Research

GFR is experienced in undertaking specialist, targeted and evidence-based research on complex topics.

Research topics include climate change, water security, sustainability, international development, astrophysics, futures, strategy and the science-policy interface.

Publications

2026

• SCHOFIELD, N.J. (2026). Playing with Fire – Is Global Warming an Existential Threat? 2026 key indicators update. Global Future Research, Australia.
• SCHOFIELD, N.J. (2026). Why do some countries thrive while others do not? Insight No. 11, Global Future Research, Australia, 60pp.

2025

• SCHOFIELD, N.J. (2025). How did the universe begin and how will it end? Insight No. 10, Global Future Research, Australia, 57pp.
• SCHOFIELD, N.J. (2025). Collapse: Is modern civilisation unravelling? Insight No. 9, Global Future Research, Australia, 77pp.

2024

• SCHOFIELD, N.J. (2024). Leadership in face of global water crises. Peter Cullen Trust, Bridging No. 60.
• SCHOFIELD, N.J. (2024). A multi-decade perspective on integrating land and water management in Australia. Peter Cullen Trust, Bridging No. 60.
• SCHOFIELD, N.J. (2024). Human Origins: Where did we come from and how did we become who we are? Insight No. 8 Summary. Global Future Research, Australia, 7pp.
• SCHOFIELD, N.J. (2024). Human Origins: Where did we come from and how did we become who we are? Insight No. 8, Global Future Research, Australia, 63pp.
• SCHOFIELD, N.J. & OJHA, H. (2024). State of Freshwater Resources in the Pacific. Chapter 2 in: The Water, Energy and Food Security Nexus in Asia/Pacific. Volume III: The Pacific, UNESCO.
• SCHOFIELD, N.J. (2024). Is there a water crisis on the blue planet? Insight No. 7, Global Future Research, Australia, 35 pp.
• SCHOFIELD, N.J. (2023). Is there a water crisis on the blue planet? Insight No. 7 Summary, Global Future Research, Australia, 2pp.

2023

• OJHA, H., SCHOFIELD, N.J., & CAMKIN, J. (Editors) (2023). Climate Risks to Water Security – Framing Effective Response in Asia and the Pacific. Palgrave Studies in Climate Resilient Societies, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-16648-8
• SCHOFIELD, N.J. (2023). Future of Life – Are We Entering the Sixth Mass Extinction of Species? Insight No. 5, Global Future Research, Australia, 39pp.
• SCHOFIELD, N.J. (2023). Future of Life – Are We Entering the Sixth Mass Extinction? Presentation for Ecocivilisation, May 2023.
• SCHOFIELD, N.J. (2023). Playing with Fire – Is Global Warming an Existential Threat? Insight No. 6, Global Future Research, Australia, 58pp.
• SCHOFIELD, N.J. (2023). Playing with Fire – Is Global Warming an Existential Threat? Insight No. 6 Summary, Global Future Research, Australia, 2pp.
• SCHOFIELD, N.J. et al. (2023). Water and Climate Risk in the Asia-Pacific – Policy Brief, 8pp.

2022

• OJHA, H. & SCHOFIELD, N.J. (2022). Climate change and water security in the Indo-Pacific region – risks, responses and a framework for action. Canberra: Australian Water Partnership.
• SCHOFIELD, N.J. (2022). Future humans – where are we heading? Insight Series No. 4, Global Future Research, Australia, 31pp.
• SCHOFIELD, N.J. (2022). Will AI supersede human intelligence – and what will be the consequences for the human species? Insight Series No. 3, Global Future Research, Australia, 33pp.
• SCHOFIELD, N.J. (2022). Is there intelligent life elsewhere in the universe? Insight Series No. 2, Global Future Research, Australia, 30pp.

2021

• SCHOFIELD, N.J. (2021). Climate change and water security in the Asia-Pacific – local to regional scales. Keynote presentation, Water Security and Climate Change Conference (WSCC2021), Hanoi, Vietnam.
• SCHOFIELD, N.J. (2021). Ultimate fate of planet Earth. Global Future Research, Insight Series No. 1,  Australia, 14pp.
• OJHA, H & SCHOFIELD, N.J. (2021). Climate Risks to Urban Water Security in the Asia-Pacific Region: Emerging Responses and Lessons. pp 1-20, in: The Palgrave Handbook of Climate Resilient Societies. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-32811-5_27-1