by Lieke Van Der Hulst | Jun 29, 2018 | News, University of Adelaide, Women of Waite
Two academics from the School of Agriculture, Food and Wine at the University of Adelaide’s Waite campus have been awarded Australian University Agriculture Education Awards for Excellence in Teaching for 2018. Associate Professor Kerry Wilkinson was recognised...
by Lieke Van Der Hulst | Jun 27, 2018 | CSIRO, News, Research stories, University of Adelaide
How does grape composition affect wine chemistry and ultimately the sensory properties of the wine made from those grapes? Not only isn’t there a clear answer to that question, it probably hasn’t been asked as often or as emphatically as might be expected. This...
by Lieke Van Der Hulst | Jun 25, 2018 | News, University of Adelaide
New research aims to increase the profitability of growers in Australia’s southern and western grain producing areas by providing them with knowledge about how to optimise the establishment of their crops. The Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) is...
by Lieke Van Der Hulst | Jun 21, 2018 | News, University of Adelaide
A new project led by the University of Adelaide’s Waite campus will boost the international expansion of Australian almond varieties through the sale of almond trees. Almond researcher Dr Michelle Wirthensohn has received one of the Australian Government’s Priming...
by Lieke Van Der Hulst | Jun 21, 2018 | News, Training Centre for Innovative Wine Production
The quest to find effective ways to produce lower alcohol wines has become so important that the University of Adelaide established a research centre just to focus on it. The first Australian Research Council Training Centre for Innovative Wine Production (ARC TC-IWP)...
by Lieke Van Der Hulst | Jun 21, 2018 | News, 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 and...
by Lieke Van Der Hulst | Jun 19, 2018 | News, University of Adelaide
“There is no better feeling when pounding the pavement down ANZAC Highway and seeing friends who are fellow students, staff and supporters of the University in the same uniform as you. It just gives you that extra boost to keep going.” – Chris McMichael, UofA...
by Lieke Van Der Hulst | Jun 19, 2018 | News, University of Adelaide
June 15th was Stewart Coventry’s last day with the University of Adelaide. Stewart’s contribution has been significant with more than 15 years’ service as a staff member. In this time he played a pivotal role in what was the barley breeding program. Among Stewart’s...
by Lieke Van Der Hulst | Jun 14, 2018 | News, Research stories, University of Adelaide
Magnetic nanoparticles attached to polymers have been successfully used to target and remove unwanted flavour compounds from wine. Researchers at the University of Adelaide in South Australia have developed a polymer for soaking up methoxypyrazines in Cabernet...
by Lieke Van Der Hulst | Jun 14, 2018 | News, SARDI, Students
Congratulations to Jade Rose who is the recipient of SARDI’s 2018 science bursary for women. Awarded on an annual basis, the SARDI science bursary was established in 1994 to celebrate the South Australian Women’s Suffrage Centenary. An honours student, who...
