by Carolyn Mitchell | Mar 31, 2021 | Awards, News, University of Adelaide
Collaborative work between the Jiranek laboratory at UA and partners in Bordeaux presented recently by Ana Hranalovic at the Enoforum Web conference 2021 has won the OENOPPIA prize for the best research on oenological products. This research explores the use of a...
by Carolyn Mitchell | Mar 31, 2021 | News, Participation, University of Adelaide
We would like to invite you to the sensory sessions on Tuesday 6 April. The sessions will be held in the WIC building, level 4, sensory lab. There will be 8 red wines that are expected to be evaluated in less than half an hour. As a sign of our appreciation, you’ll...
by Carolyn Mitchell | Mar 30, 2021 | Home page slider, News, University of Adelaide, WRI
A team of Australian and German researchers has discovered a novel pathway that plants can use to save water and improve their drought tolerance. The research published in Nature Communications shows that the molecule GABA (gamma-aminobutyric acid), most commonly...
by Carolyn Mitchell | Mar 25, 2021 | AWRI, CSIRO, Home page slider, News, Partners, SARDI, University of Adelaide
The ARC has announced the outcomes of Linkage Projects Round 2 for 2020 (LP20). The University of Adelaide submitted 17 Linkage Project proposals in total and received funding for 8 of these, a success rate of 47% and total ARC funding of $3,622,098. Two of the...
by Carolyn Mitchell | Mar 16, 2021 | News, University of Adelaide
Research led by the University of Adelaide has found in a case study of Adelaide properties, households would need to give up less than a quarter of their domestic lawn areas to grow enough vegetables to become self-sufficient. In the study published in Sustainable...
by Carolyn Mitchell | Mar 4, 2021 | Historic Precinct, News, University of Adelaide
See inside historic Urrbrae House (built 1891). Free admission is by small group (maximum of 10) tours only with Covid-19 social distancing. Monday at 1.30pm Tuesday at 11am Thursday at 11am and 1.30pm Advance bookings required via Eventbrite. On this guided tour of...
by Rebecca Vandeleur | Mar 4, 2021 | News, Research stories, SARDI, University of Adelaide
50 year-old mystery in plant breeding solved An international collaboration by researchers from the University of Adelaide’s Waite Campus, France and the Czech Republic has solved a half-century-old mystery in cereal plant breeding, discovering one of the key...
by Carolyn Mitchell | Feb 18, 2021 | Awards, News, University of Adelaide
The SA Science Excellence and Innovation Awards showcase the critical importance of science, research and innovation to the development of industry and society as a whole. The Awards recognise the work of inspiring Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics and...
by Carolyn Mitchell | Feb 15, 2021 | News, University of Adelaide
Soil compaction represents a major challenge for modern agriculture. Compaction is intuitively thought to reduce root growth by limiting the ability of roots to penetrate harder soils. A new article just published in the journal Science reports that root growth in...
by Carolyn Mitchell | Feb 10, 2021 | News, Students, Undergraduate, University of Adelaide
Are you at university studying agriculture, animal production, fisheries, forestry, natural resource management or any area related to food and nutrition security? Would you like to explore your subject area in an international agricultural project context? Awards of...