News & Events
The Waite Research Institute is engaged in many areas of research. The Institute also promotes the activities of the School of Agriculture, Food and Wine and the FOODplus research Centre. Here you can keep up to date with the latest news stories or you could subscribe to our RSS feed and get the latest stories delivered to your favourite aggregator or directly into your inbox.
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Breeding superior almonds for a growing industry
This story was orginally posted in News from the University of Adelaide, Monday, 20 May, 2013 More nutritious almonds for consumers and a greater range of high-quality varieties for industry – these are the aims of the Australian Almond Breeding progra...Tue, 21 May 2013 10:33:14 +0930
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$2.4m to help make the wine consumers want
This story was orginally posted in News from the University of Adelaide, Wednesday, 1 May, 2013 Wine research and training has been given a significant boost today with the announcement of $2.4 million for a new training centre focussed on innovative w...Thu, 02 May 2013 17:01:47 +0930
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Maternal diet sets up junk food addiction in babies
Story is based on one orginally posted in News from the University of Adelaide, Tuesday, 30 April, 2013 Research from the University of Adelaide suggests that mothers who eat junk food while pregnant have already programmed their babies to be addicted ...Tue, 30 Apr 2013 15:08:52 +0930
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New SA investment in Waite-based research to improve Australian diets
Professor Bob Gibson and his FOODplus team, in collaboration with the University of Manitoba in Canada, have been awarded $300,000 over three years to investigate more efficient and environmentally sustainable ways to increase levels of omega-3 fatty a...Tue, 30 Apr 2013 14:07:38 +0930
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Protecting Aussie grapevines from new virus
Story orginally posted in News from the University of Adelaide, Tuesday, 8 April, 2013 University of Adelaide researchers are working to prevent the introduction into Australia of a potentially devastating new grapevine virus. Waite Diagnostics, at the...Tue, 09 Apr 2013 15:13:55 +0930
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Meet Giorgia, the durum breeding team’s newest member
The University of Adelaide’s durum breeding program officially launched their new, state-of-the-art small plot harvester yesterday. “Giorgia” is a Wintersteiger DELTA, specifically designed for harvesting small experimental plots and can comfortably ha...Fri, 05 Apr 2013 11:08:39 +0930
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Debate wrap up: Cutting Australia’s meat consumption by half would be better for us and the planet
On Thursday the 21st of March, more than 150 people attended one of our more controversial debates on whether Australians should reduce their meat consumption. For more information on the topic and speakers, please refer to our previous posts on the de...Tue, 26 Mar 2013 17:39:11 +0930
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Debate: Announcing our speakers for “Cutting Australia’s meat consumption by half will be better for us and the planet”
With only one week to go until our next Debate @ The Waite on “Cutting Australia’s meat consumption by half will be better for us and the planet“, the Waite Research Institute is pleased to announce our speakers for the event. For more information on t...Thu, 14 Mar 2013 14:33:41 +0930
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Historic expansion of animal & crop research on Waite Centenary
Story orginally posted in News from the University of Adelaide, Wednesday 6 March, 2013 The largest expansion of university-based research into animal and crop health and production in Australian history has been outlined by the University of Adelaide ...Wed, 06 Mar 2013 10:40:30 +0930
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I’m a Scientist. Get me out of here!
Between the 11th and the 22nd of March, 15 scientists in 3 ‘zones’ will be battling for a $1000 prize. And they will face the toughest judges in the world: school children. I’m a Scientist. Get me out of here! is a reality show-inspired activity that g...Tue, 05 Mar 2013 11:49:05 +0930
