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Policy, Sustainability & Innovation
PSI Research Group @ The University of Queensland
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  • The Policy, Sustainability & Innovation (PSI) Research Group members have diverse academic backgrounds including the natural sciences, social sciences and law. We are based at The University of Queensland, Australia, with most of us located in the Centre for Policy Futures.

    Our work lies at the intersection of public policy, sustainability and innovation with a focus on the role of policy, regulation and governance arrangements in addressing current and emerging sustainability issues, such as biodiversity loss, climate change and overexploitation of natural resources.

    Currently, one of our key areas of focus is the policy and governance implications of novel and emerging technologies for environmental outcomes (e.g., coral reef adaptation and restoration and biopesticides).

    We are also interested in understanding innovative approaches to policy and governance, such as anticipatory regulation and reflexive governance, in the context of environmental, social and technological change.

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  • Our Team

    Assoc Prof Pedro Fidelman
    Group Leader

    Pedro’s work focuses on public policy and governance in the context of global environmental change. He is particularly interested in the role of policy, regulations and governance arrangements in addressing pressing sustainability issues (e.g., overexploitation of natural resources, sustainability transitions, biodiversity conservation and climate change).

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    Dr Nicki Shumway
    Postdoctoral Research Fellow

    Nicki is an applied marine conservation biologist whose research encompasses the fields of conservation biology, marine and coastal restoration, and environmental policy. Her research assesses the potential impacts of human and environmental change on threatened species and ecosystems and seeks to promote conservation by interfacing science with policy.

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    Dr Miguel Frohlich
    Postdoctoral Research Fellow

    Miguel is an environmental planner and lawyer with over 12 years of experience working in the private and academic sectors. His main research interests are governance and management of social-ecological systems, in particular, knowledge gaps in the fields of environmental planning, environmental law and policy, coastal management, climate change adaptation, and sustainability.

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    Rose Foster
    Senior Research Technician

    Rose’s work focuses on environmental law and policy, particularly in the context of reef restoration and adaptation on the Great Barrier Reef. She has previously worked as a research assistant in environmental law at UQ’s TC Beirne School of Law. She completed her undergraduate studies with a dual Bachelors of Arts / Laws (Hons) at UQ in 2020 and is now doing a PhD at UQ Law School.

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    Other Members
    Students & Alumni

    Our team also includes research students from The University of Queensland and beyond. Further, we maintain an extensive collaborative network which includes PSI alumni and national and international leading experts.

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  • News & events

    PSI research group leader appointed to GEO-7

    PSI Research Group at the 2022 IUCN Academy of Environmental Law Colloquium

    Book: Wicked Problems in Public Policy: Understanding and Responding to Complex Challenges

    New paper on governance principles for conservation gene drives

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