Congratulations to our University of the Sunshine Coast team who have won the Smart Biosphere Award at the 2025 Noosa Biosphere Awards. The work was led by former UniSC Forest Research Institute PhD candidate and soon-to-be Dr, Rodrigo Minici de Oliveira, under Professor Andy Marshall's long term research project, 'Selecting Indicators of Conservation Success.'

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

The timber industry generates mountains of data every day.

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.

Congratulations to our incredible team at the National Centre for Timber Durability and Design Life, led by Professor Tripti Singh, on a successful Research Showcase on 22 July 2025.

We’re thrilled to announce Dr Lyndall Bull as the keynote speaker for the Forest Research Institute’s Research Showcase 2025.

Two of our AFWI Centre for Sustainable Futures initial lead-in projects have been signed off by the AFWI Research Advisory Committee and Board, with the following projects approved for funding

Molecular biology, accounting, and forestry may seem an unlikely mix, but for Leanda Garvie, these fields came together in a remarkably cohesive way.

Wildfires are escalating in intensity and frequency around the world, from the blistering heat of Australia’s Black Summer to the smouldering landscapes of California and the Mediterranean.

💚 It's a bittersweet visit for our team this week, who have kicked off the new year on the ground in Papua New Guinea, reviewing Dr Tony Page's impactful Teak and Sandalwood project with the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR), and working closely with local partners on a strategy for its successful conclusion for farmers and small landholders

Meet Rodrigo Minici de Oliveira, PhD candidate, whose research is paving the way for more effective, real-world conservation strategies.

Congratulations to our PhD student, Tomiwa Oluwajuwon, on the recent publication of two impactful papers! We're incredibly proud of the contributions Tomiwa's research is making to the fields of forest science and agroforestry

"Without creepy crawlies, our world would fall apart!" Meet one of our incredible PhD candidates, Charlotte Raven, insect enthusiast, and advocate for tropical rainforest conservation.