking from his perspective in working across tropical smallholder and community forestry

Forestry in a nature-positive economy: Meet the panel, Steve Walker
18 Sep

At UniSC’s Forest Research Institute Public Lecture on October 15 — Forestry in a Nature-Positive Economy — thought leaders will come together to explore how investing in nature can be more than just an ethical choice: it can be smart business.

Turning data into insights to cut costs and boost quality
18 Sep

The timber industry generates mountains of data every day.

Connecting with participants of the Gottstein Trust 'Understanding Forest Science Course' 2025
18 Sep

This month, Professor Tripti Singh, Director of the National Centre for Timber Durability and Design Life (NCTDDL) was invited to present and connect with participants of the Gottstein Trust Understanding Forest Science Course 2025.

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