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08 June 2022
International scholarship student leads barley rust breakthrough
An international scholarship student has found and defined the sequence of an important gene underlying leaf rust resistance in barley. The finding could have great implications in the fight against rust disease, which decreases global food production by at least 10 percent.
29 April 2022
Sydney soil scientists receive $5.6 million federal grant
Our researchers have received a $5.6 million grant for 3 projects to improve soil condition and plant productivity as part of the national Soil Science Challenge.
14 April 2022
Q fever: a public health and financial concern
University of Sydney A/Prof Katrina Bosward has partnered with the livestock industry to generate scientific knowledge to back up the need for an Australian-made vaccine against Q fever in livestock.
10 March 2022
Improved wheat to counter climate extremes
Rising temperatures threaten our ability to grow crops. Partnerships between academia and industry have created top-level research with a tangible impact.
25 February 2022
Sydney academics and alumni awarded 2022 Fulbright Scholarships
From endocrinology to soil science, academics and alumni of the University of Sydney have been awarded Fulbright Scholarships.
02 February 2022
Fantastic results and big profits for Sydney-led cotton research
The University of Sydney and the Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC) have teamed up and generated huge yields and a large return on investment with an innovative cotton farming research project.
20 December 2021
Nutritional qualities of starch depend on the way it is digested
Starch digestion is a complex process that begins in the mouth and ends in the guts, all the while releasing glucose that provides energy for all tissues and organs and nutrients for vital gut bacteria.
24 September 2021
NSW boosts research funding to manage scarce water resources
Associate Professor Willem Vervoort is helping to coordinate new research initiatives to monitor complex river systems to better understand how water is used in NSW.
23 September 2021
New variety of faba bean released by scientists
University of Sydney scientists have released a new faba bean variety called FBA Ayla, providing an improved faba bean for growers in the northern New South Wales and southern Queensland region.
02 July 2021
Soil, carbon sequestration and the fight against climate change
The fight against climate change has never been more important. Professor Budiman Minasny is exploring how soil can be a sustainable and potentially powerful tool to combat the effects of global warming.
