30 June 2017 • News Why is recycling important? 5 ways the University of Sydney is turning garbage into gold University of Sydney researchers are working on turning waste into new innovations for the health, agriculture, transport and construction industries. Here’s how: 1. Orange peel: a…
11 April 2016 • News JCU studies how climate change will affect your diet The great Australian favourite—red meat—may be under threat as climate change continues to hit food-growing areas. And while scientists think kangaroo and seafood could become…
28 August 2015 • Generous donation to support Farmbot for the People project Anonymous $1.5-million donation to robotics research aims to make technology accessible to the average Australian farmer. Project coordinator Salah Sukkarieh Professor of Robotics and Intelligent…
6 March 2015 • News JCU science researchers study how biodiversity conservation can lead to more chocolate Researchers at James Cook University are looking at how native animals might increase cocoa production and reduce insecticide use in tropical forests near Daintree National…
5 February 2015 • News Sydney Engineering hosts agricultural robotics meeting Sixty of the world’s top agricultural roboticists are meeting this week (February 2 – 6) at the University of Sydney to discuss future directions for the…
28 August 2014 • News Sydney Engineering researchers study recycling to benefit agriculture Urine could be successfully recycled to fertilise crops according to University of Sydney civil engineering researchers who have examined the effectiveness of reusing nutrients from…
21 August 2014 • News UQ School of Economics hosts global food systems seminar Global food systems can no longer rely on “business as usual,” according to an internationally renowned economist who visited the University of Queensland this week….
8 July 2014 • News UQ student receives bursary to kick-start farming career University of Queensland Gatton student Emily Warwick is making plans for her career in agriculture thanks to a $5000 bursary from the Queensland Agriculture Teachers’ Association Award for…
17 June 2014 • News UQ researchers study sorghum sugar A joint project between Queensland and Chinese researchers to derive sugars from sorghum could result in extraordinary social, economic and environmental benefits for future generations….
28 May 2014 • News Record smashed at UQ sunflower weigh-in It’s a bloomin’ record-breaking year for the University of Queensland’s annual sunflower competition. First-time entrants Mueller College used a mix of manure and bananas to…