News: Research
The pursuit eternal
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Pioneering research in plant breeding, alternative proteins, and transformative technologies keeps the Waite at the cutting edge in its constant pursuit of the next big thing.
100 years of better breeding
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A lot can happen in a century, especially in the field of plant breeding.
When research meets opportunity
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It can take years to be in the right place at the right time. Waite has a legacy – and a future – of turning incidental discoveries into world-shifting knowledge.
Sowing a greener future
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In a world grappling with escalating climate change and global agricultural concerns, the Waite’s research is vital to addressing modern-day food and biodiversity needs.
Magic dirt
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There’s a magical world beneath our feet. Academics and scientists at Waite are working tirelessly to help improve soil health across the nation.
The other friends of Waite
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A great strength of the University of Adelaide’s Waite campus is the like-minded organisations who’ve chosen to nest amid the gumtrees with us – some of whom have been our neighbours and collaborators for generations.
AI and the University
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The University's response to recent innovations in generative artificial intelligence (AI) has been to ensure that staff and students learn to use AI productively, ethically, and responsibly.
Misinformation. Lies. And artificial intelligence
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We can use AI, but only once we understand it.
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AI: The Lumen interview
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In this special interview, Simon Lucey, Director of the Australian Institute for Machine Learning (AIML), and a Professor in the University of Adelaide’s School of Computer and Mathematical Sciences, clarifies concerns and explains the opportunities for Australia to shape the future by embracing AI.