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Effect of micronutrients on the growth of wheat in sodic soils
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Honours project: Examine how micronutrient interactions alter the growth and ion concentrations of wheat in sodic soils
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Management practices to enable early wet season forage production in lowland rice production systems of The Lao PDR
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Honours project: Explore management options to improve early wet season crop production in Lao PDR, southeast Asia
Exploring the function of MADS-box genes in barley inflorescence development
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Honours project: Learn about functional gene research combined with molecular biology, biochemistry, cell biology, and developmental biology
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Improving drought and salt tolerance of wheat
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Honours project: Examine wheat water use efficiency under saline conditions.
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A sweet treat? Salmonella in raw egg based desserts
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Honours project: Combine your interest in food science, animal science and biomedical science by investigating the the behaviour of Salmonella in mousse, tiramisu, and custard.
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How can teachers teach science better?
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Honours projects: Australia is slipping behind the rest of the world in science and mathematical achievement; how could we improve STEM education?
How do the public perceive climate change?
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Honours project: Monitoring the impact of media reporting on the public attitude to climate change
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Let's improve the way science is communicated
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Honours project: Science writing - how to improve reader confidence and learning
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Retinal energy metabolism and links to eye disease
Honours project: Investigate retinal metabolism associated with eye disease.
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Improving plant responses to sub-optimal conditions through plant hormones
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Honours project: Make fundamental discoveries about how strigolactones act to alter the growth of plant root cells or applying the latest knowledge of strigolactones to crops.
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