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A new study highlights how Indigenous leadership, science and business can unite to protect coastal ecosystems while building long-term environmental and cultural knowledge.

First Nations Australians are twice as likely as other Australians to be digitally excluded and face barriers to accessing, affording and using the internet. For those living in remote Australia, the barriers are much greater.

Last week, RMIT held its inaugural Ready for What’s Next Alumni Breakfast Series welcoming Melbourne-based alumni for a morning of thought leadership, knowledge sharing and networking.

RMIT researchers are advancing new ways to cut the carbon footprint of infrastructure by turning everyday organic waste into useful construction materials.

RMIT research has revealed how marginalised voices can be championed in shaping policy on decarbonisation efforts in Europe.

This month, the University launched The ARC Research Hub for Intelligent Energy Efficiency in Future Protected Cropping (E2Crop Hub), which advances sustainable protected cropping with intelligent, renewable, and energy-efficient greenhouse solutions for the future of agriculture.

A large-scale trial of sustainable roof tiles by RMIT and Bristile Roofing has shown that incorporating coal ash and glass waste can reduce their carbon footprint.

A global initiative co-led by RMIT researchers has received the prestigious Nobel Sustainability Trust 2025 Sustainability Award.

A team of outstanding experts has come together to guide RMIT’s Regenerative Futures Institute (RFI).

Reducing residential speed limits from 50 kilometres per hour to 30kph would significantly boost bicycle riding safety without majorly affecting car trip times, a study has found.

Engineers in Australia have developed a new building material with about one quarter of concrete’s carbon footprint, while reducing waste going to landfill.

A study has found most cattle farmers are willing to invest in enhancing their dams, including improving water quality, biodiversity and reducing emissions – if they receive fair government support.

RMIT and Deakin universities are working with Barwon Water to create valuable agricultural and manufacturing products out of common waste streams.

Almost half of Australian businesses are lacking the green skills and knowledge for new mandatory climate reporting starting this year, according to a new report by RMIT Online and Deloitte Access Economics.

RMIT renews NGV partnership up to 2029 as new exhibition shines a light on designs for a better future.

Reviving floodplain wetlands slashes carbon emissions by 39% and restores critical ecosystem functions in one year – without the methane spike typically seen in restored peatlands, a new study has found.

Research led by RMIT University has developed an experimental invention to turn wastewater’s high contaminant load into an advantage for making green hydrogen that could reduce reliance on fresh water – a scarce resource in many parts of the world.

The ARC Industrial transformation Training Centre for Whole-Life Design of Carbon Neutral Infrastructure (DfCO2 Centre) will upskill Australia’s civil infrastructure workforce with the expertise to produce infrastructure that is carbon neutral for its whole life.

RMIT Senior Research Fellow Bhavna Middha is exploring how food is experienced and practiced in everyday life and how this understanding can shape solutions to global food-related challenges.

Researchers from RMIT University and CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency, have unveiled a method to significantly extend the lifetime of quantum batteries – 1,000 times longer than previous demonstrations.