by Jesslyn Collins | Apr 8, 2026 | Campus Notices, End Food Waste CRC, News
A new research program to help growers unlock value. One million tonnes of fresh produce never makes it off Australian farms each year (FIAL, 2021), with growers reporting average food loss and waste rates of 20% per farm (ABARES, 2025). End Food Waste...
by Jesslyn Collins | Apr 8, 2026 | GRDC, News, Research stories, WRI
Gene identified that could triple wheat yields Article posted 20 March 2026 by Fiona Simson, Chair, Agricultural Biotechnology Council of Australia photos by Aurthur Mostead and Sophie Clayton Australian researcher Dr Scott Boden at the University of Adelaide is part...
by Jesslyn Collins | Apr 8, 2026 | Adelaide University, Campus Notices, News
De-alcoholisation tech can help fix bushfire faults in wine Published on AU news on 31 March 2026 by Johnny von Einem New research has found technology that removes alcohol from wine can be combined with traditional remediation techniques to mitigate smoke taint,...
by Jesslyn Collins | Apr 8, 2026 | Awards, News, WRI
2026 J G Russell Award recognises Dr Jing He’s significant research The J G Russell Award, administered by the Australian Academy of Science, provides early‑career researchers in the basic sciences with up to $7,000 to support experimental research costs...
by Jesslyn Collins | Apr 8, 2026 | Awards, News
Applications now open About Yitpi Grants The Foundation aims to encourage and promote research and education in the fields of crop science, particularly in relation to the wheat industry in southern Australia; and social science in linguistics of Australian languages...
by Jesslyn Collins | Mar 31, 2026 | Campus Notices, News, SBA Adelaide
Synthetic Biology Australasia Adelaide Node We’re happy to share that the Synthetic Biology Australasia Adelaide Node is back! For those who are not familiar with the SBA community, SBA is a society for synthetic biologists across Australia and New Zealand. Our...
by Jesslyn Collins | Mar 31, 2026 | Careers, News, Plants for Space, Women of Waite, WRI
Trends in Plant Science article highlights the women in STEM from around the world making an impact in the world of plant science This article highlights the global diversity and impact of women in plant science through a series celebrating 30 researchers from...
by Jesslyn Collins | Mar 31, 2026 | CSIRO, News, Research stories
CSIRO article: Some detective work, Antarctic explorers and a very old jar of earth – 100-year celebration at the Australian National Soil Archive! Excerpt of CSIRO’s article written by Gabrielle Corser, 26 March 2026 A simple soil sample unveils an interesting...
by Jesslyn Collins | Mar 31, 2026 | News, WRI
Science Meets Parliament 2026 Last week, Dr Aaron Phillips attended the Science Meets Parliament 2026 event held at Parilament House in Canberra, through the support of the Waite Research Institute. Science Meets Parliament is Australia’s premier initiative...
by Jesslyn Collins | Mar 23, 2026 | AAGI, Careers, News
PhD Opportunities at The Waite campus Unifying on-farm data and crop models to enhance tactical crop decisions Are you passionate about transforming agriculture through data science and real-world impact? This PhD project combines advanced mathematics with...
