Prof Kerry Wilkinson announced as ARC Mid-Career Industry Fellow

Congratulations to Prof Kerry Wilkinson for being awarded an ARC Mid-Career Industry Fellowship! Read more here about the ARC funding news.

Jill Bauer awarded STEMM Educator of the Year at SA Science Excellence and Innovation Awards

The STEMM Educator of the Year Award recognises effective teachers who are critical to successful STEMM education. Click here to read more.

Research centre to grow space food expertise

Read more about the newly announced ARC Centre of Excellence in Plants for Space (P4S), led by the University of Adelaide.

Straightening out kinky roots captures carbon and avoids drought stress

Researchers have discovered a new gene in barley and wheat that controls the angle of root growth in soil, opening the door to new cereal varieties with deeper roots that are less susceptible to drought and nutrient stress, thus mitigating the effects of climate change.Β 

New herbicidal compounds may provide major boost for Aussie farmers

Weeds cost Australian farmers more than $5 billion annually, but researchers from the University of Adelaide and La Trobe University have discovered a way to potentially stop them dead in their tracks.

Higher wheat yields and protein content on the horizon

A team of international researchers, led by Waite Research Institute researcher Scott Boden, has discovered a way to produce higher quality wheat. Read more about the discovery and the Science Advances publication

β€˜Lifestyle’ wines could deliver hundreds of jobs to SA

Low and no-alcohol wine products could bring more than 500 jobs and add $64 million a year to South Australia’s economy with the Marshall Liberal Government investing nearly $5 million to turbo charge the sector locally. The first step in the delivery of this project will be the establishment of a research facility at the University of Adelaide’s Waite campus.

Welcome to the Waite

This website is the online portal to the Waite Campus, the largest concentration of agricultural research and teaching expertise in the Southern Hemisphere. Established in 1924 and located at Urrbrae in Adelaide, South Australia, β€˜The Waite’ is a co-located partnership of 15 complementary organisations and centres engaged in world-class Research and Development in plant, agricultural, food, wine and natural resources science.

In an increasingly food-insecure world with serious climate and economic challenges facing us, the vision of Peter Waite, to harness science in support of agricultural productivity, has never been more important or relevant.

The Waite is a world-renowned brand in agricultural research and education, and a leading centre of Australian research capability in wine, grains, soil and plant breeding.

The aim of this website is to bring together in one place the relevant information, including key contacts and links, from across the organisations based at the Waite Campus for our various stakeholder groups. We trust you will find it useful.

FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THE WAITE BEQUEST

Waite 100 Gala - You are invited to the Waite 100 Gala - get your tickets now to celebrate 100 years of the enduring Waite gift. Find out more about the event and secure your ticket here.
Prof Kerry Wilkinson announced as ARC Mid-Career Industry Fellow - Congratulations to Prof Kerry Wilkinson for being awarded an ARC Mid-Career Industry Fellowship! Read more here about the ARC funding news.
Pint of Science: Speakers wanted - Pint of Science is looking for speakers for their event in May. Are you a keen public speaker and ready to share your science with the world? Share your expression of interest here.
Waite Research Institute Director: Matthew Tucker - Please welcome our new WRI Director Professor Matthew Tucker. Read more here.
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Wine tasters required - We are looking for wine consumers to join our wine sensory sessions. Find out more here how you can sign up for these wine evaluations - join one or more days of tasting!
Potato tasters needed - SARDI are recruiting consumers to taste cooked potato samples - prepared in a variety of methods. Sign up for this tasting in April now!
Yoga at Waite Campus - New years resolutions to move more? You might want to join the weekly yoga class on campus! Read more about the Tuesday class on offer here.
Unisuper visit to Campus – March 19 - Unisuper is visiting campus - all UoA staff (and other Unisuper members) are invited to make an appointment with their Unisuper representative. Find out more here.
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