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30 Apr 2008 9:50AM - Think tank and university form groundbreaking partnership

 

Public policy think-tank the Institute of Public Affairs (IPA) has formed a groundbreaking
partnership with the University of Queensland to support research into environmental issues.

The partnership is believed to be the first of its kind in Australia between a think tank and a
university and was made possible by a substantial donation from a Perth-based philanthropist.

IPA executive director John Roskam said the agreement was a natural extension of the IPA's
long-term interest in the environment which had led it to establish its own research program more
than a decade ago and more recently a dedicated Food and Environment Unit.

"With increasing public concern about issues such as climate change and water scarcity, this is the
ideal time for us to expand our support for serious environmental scholarship," Mr Roskam said.

"We are pleased to have found a partner for this important work as highly-esteemed as the
University of Queensland and look forward to a long and productive working relationship."

Under the terms of the agreement the IPA will have a dual role in the research program, funding
research by three PHD students into key environmental challenges and acting as a conduit for public
discourse on the research findings.

Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) Professor David Siddle, thanked the philanthropist who provided
the funding through the IPA.

"This research will add to UQ's already wide-ranging work on the environment and sustainability,
which includes numerous researchers exploring various aspects of carbon sequestration,
environmental law, vegetation management and the impacts of agricultural chemicals. The projects
provide further opportunities for widespread academic and public discussion of these significant
issues," Professor Siddle said.

The three areas of research currently being supported by the IPA through the partnership are:

* Agricultural practices and chemical usage - A project to critically assess the scientific
evidence for environmental impacts of pesticides on coastal ecosystems and how these impacts can be
controlled.
* Carbon sequestration in an Australian context - Will focus on the biological aspects of carbon
sequestration and its integration into the overall National and State Carbon Policies, which are
directed at mitigating Climate Change.
* Evaluating environmental legal frameworks and protection policies - Will evaluate the current
legal frameworks for vegetation management in Australia, with particular reference to the
Queensland Vegetation Management Act.

The Program's PhD researchers have all been identified by UQ as being of very high calibre and
have been linked to conduct research with supervising Professors from the School of Land, Crop and
Food Sciences, The School of Natural and Rural Systems Management and the TC Beirne School of Law.

The IPA is Australia's oldest independent public policy think tank, dedicated to preserving and
strengthening the foundations of economic and political freedom. Founded in 1943 its work is
widely published nationally and internationally.
ENDS | For further information and comment:
Jennifer Marohasy Institute of Public Affairs (03) 9600 4744 or 0418 873
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