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Moreton Bay Research Station & Study Centre is the perfect base to research North Stradbroke Island's and Moreton Bay's many and varied ecosystems.
- Openday 2009 UQ Bay Fest
- Turtle Research Rewarded
- Openday 2008
- Birds of MBRS
- Sixty Minutes Seas of Shame features MBRS and Dr Kathy Townsend
Located on the bay side of Nth Stradbroke Island, in the community of Dunwich, MBRS is just 30 minutes from the mainland by water taxi and approximately 90 minutes from the main UQ campus in St Lucia. [Google-Maps: Moreton Bay Research Station]
Being so close to one of Australia’s major east coast cities MBRS is a convenient location for human impact studies and an ideal setting for retreats, workshops and conferences.
MBRS has accommodation for up to 96 guests in a range of accommodation styles. Modern, world class research, boating and diving facilities attract visiting scientists and academics from around the world.
A permanent staff of five operate the Station seven days a week all year round, except for the Christmas closure (24 December - 2 January inclusive).
| The Goals of Moreton Bay Research Station include: | |
| - | To provide a world class marine research and teaching facility. |
| - | To provide the best undergraduate field course education in Australia through provision of high quality field based programs and resources |
| - | To provide the best secondary school marine field course education in Australia through provision of high quality field based science camps and resources |
| - | To promote the awareness and understanding of marine sciences to the general public, primary and secondary schools. |
| - | To promote cultural understanding of the indigenous groups from Quandamooka (Moreton Bay) |
