National Centre for Groundwater Research and Training

The National Centre for Groundwater Research and Training (NCGRT) was established in June 2009 as an Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence, co-funded by the National Water Commission. Its role is to advance understanding of Australia’s groundwater resources and to train the next generation of groundwater researchers. NCGRT’s mission is to be an institution of national and international standing with the capacity, through the development of people, knowledge and technologies, to support the sustainable management of Australia’s groundwater resources. Based at Flinders University, with 30+ Australian partner organisations and formal linkages to some of the world’s leading groundwater research organisations, the NCGRT enables nearly 200 Australian and international researchers to pool their knowledge and expertise. NCGRT’s research is structured around five flagship research programs: - Program 1: Innovative Characterisation of Aquifers and Aquitards - Program 2: Hydrodynamics and Modelling of Complex Groundwater Systems - Program 3: Surface Water – Groundwater Interactions - Program 4: Groundwater – Vegetation – Atmosphere Interactions - Program 5: Integrating Socioeconomics, Policy and Decision Support NCGRT’s industry training program offers a broad range of general and specialist courses, enhancing Australia’s groundwater management capacity.