Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation

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  • Headshot of scientist in white coat sitting at a laboratory desk

    All paths can lead to agriculture

    Published on: 12 December 2025
    There’s no single road into agriculture. For some, it’s a career passed down through generations. For others, it’s a path they discover later, drawn in by the science, a desire for sustainability or a chance to make a real difference.

  • Next gen PhD research on the beef horizon

    20 April 2021 12:00pm
     
    in Science Seminars
    Hear from QAAFI Animal Science PhD students discuss the potential value of their research for the industry.
  • Sera Susan Jacob is currently working with Australian native wattle seeds.

    Exploring the cultural heritage and nutrition of wattle seeds

    A journey to Australia’s red centre changed me forever. I visited Alice Springs for my first industry placement as part of my PhD research on Australian native wattle seeds. 
  • Saskia Urlass is a PhD student with the ARC Training Centre for Uniquely Australian Foods

    One week behind the scenes of PhycoHealth

    Seaweed is being consumed daily in China, Japan, and Korea, whereas in westernized countries it is mostly known as wraps for sushi. The weed from the ocean is far underestimated by our population and has many promising opportunities to being part of the daily westernized diet.
  • Future Foods for a Sustainable Planet seminar series

    Saskia’s journey towards a sustainable planet

    Read about the journey that the QAAFI Student Association took to hold a three-part webinar series to talk to experts from academia and industry about securing food for a growing population with a focus on sustainability.
  • Banana disease research in Costa Rica strengthens Australia’s biosecurity

    Banana disease research in Costa Rica strengthens Australia’s biosecurity

    Published on: 15 May 2020
    Jane Ray, a PhD Candidate at the University of Queensland, travelled to Costa Rica as part of a project to identify and manage bacterial wilt diseases in bananas after being awarded a Crawford Fund Student Award by the Crawford Fund's Northern Territory Committee. She was supported in-country by the University of Costa Rica.
  • Selina Fyfe, PhD candidate, Centre for Nutrition and Food Sciences QAAFI, The University of Queensland

    Discovering bush foods in East Arnhem Land

    QAAFI PhD student Selina Fyfe shares her experience visiting the Gove community in East Arnhem land as part of her involvement with the ARC Training Centre for Uniquely Australian Foods.
  • From 'Face of UQ' to champion of diversity

    From 'Face of UQ' to champion of diversity

    This is a blog about Louisa Parkinson's experience as a Filipino-Australian woman in research - detailing how affirmative action in relation to workplace diversity and inclusion has been important in helping shape my career.

  • Shady Queensland eucalypt shines as renewable global biofuel

    Published on: 30 June 2016
    When Canadian PhD student Adam Healey arrived at UQ to study the biofuel
    properties of a fast-growing eucalypt, he did not have to look far for a sample
    of his target tree – as it grows in the university’s Great Court.
  • Tamaya Peressini’s journey to the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre (CIMMYT)

    Global Tan Spot Disease Resistance in Wheat the Focus of QLD Student

    Summary of University of Queensland Honours student, Tamaya Peressini’s journey to the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre (CIMMYT), as part of her quest to evaluate wheat varieties for resistance to tan spot disease.

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