by Keryn | Aug 22, 2019 | Home page slider, News, SARDI
Feedback is being sought on a proposed recommendation to lift the moratorium on growing GM Food Crops in all parts of the state, except Kangaroo Island. The recommendation to lift the moratorium follows an independent review undertaken in late 2018, and the...
by Keryn | Aug 22, 2019 | News, University of Adelaide
Professor Andrew Lowe, Director of the University of Adelaide’s Agrifood and Wine Industry Engagement Priority, has been appointed to the new Minister’s AgTech Advisory Group. The Group has been established to provide a co-ordinated and long-term approach to...
by Keryn | Aug 21, 2019 | News, Participation, SARDI, University of Adelaide, Women of Waite
Tuesday evening 20th August saw the Waite Research Institute host Waite in the Spotlight: food and wine in a changing climate as part of National Science Week.Held for the fourth time, this year’s event was in the format of a panel discussion about the impacts...
by Keryn | Aug 21, 2019 | Home page slider, News, University of Adelaide, WRI
In June Professor Mike Brooks, Provost and Vice President of The University of Adelaide, outlined plans to reposition and expand the remit of the Waite Research Institute – the University’s internationally recognised flagship for Agriculture, Food and Wine research....
by Keryn | Aug 21, 2019 | Home page slider, News, Students, University of Adelaide
The pace of technological change in the agricultural industries is accelerating, creating new opportunities for entrepreneurship that will help drive change. Harnessing the new technologies to develop an idea into a commercial product is a major challenge. The AgTech...
by Keryn | Aug 19, 2019 | Careers, CSIRO, Internships, News, Students, University of Adelaide
Applications are now open for the University of Adelaide-CSIRO Industry PhD (iPhD) program. This prestigious and innovative 4-year iPhD program includes a minimum six-month industry placement offering an enhanced opportunity for students to work in an industry-defined...
by Keryn | Aug 19, 2019 | Home page slider, News, SARDI, University of Adelaide
The Marshall Liberal Government and University of Adelaide have officially launched a significant partnership to attract greater investment into South Australia and deliver greater economic benefits to the state’s primary industries sector.Through the partnership,...
by Keryn | Aug 15, 2019 | Historic Precinct, News
Urrbrae House is delighted to host an exhibition by emerging artist, Rebecca Read.This exhibition is part of the South Australian Living Artists (SALA) Festival and will run until 8 September 2019.The exhibition is in the Main Hall and Drawing Room of Urrbrae House...
by Keryn | Aug 14, 2019 | News, University of Adelaide, WRI
Waite Research Institute Director, Professor Matt Gilliham, has been appointed to the new Premier’s Science and Innovation Council.The 10 members of the council, selected for their expertise and knowledge in science, research and innovation, will provide advice to the...
by Keryn | Aug 13, 2019 | Australian Plant Phenomics Facility, Home page slider, Internships, News, Research stories, Students, University of Adelaide
Republished from the Australian Plant Phenomics Facility blog. Arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) partnerships are mutualisms between an estimated two-thirds of plants species and microscopic fungi that are ubiquitous in soils. Since the 1950s there have been many studies...
