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Our strategy is underpinned by several dedicated working groups, including Cultural and Linguistic Diversity, Gender Equity, Indigenous Engagement, and LGBTQIA+, each contributing to a more inclusive and representative research community.
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Emma Mace discusses creating careers in agriculture
QAAFI’s Professor Emma Mace discusses the exciting STEM careers available in agriculture, and the challenge of attracting a diverse range of students from different science disciplines to meet the challenge of producing more food from less resources to feed and nourish the world. Professor Mace’s work at the Hermitage Research Centre at Warwick is being underwritten by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, which also has a very clear focus on the role of women in agriculture – having recently described poverty and access to food as issues that disproportionately hit women hardest.
QAAFI Diversity and Inclusion news
- A culturally significant Australian nut dating back to Jurassic times could have a big future thanks to University of Queensland-led research revealing its substantial health benefits.
- Two researchers have secured prestigious Advance Queensland Industry Research Fellowships for 2023 in a coup for the Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation (QAAFI).
- More focus on integrating research into drought tolerance in crops is essential to prevent the threat to global food security, according to international researchers.
- Connection is key for the new Associate Professor in Animal Biotechnology at the Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation.
- A bushfood staple could be the centre of a new Indigenous industry, according to a University of Queensland researcher.
- Simple on-animal sensors could be a game changer for Australian beef cattle nutrition, according to University of Queensland research.
- 30 October 2023After a month advancing her studies at World Vegetable Center headquarters in Shanhua, Taiwan, on her last day, Shanice Van Haeften speaks about her experience.
- Researchers from The University of Queensland hope wild millet from outback Australia’s Channel Country could help feed the world as climate change impacts established grain crops.
- Australia is leading the world with the creation of a native food value chain ensuring Indigenous communities and businesses both protect and benefit from the thriving bushfood industry.