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Alex Maier is the Marketing and Communications Manager for CEAT. She reflects on her key takeaways from the evokeAG agrifood tech conference. “How do you define sustainable agriculture?” That was the question asked of delegates at the recent evokeAG 2023 conference, and teased out through a number of panel discussions
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Daniel Bronitt is a fourth-year student at the Australian National University, studying Biotechnology and Agricultural Innovation. He told CEAT Innovation News about his experience attending the recent Responsible Innovation (RI) training course delivered by CEAT in partnership with CSIRO and Athena Education. In early February I was fortunate to take
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Angus Dunne (second from left) is a Masters of Science student at the Australian National University, with a focus on Agricultural Innovation. He told CEAT Innovation News about his experience attending the recent evokeAG 2023 agri food tech conference. As a soon to be graduate of the Master of Science
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When a new scholarship opportunity came through the School newsletter, Michael Wellington noticed it, as did his PhD supervisor. “It’s a pretty boring story really - it was in one of those weekly Fenner School emails that came around, if I remember correctly. We thought, that kind of aligns with
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Last week, I drove from Canberra to Perth in a 12-year-old Fiesta (with my son, who has moved to Perth). The trip gave me lots of time to think. While watching temperate woodlands turn to arid grasslands, I reflected on a recent paper that discussed how research into science and technology
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The summer holiday season has arrived – but for those on the Australian east coast, you’d be forgiven for questioning if summer is actually here. 'The Bureau' (as they were hoping to be called after a rebranding that didn’t quite go to plan) tells us that Christmas Day will be
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November was an important month for space enthusiasts, with the NASA Artemis 1 moon rocket being launched into Earth orbit, following a few months delay. The Artemis 1 mission will test a rocket and capsule system that is designed to take astronauts to the Moon for the first time in
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PPB Technology’s Cybertongue device will be available for sale from early next year. It enables simple and efficient testing of the quality and safety of ultra heat treated milk. Founder Stephen Trowell said the business this month commenced trials of an alpha version of the Cybertongue with UHT dairy processors
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This month we joined with our friends at Canberra Innovation Network to host First Wednesday Connect, a monthly event which brings together the Canberra start up community to share ideas and encourage collaboration. The event is an opportunity for entrepreneurs, researchers and innovators to connect informally, and form the personal