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Have you ever stopped to think about soil? 🤔🌱 This year's Annual RD Watt Lecture is all about this wonderful, vital, and often overlooked resource. From 6pm on Wednesday 12 March, hear from distinguished speakers and leaders in soil research, management and education to learn more about the future of soil science. 🎟️ Attendance is free, registration essential: https://lnkd.in/gBYaga5m
The Sydney Institute of Agriculture's Annual RD Watt Lecture commemorates the first lecture delivered to University of Sydney agriculture students in March 1911 by Australia's first Professor and Dean of Agriculture, Sir Robert Dickie Watt. This year we ask, 'Have you ever stopped to think about soil'? Hosted by Professor Alex McBratney, the lecture will feature four distinguished speakers - all alumni of the University - who are leading new advances in soil research, management and education. It's time to stop and think about the soil. The lecture will be held in the Great Hall of the University of Sydney from 6pm on Wednesday 12 March. Registration is essential. https://lnkd.in/g78wQZbU
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Congratulations to Professor Robert Park from Science, University of Sydney who has been chosen as Australia’s national Problem Solver at Universities Australia's 2024 Shaping Australia Awards. Professor Park’s entry, ‘Saving our Cereals’, was chosen for its pivotal role developing resistance to cereal fungus, known as ‘rust’, and its contribution to the Australian economy. The judges recognised Professor Park’s leadership that led to the creation of the Australian Cereal Rust Control Program, the only research program in the world that fully integrates pathology, genetics and pre-breeding. "It is a compelling example of what university researchers can accomplish - undertaking the painstaking and long-term work that leads to solution of worldwide importance and benefit." Mark Scott, Vice-Chancellor and President. Read more: https://lnkd.in/gvV3TTvY #USYD #ResearchForGood
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Congratulations to Associate Professor Yu Heng Lau, Professor Richard Payne and Professor Anthony Weiss who have received National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Investigator Grants! Associate Professor Yu Heng Lau has received $1.6 million for his project ‘Developing targeted therapies for gliomas by peptide-assisted fragment optimisation.’ Professor Richard Payne has received $2.95 million for his project on ‘Development of novel anticoagulants with improved safety profiles for stroke therapy.’ Professor Tony Weiss has received $3.014 million for his project on ‘Innovative approaches to repair soft-tissue damage in critical organs.’ Read more: https://lnkd.in/g6MXVB2h #LeadershipForGood
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Last week was incredible for our new Science students! We welcomed over 1,200 new undergraduate students with a range of fun activities. These included a STEM-tastic lunch and sports-filled afternoon, a peer mentoring event, and an excursion to our Camden farms and facilities. Our Science Engagement team, along with our amazing volunteers, societies, and mentors, were the driving force behind our fantastic student welcome. Thank you all 👏 #USYDWelcome
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Mission Update - Waratah Seed exceeds 6 months in orbit! The Waratah Seed-1 mission will extend operations, surpassing expectations after operating in space for 6 months as of Monday 17th February. Seven of the nine payloads on board are now operational and sending data back to Earth for analysis. Of the remaining two payloads, both are drawing current and one has generated a datafile onboard. Professor Iver Cairns, Director of CUAVA and Waratah Seed said; “The Waratah Seed project is now overwhelmingly successful, with 7 of the 9 payloads and the entire satellite bus operational. We have brought 6 space startups, three universities, and multiple companies into space together for the first time, well beyond what we, NSW Government, and our funders hoped for. We look forward to more successes for Waratah Seed and other Australian space projects.” Read the full Mission Update on our website waratahseed.space. Congratulations to everyone involved in the Waratah Seed-1 mission! Iver Cairns, Andrew Dempster, Xueliang Bai, Patrick Oppel, Robert Steel, Extraterrestrial Power, Peter Toth, EurokaPower, Anita Ho-Baillie, Dandelions, Brian Lim, Spiral Blue, Taofiq Huq, Bohan Deng, Contactile, Heba Khamis, Nick Bennett, Laryssa Sueza Raffa, Mawson Rovers, Matt Ryall, Deneb Space, Anne Bettens, Investment NSW, Paul Hepplewhite, Dominic Cuschieri, Jessica Saladine, Tim Parsons, Jason Held, Dr Roger Kermode, Ediz Cetin, Maryanne Large, Maria Xygkaki, Quinn Musulin, Ignatius Rivaldi, Craig Mudge AO, David Dall, George Wu, Youngho Eun, Hela Zargouni, Alex Shapilsky, SmartSat CRC, Australian Space Agency.
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This week, some of our Sydney Institute of Agriculture members travelled to Brisbane for the 2025 AgriFutures evokeAG conference 🚜 The two-day event connected scientists, innovators, businesses, partners and investors to discuss solutions to the biggest issues facing agriculture across the globe. University of Sydney was a proud partner of the 2025 event. evokeAG spoke to Sydney Institute of Agriculture research associate Wartini Ng about innovations happening in soil carbon assessment, and the exciting innovations happening in this space: https://lnkd.in/g89ESGKE
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Can a simple coin toss influence our behaviour towards others? New research from the University of Sydney shows we favour those who share even random similarities, like landing on heads or tails. This challenges traditional theories of discrimination such as social identity theory, which assumes that discrimination occurs because we divide people into groups. “It was always thought discrimination occurs because people are assigned to groups and favour those in their own group over others. Our research demonstrates it’s possible some of our discriminatory tendencies are driven by individual processes,” said lead author Dr Eliane Deschrijver from the School of Psychology.
Discrimination can arise from individual, random differences
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Congratulations to the Faculty of Science’s own Harris Ledvinka (pictured in the middle), one of seventeen extraordinary postgraduate students from across Australia to have been awarded a Westpac Future Leaders Scholarship. These leaders of tomorrow are driving positive change in areas like climate action, health advancements, and fostering stronger ties with Asia. #LeadershipForGood
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Last week, the annual Native Grains Festival in Narrabri brought together researchers, community members, and traditions to celebrate the rich benefits of native grains. The native grains were harvested from fields in Narrabri, and were baked into baked into pikelets and Johnny cakes. Beyond their nutritional value, native grains offer a strong connection to Country and ancestral food that the community can experience in harvesting. Read more: https://lnkd.in/ggYcmm_W University of Sydney Kim Bell-Anderson Jordan Pitt 📷 : One Basin CRC
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