by Lieke Van Der Hulst | Aug 31, 2016 | Historic Precinct, News
Enjoy three beautiful Sunday afternoon concerts this spring while supporting our future students. Young stars of the Elder Conservatorium under the guidance of Associate Professor Elizabeth Koch AM are generously “Playing it forward” – donating their performances to...
by Lieke Van Der Hulst | Aug 25, 2016 | Adelaide Glycomics, News, Plant Cell Walls, University of Adelaide, WRI
Potatoes with less “bad” starch, food with natural additives to boost the immune system, or baby’s milk formula that more closely matches breast milk are some of the potential benefits from a new University of Adelaide laboratory launched today. Adelaide Glycomics,...
by Lieke Van Der Hulst | Aug 25, 2016 | News, WRI
The Waite Research Institute supported a superb and well-attended afternoon of talks last Friday 19 August at the Charles Hawker Conference Centre. All five speakers on the program have or had a Waite connection, a couple of them having spent some decades of their...
by Lieke Van Der Hulst | Aug 24, 2016 | News, Plant Energy Biology
The ARC Centre for Excellence in Plant Energy Biology here at Waite showcased a Virtual Plant Cell at the University of Adelaide Open Day on Sunday August 14. The Virtual Plant Cell was launched by Plant Energy Biology at the Perth Science Festival on 13th August. ...
by Lieke Van Der Hulst | Aug 22, 2016 | News, Students, University of Adelaide
The Three Minute Thesis (3MT) celebrates the exciting research conducted by PhD students. It is a skills development competition that challenges Higher Degree by Research students to explain their research project to a non-specialist audience in just three minutes...
by Lieke Van Der Hulst | Aug 18, 2016 | Campus Notices
Be aware that spraying and Fumigation of Greenhouses, CERs and Shadehouses will occur on campus Thursday afternoons after 3:45 pm. The affected areas will be isolated, however odour may be noticeable in surrounding areas. Regards Paul Ingram Greenhouse Manager Plant...
by Lieke Van Der Hulst | Aug 18, 2016 | CSIRO, News, Work Experience
We are looking for STEM professionals to inspire Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander secondary school students by hosting three day work placements for these students. The Aboriginal Summer School for Excellence in Technology and Science program (ASSETS) in...
by Lieke Van Der Hulst | Aug 17, 2016 | News
Winner of the 2016 World Food Prize, Dr Howarth Bouis, will be at the University of Adelaide’s Waite campus this week to talk about his role in reducing global hunger and malnutrition through breeding nutrient-enriched crops. Known as the “Nobel Prize” for Agriculture...
by Lieke Van Der Hulst | Aug 15, 2016 | News, University of Adelaide
Congratulations to Dr Michelle Wirthensohn who was awarded the inaugural 2016 SA Science Excellence Award for Research Collaboration at a special awards lunch on Friday 12 August. Michelle is Program Leader of the Australian Almond Breeding Program which is funded...
by Lieke Van Der Hulst | Aug 9, 2016 | AWRI, News, Training Centre for Innovative Wine Production, University of Adelaide, Wine Innovation Cluster
The 16th Australian Wine Industry Technical Conference (AWITC), held in Adelaide 24-28 July saw more than 1000 Australian and overseas wine industry delegates come together to learn about the latest information and technology supporting the entire grape and wine value...