by Keryn | Jun 29, 2016 | News |
Interested in agriculture, ag science and the future of food? Then this free public event is for you! Registrations are now open for Waite in the Spotlight, an afternoon of TEDx-style talks celebrating the diversity of research at the Waite and exploring science,...
by Keryn | Jun 29, 2016 | CSIRO, News, Plant Cell Walls, University of Adelaide |
A well-deserved congratulations to two of our scientists here at the Waite who were recently elected to the Australian Academy of Science. They are among the 21 new Fellows for 2016 elected nationally for their significant contributions and lasting impact to science....
by Keryn | Jun 24, 2016 | News, Plant Cell Walls, Students, University of Adelaide, WRI |
Jana Phan is a PhD candidate with the ARC Centre of Excellence in Plant Cell Walls here at the Waite. She is working on a project developing new methods to identify genes involved in plant-fibre biosynthesis. Jana will be putting her studies on hold for six months as...
by Keryn | Jun 23, 2016 | News, University of Adelaide |
The Old Parliament Chamber at Adelaide’s Parliament House may not be the first venue that springs to mind when you think ‘Speed Dating’, but it was the location for an event earlier this week designed to match state members of parliament with agricultural scientists...
by Keryn | Jun 20, 2016 | AGRF, News |
The Australian Genome Research Facility (AGRF) now has improved DNA and RNA sequencing capacity with the installation of the recently released Illumina “MiniSeq” sequencing system. This new equipment adds speed and flexibility to the suite of DNA analysers in service...
by Keryn | Jun 15, 2016 | AGT, News |
Dr Stephen Jefferies has been awarded an AM (Member of the Order of Australia) for significant service to primary industry, particularly to grain technology and breeding, through executive, research and education roles. An Adjunct Senior Lecturer in the School of...
by Keryn | Jun 15, 2016 | Careers, News, Students, Undergraduate, University of Adelaide |
First year Bachelor of Agricultural Sciences student Jana Dixon is the proud recipient of three prestigious scholarships to support young people who are passionate about agriculture. In the past few months she has been awarded the Lois Harris Scholarship by the...
by Keryn | Jun 6, 2016 | News, Plant Cell Walls, University of Adelaide |
Two members of the Australian Research Council’s Centre of Excellence in Plant Cell Walls at the Waite Campus of the University of Adelaide have teamed up with Japanese colleagues to identify the “snooze button” in barley, a gene involved in the “waking up” process...
by Keryn | Jun 2, 2016 | News, Plant Cell Walls, University of Adelaide |
A weedy plant found on the roadside in northern Australia has stems ripe for biofuel production. Scientists from the ARC Centre of Excellence in Plant Cell Walls at the University of Adelaide’s Waite Campus have discovered that a variety of sorghum growing wild in...
by Keryn | Jun 1, 2016 | News |
The Government’s National Innovation and Science Agenda and its implications for agriculture were the focus of the Ag Institute Australia’s South Australian State Conference held at the Waite Campus last week. Australia’s Chief Scientist, Dr Alan Finkel was joined by...
