The best reason to be back in Canberra. BentSpoke Brewery

A great step forward towards sensible regulation of innovative crop improvement methods, essential for replacing all those chemical sprays with genes that protect crops from pests and diseases bbc.co.uk/news/science-e…

The Government’s Science, Research and Innovation Budget tables reveal that Gov't investment in R&D is at the lowest on record at 0.49% (as a percentage of GDP). In February, Australia’s leading scientists urged the government to commit to a ‘bold & ambitious’ structural reform

Couple unearths one of world’s greatest fossil finds in mid-Wales theguardian.com/science/2023/m…

Have you submitted your Expression of Interest for Crush 2023? If not, get in quick! Submissions close this Monday, 8 May: form.jotform.com/230800793232854 This year’s event will occur on Wednesday, 14 June 2023 at the Adelaide Convention Centre, followed by a Crush Symposium dinner.

Perth residents are being urged to be on the lookout for African black sugar ants. DPIRDWA says the pest is of national significance and can pose a serious threat to the environment and agricultural industries. Learn more: bit.ly/42Cuig9 #biosecurity #planthealth

‘We have offended a nation’: Miami zoo’s treatment of kiwi bird enrages New Zealand theguardian.com/world/2023/may…

Kazachstania spp. produce high levels of acetate esters during wine fermentation. One reason may be due to duplication of genes related to acetate ester production. Hot off the press, genomic analysis of Kazachstania yeast species. Waite Research Institute Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Technology microbiologyresearch.org/content/journa…

Replacing male bits with female bits (in barley) to get more grain! Sorry guys 😅 Waite Research Institute Ryan Whitford Xiujuan Yang Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Technology academic.oup.com/jxb/article/do…

PHA is seeking new Board Members with a range of skills and experience, and a passion for #biosecurity and the plant sector. Applications close on 31 July 2023. More info: bit.ly/3MDM0Lr #planthealth #strategicleadership #opportunity

Never again I’m I donating blood. When you arrive at the blood bank they just ask too many questions… Whose blood is that? Where did you get it? Why did you bring it in a bucket?

Just seen this now — wow!

Don’t forget to book Adelaide Fringe 2024 tix to learn about how yeasts (or Natalia?) can be hilarious & support our TC student Natalia Caliani 🧬

Jewellery theft at Burnside Village Shopping Centre police.sa.gov.au/sa-police-news…

Claire Armstrong submitted her final thesis in Feb 2024 and was awarded a Dean’s Commendation for Doctoral Thesis Excellence 👏🏻 Congrats Claire! Uni of Adelaide

AWRI’s winemaking calculators app is a popular tool that helps take the guesswork out of a whole range of calculations needed during wine production, including conversions, additions and label requirements. Download now or access the web version here: awri.com.au/industry_suppo…

⭐ Fully funded PhD scholarship⭐ Ecophysiological mechanisms underlying the resilience of grapevines to abiotic stresses 👩‍🔬 Supervisor: Olfa Zarrouk 📍Torre Marimon (Barcelona) Apply: irta.cat/en/work-at-irt…

Win $500! Our Microbrewery is running a design competition for our beer can labels. We're looking for a talented Uni of Adelaide student to create a label that captures the University spirit and the delicious beer we brew at the Microbrewery 🍻 🔗 bit.ly/3V67kvp

Please rtwt! Murdoch's Centre for Crop & Food Innovation & SABC we have open postdoc position in cereal genome editing. An opportunity to drive your career, engage with national & international industry leaders. Open till filled. Plant Science Australian Society of Plant Scientists PlantPostdocs (@plantpostdocs.bsky.social) Wheat Breeding Society of Australia seek.com.au/job/79297417