by Lieke Van Der Hulst | Oct 31, 2018 | Historic Precinct, News
On the 30th October, UNESCO Clubs – Adelaide Chapter awarded one of only four annual Achievement Awards to Urrbrae House’s Primary Schools History Program. The award, which recognises the initiative as fostering the dissemination of the United Nations Educational,...
by Lieke Van Der Hulst | Oct 25, 2018 | News, Plant Energy Biology, University of Adelaide
Colleagues, collaborators, students and friends from across the Waite campus came together to celebrate Professor Steve Tyerman’s career at an event to mark his retirement on Friday 19 October. After completing a plant science degree and PhD at the University of...
by Lieke Van Der Hulst | Oct 25, 2018 | News, Plant Energy Biology, University of Adelaide, Women of Waite
Congratulations to Professor Rachel Burton, School of Agriculture, Food and Wine, who has been elected to the Board of Science and Technology Australia. This is Australia’s peak body in science and technology representing 70,000 Australian scientists and technologists...
by Lieke Van Der Hulst | Oct 23, 2018 | News
A jewel of a bee… The iconic green carpenter bee is the largest bee species of South Australia. Extinct from the mainland SA since 1904, the species still exists on the Western half of Kangaroo Island, where the bees make their nests in the soft wood of dead trunks of...
by Lieke Van Der Hulst | Oct 18, 2018 | AWRI, News, University of Adelaide, Women of Waite
Congratulations to Dr Jacqui McRae (AWRI) and Associate Professor Kerry Wilkinson (The University of Adelaide) on being named 2018 Australian Women in Wine Award finalists in the Researcher of the Year category! The Australian Women In Wine Awards acknowledges and...
by Lieke Van Der Hulst | Oct 16, 2018 | News, Students
Team Waite for Us! will ride again in the Challenge Tour on Saturday, 19th January 2019. The ride will follow the course of the Tour Down Under, and all riders will converge on Strathalbyn. Everyone is welcome to join – staff, students, friends and supporters...
by Lieke Van Der Hulst | Oct 15, 2018 | News, Students, Undergraduate, University of Adelaide, Women of Waite
Students as Partners is a hot topic in the area of teaching innovation which aims to break down the traditional role of teachers and students to allow the formation of true partnerships, shaping education inside and outside of the classroom. Imogen McNamara and...
by Lieke Van Der Hulst | Oct 4, 2018 | News, Research stories, SARDI
The State Government has officially unveiled 17 new and improved varieties of apricots specifically bred to maximise returns to growers. The apricots have been specially bred to provide growers with a competitive advantage through improved dry ratio and cropping...
by Lieke Van Der Hulst | Oct 3, 2018 | CSIRO, News
Congratulations to Dr Rob Bramley, researcher and CSIRO Site Leader, Waite Campus, who has been announced as the recipient of the Society of Precision Agriculture Australia’s (SPAA) Life Membership award. Dr Bramley is highly respected in Australia and overseas...
by Lieke Van Der Hulst | Oct 2, 2018 | News, Research stories, University of Adelaide, Wine Innovation Cluster, WRI
Grapevine trunk disease is estimated to cost the Australian wine sector millions of dollars in lost production each year, but now grapegrowers have a new tool to better manage its impact. The University of Adelaide and Wine Australia have joined forces with the South...