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2009 Honours Scholarships - Apply now
The EH Graham Centre for Agricultural Innovation has up to five honours scholarships available for the 2009 academic year. These scholarships have a total value of $5,000 comprising a $3,000 stipend for the student and $2,000 to support the project. Applications close 31 October 2008.
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More funding for travel grants
In April 2008, the Graham Centre provided more than $22,000 to assist research-active Centre members with the cost of travel associated with attending conferences and developing collaborative research projects at both national and international levels. Centre Director, Deirdre Lemerle, is pleased to announce a second round of funding for 2008 Travel Grants. Read more
Sewing the seed for a career in agriculture
Identifying animal bones and testing the quality of vegetable oils are just some of the activities on offer to almost 100 Riverina school students who will attend this year's Agriculture Enrichment Day on Friday, 13th June in Wagga Wagga. Read more
E H Graham Centre to have its say at 2020 summit
The might of the recently formed EH Graham Centre is being recognised through an invitation for the Centre's director to attend the 2020 Summit at Canberra this weekend to have its say on future directions for rural industries and rural communities. Read more
Managing beyond the panic of climate change
A recent seminar in Orange, sponsored by the Australian Institute of Agricultural Science & Technology and the EH Graham Centre for Agricultural Innovation, attracted a large attendance and tackled the subject of climate change and the associated challenges faced by agriculture.
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Rural Australia without petroleum?
The E H Graham Centre for Agricultural Innovation, together with the Institute for Land Water & Society, hosted a public forum and workshop on 12-13 March on the implication of diminishing international supplies of petroleum and the possibilities for biofuels industries. Read more
Getting the most from hay and silage
The first of two Forage Conservation Field Days designed to assist farmers to produce more profitable hay and silage was held at Henty on Tuesday 4 March. A similar event to be held at Mangoplah on Wednesday 2 April 2008 will also benefit local producers and is expected to be well attended. Read more
Director announces new round of member Travel Grants
Graham Centre Director, Deirdre Lemerle, is pleased to announce that 2008 funding is now available to assist Graham Centre participants (including students) to attend national and international conferences during 2008 and/or to develop or particate in significant national and international research projects which are closely linked with the Centre's objectives and research priorities. Read more
Rural Australia without petroleum
Together with the Institute for Land, Water and Society, the Graham Centre will convene a workshop on the research implications of diminishing international supplies of petroleum and the possibilities for biofuels industries in rural Australia. Read more
GM Canola in front
A long-term trial has demonstrated the potential yield and profit advantages that a genetically modified (GM) canola variety offers Australian grain growers, leading to a call to lift the current moratorium on growing GM canola commercially in Australia. Read more
PhD Opportunity 2008-2010
Researchers at the EH Graham Centre for Agricultural Innovation have received funding from the latest ARC Discovery round for a project entitled Fingerprinting the soil microbial metagenome. As part of this project, a PhD scholarship is available for a suitably qualified student. Read more
Researchers attend plant pathology conference
Dr Ben Stodart was among a number of Graham Centre researchers who attended the 16th Biennial Australasian Plant Pathology Society Conference - Back to Basics: Managing Plant Disease - which was held in Adelaide in September. Read more
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