by Keryn | Aug 21, 2019 | Campus Notices, SARDI
This Friday, August 23, is the Cancer Council Daffodil Day Appeal. To help support this great cause, fresh daffodils or Cancer Council merchandise can be purchased from the reception areas on level 1 and 2 of the Plant Research Centre. Donations will also be...
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 20, 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 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 14, 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 14, 2019 | Home page slider, 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...
by Keryn | Aug 8, 2019 | News, Students, University of Adelaide
Thirty PhD students and two academic staff from Nanjing Agricultural University in China recently visited the University of Adelaide on a three-week study tour. The students where hosted by local families for the duration of their visit with the homestay experience an...
by Keryn | Aug 8, 2019 | Careers, Internships, News, SARDI, Students
Applications are now open for Hart’s 2020 Regional Internship in Applied Grains Research. A regional internship offers graduate students one year training in applied grains research and development (R & D). The internship will be based in Clare, South...
by Keryn | Aug 6, 2019 | News, Participation, Students, University of Adelaide
Why Waite is the School of Agriculture, Food and Wine’s outreach program, in which secondary school groups are invited to visit the Waite campus for a range of fun and educational activities around plants and agriculture.A five week program has been exclusively...
