News
3 Minute Thesis 2019
Last chance to nominate for this year’s 3 Minute Thesis competition! Registrations close on Monday!
The 2019 SAGIT Peter Waite Scholarship is now open
Applications are invited for the following scholarship leading to the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the School of Agriculture, Food and Wine.
The scholarship is supported by SAGIT (South Australian Grains Industry Trust), which was established in…
Sciences Alumni Network Evenings (SANE)
The evening will feature a talk from Professor Rob Fitzpatrick (founding director of the Centre for Australian Forensic Soil Science), drinks and canapés and most of all, the opportunity to network with fellow alumni.
Wine Alumni Breakfast – Tues 23 July
The Wine Alumni network will be hosting a Wine Alumni Breakfast – to be held during the 17th Australian Wine Industry Technical Conference in Adelaide.
Red Wine Consumers Required
Red Wine Consumers are needed for consumer tasting on Wednesday 19th June!
New Waite Research Institute Director announced
Professor Mike Brooks, Provost & Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) at the University of Adelaide, this week announced Professor Matthew Gilliham as the new Director of the Waite Research Institute
Plant imaging workshop in Japan for Stefanie
Waite researcher Dr Stefanie Wege was one of 20 applicants selected world-wide to attend a workshop on Functional live imaging of plants in Nagoya, Japan
Events
Farmers2Founders free workshop
Learn more about how technologies are shaping the future of agriculture and how you can utilise thes...
Jun 26, 10:00 am - 3:00 pmWaite Agriculture, Food and Wine Seminar Series
Presented by Dr Deepak Gautam: 'Unmanned aircraft systems (aka drone)-based remote sensing - an intr...
Jul 4, 10:30 amCSIRO Waite Campus Seminar: Dr Kris Broos
Giving value to industrial waste. Dr Kris Broos is an expert in Sustainable Materials from the Flemi...
Jul 4, 11:00 am - 12:00 pmThree Minute Thesis 2018 – Waite heat
The Three Minute Thesis (3MT) celebrates the exciting research conducted by PhD students
Jul 16, 2:00 pmWaite Social Club
It's time to get social at the Waite campus! All staff and students (including other campus partner ...
Aug 9, 4:00 pm - 6:00 pmVivente Music presents ‘Triptych’ – a twilight concert at Urrbrae House
Triptych is a type of a multi panel work of art, where each panel has an equal importance. In this p...
Aug 12, 5:30 pmWaite in the Spotlight 2019
Hear from Waite scientists in a panel discussion about the impacts of a changing climate on the food...
Aug 20, 5:45 pm - 8:30 pm
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Campus Notices
Waite Main building power outage – Saturday 29 June
Power supply to the ground floor of the main Waite building will be interrupted on Saturday the 29th of June 2019, from 7am to 10am
The Fitness Hub – EOFY Sale
The Fitness Hub Waite is offering 12 months membership ONLY $110. ($20 card fee for new members)
Charles Hawker lift software update
The Charles Hawker lift will be having a software update on Friday morning 31 May from about 9am-12 midday.
It won’t be available for this time. Apologies for the short notice….
Massage therapist at Waite
Kath Keziah is a remedial massage therapist with over 20 years experience. Kath is usually at Waite on Thursdays – book an appointment now!
Compost your packaging from Beltana Cafe
Beltana Cafe at Waite campus is the first University of Adelaide cafe to provide 100% compostable packaging. The containers might look like plastic, but all packaging – including coffee cups and lids, and ‘bio plastic’ tubs….
Repairs to external plaza in the Plant Research Centre
Repairs to the external structural movement joints in the plaza area of the Plant Research Centre will commence next Monday April 8th, continuing for approximately 8 weeks
Window cleaning – May and June
SA Window Cleaning has been engaged to perform both external & internal glass cleaning to various buildings at Waite Campus during May and June
Peter Waite Day 2019 – Bocce teams wanted!
ALL Waite campus staff are invited to attend this annual campus community-building event, 3pm – 5:30 pm on Friday 10 May in the gardens adjacent Urrbrae House
Waite Campus, Main Building 1 – Electrical works and power outage
Electrical works will be carried out during normal business hours from Monday April the 8th to Friday May the 3rd inclusive. Electrical power outages will be required to complete the works.
Replacement of North and South roofs Plant Research Centre
Works to replace the polycarbonate roofing on the North and South atria of the Plant Research Centre will commence Monday 25th March and take approximately 8-10 weeks to complete.