Author Archives: futurecropscentre

Our program, funded by DFAT and the Indonesian government under the KONEKSI initiative, focuses on building climate-resilient crops. We are collaborating with Universitas Gadjah Mada, BRIN (Indonesia), and the International Rice Research Institute (Philippines). The project aims to study the physiology and molecular mechanisms behind drought-tolerant phenotypes of Indonesian rice grown in rain-fed fields inContinue reading “KONEKSI initiative – Australian Workshop”

Thank you to all of our industry partners that have hosted students! We’re seeing great things brought back to the labs that are saving students time in trouble shooting, sharing learnings with others. Ebtihal with Nuseed in Horsham I am very grateful to Nuseed! They helped me with my PhD by offering me a greatContinue reading “Student Placements with our Partners”

By Lauren DuFall, CEO – February 2024 Alex, Hendry, Uli and Lauren visited the Wagga Wagga Agricultural Institute at NSW DPI.Edward Asare (PhD student) is based here and settling in well with the kind support of DPI and Nay Chi Khin (Centre Innovation Fellow). It was wonderful to welcome back Deb Slinger, Director of WWAI.Continue reading “Visit to NSW DPI – Wagga Wagga”

By Julie Leroux – Project Officer – March 2024 Caitlin Byrt, Alison Bentley and Joanna Melonek labs organised a morning tea to celebrate the Internation day of Women and Girls in Science. It was truly gratifying to witness the strong support from fellow scientists. What a successful event! The Training Centre co-hosted a seminar andContinue reading “International Women’s Day – 8 March”

By Mel Pickering – GMO and IP Officer – February 2024 In preparation for all the new machinery arriving at the Rosedale GMO field site, Mel Pickering and Christine Trittermann (from Stu’s lab), attended a Tractoring for Women session at Oakbank on the 22nd February. The session matched Mel and Christine up with an equivalentContinue reading “Tractoring for Women”