News: Engagement and Industry
Industry chips in to save spud scraps
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Up to 100,000 tonnes of potatoes could be saved from the bin each year, thanks to a new $1 million research and development partnership with some of Australia's largest potato producers.
Advanced fertiliser research forges ahead with new industry contract
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Enhanced spreading, improved efficiency and reduced environmental impact will be the focus of continuing fertiliser research under a new five-year partnership agreement with US-based fertiliser producer The Mosaic Company.
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Kicking goals in sciences gender equity and diversity
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Improving gender equity and diversity in STEM has been rewarded with the award of an Athena SWAN Institutional Bronze Award, the highest level of this award available in Australia.
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Digital technology to transform vineyard management
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$5m digital technologies project to support on-farm decision making for winegrape production.
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Part of a disCERNing crowd
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Astrophysicist Martin White discusses life with and around the Large Hadron Collider.
$45 million injection into SA health and biotech industry
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The Adelaide China Biotech Investment Fund has today been launched – a new $45 million investment fund that will accelerate the development and commercialisation of health and bio-technologies from South Australia for the global market.
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Healthy coastal habitats combat climate change
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How coastal systems can help mitigate climate change in South Australia.
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Participants wanted for Cabernet Sauvignon wine tasting
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Scientists are investigating the sensory attributes driving the typicity of Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon wines - and they need your help!
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Making high value products from agricultural waste
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Sunscreen from mushroom waste, healthy skincare products from apples and berries, and high-tech materials from Brussels sprout stalks?
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New AgTech scholarship set to bear fruit
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A new partnership between the State Government and the University of Adelaide to deliver an AgTech PhD scholarship is open for applications.