News
Ultra-fast plant enzyme dynamics leads to breakthroughs
Researchers from the University of Adelaide have uncovered previously unknown properties in a plant enzyme that could lead to advances in cereal production, medical and pharmaceutical industries.
AFW Postgraduate Symposium summary
Missed the AFW Postgraduate Symposium? Catch-up on highlights from the day.
Three Minute Thesis success
Congratulations to Waite PhD Candidate Isobel Hume who was awarded both the People’s Choice and Student’s Choice Awards at the University of Adelaide Three Minute Thesis final last week.
DECRA success
Congratulations to Dr Amanda Choo from the School of Biological Sciences and Waite Research Institute, who was recently awarded a Discovery Early Career Researcher Award.
Health leader honoured by bacteria naming
Introducing Nicolia spurrieriana – a newly discovered lactic acid bacteria named after South Australia’s Chief Public Health Officer, Professor Nicola Spurrier – which could potentially be used in the fermentation of wine, sourdough bread and pickled foods.
Medical technology adapted to plant research
Scientists at The Plant Accelerator® (TPA), in collaboration with the German Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits and Dutch company PhenoKey, have successfully adapted X-Ray Tomography (CT) scanners for plant research.
Agricultural student wins national award
University of Adelaide student James Easter has been recognised as the 2022 Agricultural Student of the Year at a gala ceremony at Parliament House in Canberra on Thursday.
Events
Crawford Fund Seminar: Building Irrigation Best Practice Capability in Iraq
To coincide with The International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage Congress, the Crawford Fu...
Oct 5, 3:30 pm - 4:30 pmSciPubAdelaide: The Science of Potatoes
SciPubAdelaide is a monthly science outreach event where a panel of three experts deliver presentati...
Oct 7, 6:00 pm - 7:30 pmWomen of Waite Monthly Meet-Up
Come along to meet up and connect with other women from the Waite Research Precinct at the monthly W...
Oct 11, 10:00 amWRI Seminar – Dr Martin Mascher, IPK Gatersleben
Please join us to hear Dr Martin Mascher, IPK Gatersleben present his seminar on 'Pan-genomics for c...
Oct 17, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pmStress Less: Waite
Free massages, ice cream, yoga, soft drinks, puppies, and terracotta pot painting- there's guarantee...
Oct 18, 12:00 pm - 2:00 pmWRI Webinar – Dr Guotian Li, Huazhong Agricultural University
Please join us online for a webinar on "Genome editing of a rice CDP-DAG synthase confers broad-spec...
Oct 26, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pmSouth Australian Women: Women in Space – Impacting the World and Beyond
INSPIRING, EMPOWERING, ADVANCING are the drivers of this much anticipated event with female leaders ...
Oct 26, 4:30 pm - 11:30 pmWomen of Waite Monthly Meet-Up
Come along to meet up and connect with other women from the Waite Research Precinct at the monthly W...
Nov 8, 10:00 amWomen of Waite Monthly Meet-Up
Come along to meet up and connect with other women from the Waite Research Precinct at the monthly W...
Dec 13, 10:00 am - 11:00 am
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Campus Notices
Wine consumers wanted for smoke-tainted wine tasting
Yiming Huo, a PhD student of Prof. Kerry Wilkinson, invites wine consumers to participate in a wine tasting – assisting a smoke taint project.
Applications open: CSIRO PhD Top-Up Scholarships – Agriculture and Food
CSIRO Agriculture and Food are offering PhD top-up scholarships in areas such as sustainability credentials, digital agriculture and precision fermentation.
Applications open: Tim Healey Memorial Scholarship
The Tim Healey Memorial Scholarship is awarded annually to a post-graduate student studying in a field that benefits the future of Australian farming.
Abstract submissions open: International Conference on Agrifood Biotechnology
The International Conference on Agrifood Biotechnology will be held in Sitges, near Barcelona, Spain from 26-28 March 2023. The conference will bring together specialists in plant biotechnology, agriculture and the food sciences to share and discuss recent advances in agrifood biotechnology.
Applications open for APPF Postgraduate Internship
The Australian Plant Phenomics Facility (APPF) is welcoming applications for its Postgraduate Student Internship Awards.
What do you want to see at on-campus YouX events in 2023?
Complete a quick 5 minute survey to share your thoughts.
Applications open for the AW Howard Memorial Trust Research Fellowship
The AW Howard Memorial Trust awards the Research Fellowship to an outstanding candidate currently undertaking or intending to undertake post-graduate pasture research.
Wine consumers wanted
Stephanie Angela, a PhD student at the University of Adelaide and the ARC Training Centre for Innovative Wine Production, invites wine consumers to participate in wine tasting sessions on the 26th and 30th of September.
Applications open for the 2023 Science and Innovation Awards
Grant applications are now open for the 2023 Science and Innovation Awards for Young People in Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry! If you’re 18-35, this is your chance to apply for a grant of up to $22,000 to fund your project.
Research Fellow position available in responsible research innovation and community engagement in agriculture
An exciting opportunity is available to work on projects related to a new ARC Industrial Transformation Training Centre on Accelerated Future Crop Development, and on other research related to food/agricultural values.