by Keryn | May 28, 2018 | News, Research stories, SAFIC, University of Adelaide
The School of Agriculture, Food and Wine at The University of Adelaide has partnered with South Australian businesses to develop functional foods, and sustainably produced, high quality products. Several projects funded under the Advanced Food Manufacturing (AFM)...
by Keryn | May 24, 2018 | News, University of Adelaide
Wine sensory researchers from the School of Agriculture, Food and Wine are collaborators on a project to highlight the appeal of Australian wine regions to the international market. Funded through the International Wine Tourism Competitive Grant Scheme, administered...
by Keryn | May 24, 2018 | News, University of Adelaide
The Waite will host the Agricultural Education Symposium on 21-22 June 2018! Ag-Ed 2018 brings together the academic community in agriculture & related disciplines at Australian tertiary and VET institutions. Themes include developing curriculum to meet industry...
by Keryn | May 21, 2018 | News, Plant Energy Biology, University of Adelaide, Women of Waite
Congratulations to Dr Caitlin Byrt who is the recipient of The Australian Society of Plant Scientists (ASPS) prestigious 2018 Peter Goldacre Award, one of the premier research awards from ASPS. Caitlin is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the University of Adelaide’s...
by Keryn | May 18, 2018 | News, University of Adelaide, Women of Waite
What do the moon landings, global warming and vaccination all have in common? They’re conspiracies perpetuated by scientists, right? Yeah, maybe not. To demonstrate just how hard it is to get scientists to believe bad science (BS), the Science Nation is holding a...
by Keryn | May 17, 2018 | News, Students, Undergraduate, University of Adelaide
At the beginning semester 1 this year the Waite Peer Mentor Program was launched in response to a clear need for more support for students from their peers. The structure of the program was designed by 2nd and 3rd year students from the Bachelor of Viticulture and...
by Keryn | May 17, 2018 | News, University of Adelaide
The statistical skills of grains researchers and agronomists throughout the southern cropping region are being taken to a new level, thanks to training support being offered through the Grains Research and Development Corporation’s Statistics for the Australian Grains...
by Keryn | May 17, 2018 | News, Students, University of Adelaide
The 3 Minute thesis (3MT) competition is running again this year! This year, we have invited Urrbrae High School students to be in the audience and see some of the exciting projects in the School. The Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) is a skills development activity that...
by Keryn | May 16, 2018 | Historic Precinct, News, Partners, Students, Women of Waite
On Friday 11 May, the Waite Research Institute hosted Peter Waite Day at Urrbrae House. Held each year since 2011 on the Friday closest to Peter Waite’s Birthday (May 9), the afternoon is an opportunity for people from across the campus organisations to come...
by Keryn | May 15, 2018 | Australian Plant Phenomics Facility, AWRI, News, University of Adelaide
Plant research at the University of Adelaide will benefit from a $2.6 million research infrastructure investment announced at Waite on May 15. The grant was announced under the Federal Government’s new $1.9 billion Research Infrastructure Investment Plan Facilities...
