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Agriculture, Food & Wine HDR Symposium award winners announced

Dr Richard Harvey

School of Agriculture, Food & Wine announced its HDR Symposium Award winners.

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Waite 100 Whisky wins bronze

Waite 100 Whisky

School of Agriculture, Food & Wine celebrates Bronze at Tasting Australia Spirit Awards for its Waite 100 Whisky – the first whisky distilled at Waite campus.

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Surprising spin offs of slowing down wind turbines

Dr Rey Chin

Dr Rey Chin from the School of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering discovers how to improve cost effectiveness of wind farms.

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Awards night abuzz with praise for citizen science program

School of Biological Sciences celebrates prestigious award win

School of Biological Sciences wins Innovation in Citizen Science award for ‘Insect Investigators’ project at the 2024 Australian Museum Eureka Prizes.

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Tropical plants discovered in Tasmania’s ancient Polar Forest

Dr Miriam Slodownik at the Lowana outcrop. Credit: Gregory Jordan

Recent School of Biological Sciences PhD graduate, Dr Miriam Slodownik, sheds light on the extent and evolution of southern rainforests.

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Electrical and Mechanical students reach final round of prestigious IEEE R10 robotic competition

Daotong Zhang (team leader), Gaoling Shi, Jake Delyster and Caleb Rodgers

School of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering students reached the final round of the prestigious IEEE R10 robotic competition. Final to be held on 29-30 August at the Meiji University Nakano Campus, Tokyo, Japan.

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Call for abstracts for APFIS 2024

APFIS 2024

Abstract submissions are invited for Ninth Asia-Pacific Conference on FRP in Structures Adelaide, Australia (APFIS 2024).

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International Collegiate Programming Contest South Pacific Contest Preliminary round

International Collegiate Programming Contest South Pacific Contest Preliminary round

We are delighted to share a significant achievement by our school in the recent International Collegiate Programming Contest South Pacific Contest Preliminary round.

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Is there a link between embryo size, root architecture and drought stress in barley?

Developing crops that can withstand hot and dry climates is becoming increasingly important worldwide.

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Could Covid-style PCR tests be used to screen for herbicide resistance?

Could Covid-style PCR tests be used to screen for herbicide resistance?

Honours project: This project will involve the design of PCR assays to aid in rapid, field based screening for herbicide resistance in weeds.

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