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CRISPR genome editing approach for vetch improvement
![Vetch](/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2020-10/vetch_research.jpg?h=a71712d7&itok=tLpDGaLB)
Honours project: Opportunities to use state-of-the-art next generation breeding technology to improve vetch seed nutrition.
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Lactation oestrus and breeding in sows
![Pig sow piglets](/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2019-05/pig-sow-piglets.jpg?h=4add1195&itok=5CEo4k01)
Honours project: Efficacy of a modified gonadotrophin protocol for oestrus and ovulation in lactation
Lactation oestrus and breeding in sows.
Exploring the fundamentals of photo-induced chemical reaction mechanisms
![Photocatalysis involves both electron and hole transfer, as well as molecular re-arrangement on a surface](/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2020-10/metha-photocatalysis.png?h=061ce4fd&itok=H65_vl68)
Honours project: Use high-speed lasers to initiate a water-splitting reaction to probe products for analysis.
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Hydrogen: green and renewable energy sourced from sunlight and water
![Analysis of the photocatalysts before and after use, particularly by electron microscopy, will provide insights in improving photocatalysis activity and longevity.](/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2020-10/shearer-fig1-photocatalysis_h2_3.jpg?h=79efdc86&itok=yn9VnEe6)
Honours project: A renewable energy project that aims to develop your skills in inorganic synthesis, light initiated reactions, gas chromatography, electron microscopy and chemical engineering.
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Optical fibres in space for high bandwidth and black hole detection
![International Space Station - Image by NASA](/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2021-01/space-iss-nasa-201587.jpg?h=08b866d1&itok=sVsXhfLF)
Honours project: Explore the creation of high-purity glass aboard the International Space Station to unlock internet bandwidth limits and improve gravitational wave detectors.
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Aboriginal fermentations: Discovering their chemistry and new yeast species
![Tasmanian Cider gum](/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2020-10/tasmanian-cider-gum-18.jpg?h=8268fcbc&itok=pOEe6Rap)
Honours project: Wine scientists are seeking students to work on multi-disciplinary research projects that aim to discover new yeast species and unravel the chemistry behind Aboriginal fermentations.
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Advanced yeast for challenging bioprocesses
![Vladimir Jiranek researcher photo](/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2020-10/researcher-photo-vladimir-jiranek.jpg?h=6eb229a4&itok=bE8vSRKp)
Honours project: Test new and improved yeast strains to advanced winemaking and other biotechnology processes.
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Light driven degradation of persistent organic pollutants
![Persistent organic pollutants](/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2020-10/shearer-fig1-photocat_of_pops2.jpg?h=39a3e075&itok=xWDk_8OY)
Honours project: Help development methods and processes for effective degradation of Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) to mitigate their emerging health and environmental effects.
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Improving salt tolerance in grapevines
![Viticulture student](/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2020-10/viticulture-27957_UoA-43.jpg?h=2f83cd36&itok=hK7VCwCu)
Honours project: Investigate the movement of salt and water in grapevines in order to understand the effect of salinity on growth.
Fossils under a new light
![Fossil front visible image Georgios Tsiminis](/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2020-11/honours-fossil-front-visible.jpg?h=b646a0fe&itok=rsvzpMcx)
Honours projects: Use new fluorescence imaging techniques to analyse fossils that range in age from half-a-billion to some tens of thousands of years old.