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Funding from the Australian Learning and Teaching Council for a national soil science curriculum. [17 November 2009]
Professor Alex McBratney, working with Dr Tony Koppi and Dr Damien Field, has been awarded a grant from the Australian Learning and Teaching Council to research the development of a national soil science curriculum in response to the needs of students, academic staff, industry and the wider community. More
COP15 Copenhagen[12 November 2009]
At the Convention to Combat Climate Change in Copenhagen Prof Alex McBratney will be participating as a member of the European Commission delegation. More
New PhD Scholarships funded by the Bushfire Cooperative Research Centre [10 November 2009]
The Bushfire Cooperative Research Centre and the Faculty of Agriculture at the University of Sydney, are pleased to announce full ($30K) and top-up ($10K) scholarships for students interested in researching key issues for fire-fighting and land management agencies around Australia. More
Australian plant scientist wins prestigious research prize[5 November 2009]
Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources graduate, and now UK-based post-doctoral researcher, Dr Alison Bentley has won the British Society for Plant Pathology's '2009 best student paper' award for her research on crown rot in wheat, a major disease in the Australian grain belt. More
$4.5 million for Centre for Carbon, Water and Food[26 October 2009]
The Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources has welcomed the Federal Government's announcement of $4.5 million of funding over three years for the establishment of the Lawson-Paterson Centre, the Centre for Carbon, Water and Food at the University's Camden campus. More
Recent success in Horticulture projects[21 October 2009]
Dr Gordon Rogers and Dr Jenny Jobling have recently been successful in attracting more than $1.3M research funds from the horticultural industry More
Undergraduate Research Conference (SOwFI) [21 October 2009]
The Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources is holding its second annual undergraduate research conference, Stepping Out with Fresh Ideas (SOwFI), from November 4th-6th inclusive. More
Prof. Robert Park receives Friendship Award of China[6 October 2009]
Robert Park travelled to Beijing last week to receive the Friendship Award of China, at the Friendship Award Ceremony for Foreign Experts at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. More
Outback's loss is Sydney's gain[30 September 2009]
When Sydney University's resident dust expert Dr Stephen Cattle awoke last Wednesday, the biggest day of his career had blown into town. More
ASSSI NSW Branch: Annual Harald Jensen Lecture[21 September 2009]
This year our distinguished Professor Alex McBratney will deliver the Harald Jensen Lecture, focusing on the topic: Soil Carbon: The Known Unknowns. More
Future Fellows at FAFNR, The University of Sydney[15 September 2009]
Two of the newly appointed Senior Lecturers at the Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources - Dr Margaret Barbour and Dr Peter Franks - have also won ARC Future Fellowships. More
NEW Rural Sustainability Scholarships[9 September 2009]
Dean of The Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, Mark Adams announces 25 new scholarships for regional students. More