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Advanced fertiliser research forges ahead with new Mosaic contract
![FTRC research - Mike McLaughlin and Ashleigh Broadbent](/fertiliser/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2020-02/ftrc-research-P1297265.jpg?h=4a76576e&itok=rp_LxGcj)
New five-year partnership agreement to enhance spreading, improve efficiency and reduce the environmental impact of fertilisers.
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Fertiliser expert joins scientific panel on responsible plant nutrition
![Mike McLaughlin](/fertiliser/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2020-02/ftrc-mike-crop-1297322.jpg?h=fbf4b26c&itok=o03zekKt)
Professor Mike McLaughlin’s globally recognised expertise on phosphate and novel fertiliser technologies has led to his inclusion on the international panel for responsible plant nutrition.
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Research collaboration earns top International Fertiliser Society honours
![Chandnee Ramkissoon](/fertiliser/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2020-02/ftrc-chandnee-ramkissoon-53_0.jpg?h=3ebb19bb&itok=IN3EYMtN)
The Brian Chambers award has been won by Chandnee Ramkissoon for her collaborative research across the universities of Nottingham and Adelaide.
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Soils: what lies beneath your feet?
![Soil science video - Emily Leyden](/fertiliser/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2020-02/ftrc-soil-science-video.jpg?h=96a96008&itok=x9NZoEXq)
Video: Discover why soils are important and how soil scientists are working to protect the world's most precious natural resource.
Professor Mike McLaughlin named Fellow of Soil Science Australia
![Professor Mike McLaughlin](/fertiliser/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2020-01/frc-mike-mclaughlin-43.jpg?h=fbf4b26c&itok=M7Cwx1VH)
Centre director awarded one of Soil Science Australia's highest honours.
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Maarten Everaert wins second prize for the Brian Chambers Award (IFS)
![Maarten Everaert](/fertiliser/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2020-01/frc-maarten-everaert.jpg?h=f0d95172&itok=7HFaag1s)
Visiting researcher Maarten Everaert receives major award for early career researchers in crop nutrition.
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PhD student wins prize for best food and nutrition presentation
![Postgraduate prize winners 2017](/fertiliser/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2020-01/frc-postgrad-prize-winners.jpg?h=ff160b70&itok=a9BUL40S)
PhD candidate Chandnee Ramkissoon wins best presentation on food and nutrition at annual postgraduate symposium.
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3-minute thesis success for Chandnee Ramkissoon
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Chandnee Ramkissoon wins second prize in school 3 Minute Thesis (3MT) competition.
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Colin Rivers wins the Best Poster Award at NZ and Australia Soils Conference
![Colin Rivers poster award](/fertiliser/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2020-01/frc-colin-rivers-poster-award-2016.jpg?h=6363bbda&itok=0YcIDU8c)
Best poster award at the Joint NZ Society of Soil Science and Soil Science Australia Conference in Queenstown.
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Timothy McLaren receives Australian Society of Soil Science Publication Medal
Dr Timothy McLaren (formerly with the FTRC) received the prestigious Australian Society of Soil Science Publication Medal of 2016.
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