Prof Ian Anderson

Western Sydney University is recruiting its next Director for the Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment! Please circulate through your networks and consider applying. linkedin.com/posts/desailly…

Congratulations to two Academy Fellows recognised in the NSW Premier's Prizes for Science and Engineering. 🏆 Congratulations to Academy Fellow Professor Nalini Joshi (@monsoon0) who has been named NSW Scientist of the Year – the first time a mathematician has received NSW's highest honour for scientific endeavour. Prof Joshi's groundbreaking work in mathematical physics explores the hidden patterns that govern everything from water waves to quantum particles, revealing the deep mathematical structures underlying our physical world. She was elected an Academy Fellow in 2008. The NSW Premier's Prizes for Science and Engineering also recognised Professor Brajesh Singh FAA (@Prof_Braj_Singh) – elected a Fellow of the Academy in 2023 – a world-leading soil microbial ecologist from Western Sydney University. Prof Singh, awarded for Excellence in Biological Sciences, conducts research that is crucial for sustainable agriculture and climate action, investigating how soil microbes can help crops withstand drought and extreme heat while reducing the need for chemical fertilisers.

Dr. M. L. Jat, DG #ICAR, visited Western Sydney University for the AIWC Symposium 2025 and signed Annexure IX of the ICAR–WSU Work Plan, strengthening Indo-Australian collaboration in climate-resilient agriculture, water sustainability, dual-degree programs & capacity building.

We are pleased to announce that the call for symposium at @ICOM2026 is now open. Deadline for submission: 15 October 2025 Decision: 1 November 2025 All the details here 👇 icom2026.org/symposia/

Can you fool a plant into mis-identifying a beneficial symbiont? Yes you can! Check out our new paper where we use comparative transcriptomics to identify bi-functional signalling hubs controlling pathogenesis and mutualism in Eucalyptus. dx.doi.org/10.1111/ppl.70…

The theme for #ICOM2026 is: “Mycorrhizas in a changing world: challenges, opportunities and solutions"

@westernsydneyu has been ranked No 1 for delivering community impact in the @timeshighered Impact Rankings for 4 consecutive years. Find out more at: shorturl.at/igIv5

@westernsydneyu @DNAprymer has been awarded $5.9 mill to lead a transformative research project restoring native ground cover and building drought resilience across NSW 🔗 Read more: lnkd.in/gitRkTKP @DAFFgov #FutureDroughtFund

We often measure AM fungal colonisation assuming it tells us something about function. But… what does it tell us? A short Letter in @NewPhyt where I ask what root colonisation really means for plant growth, P uptake, and defence. nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/np…

New research reveals the amount of carbon dioxide released by trees could be considerably less than predicted Find out more: shorturl.at/myRAP Read the article: science.org/doi/10.1126/sc… @ianjwright1

Excited to announce first PhD opportunity in Computer Vision at the TC-SaSH Centre. Closing 31 May 2025 l ⁦⁦⁦@westernsydneyu⁩ Leveraging AI and Computer Vision for Yield Optimisation in Protected Cropping Systems | Western Sydney University westernsydney.edu.au/schools/grs/sc…

For Australian Domestic students interested in pursuing a PhD in molecular mycorrhizal studies, please consider applying for a scholarship-funded position in my lab (tinyurl.com/jxcdhp3p) - our lab is a diverse group studying plant-microbe interactions from genes to landscapes

@PPS_UoS @BBSRC So awesome. Congrats!!!!!!

Fantastic news for PPS Sheffield! Huge congratulations to Jess Dunn and Alex Williams on winning prestigious @BBSRC Fellowships! Excited to see the innovative work they produce over the next few years! bit.ly/3RRbh6f #Fellowship #Research #Bioscience #Sheffield

Their dedication and groundbreaking work are at the forefront of impactful environmental research shaping a sustainable future for our planet and inspiring the next generation of women and girls to pursue careers in science.

@westsyduhie and @EELaboratory is searching for a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Plant Molecular Biology and Crop Genomics to join a multi-million funded @Hort_Au project on Genetics for Next Generation Orchards seek.com.au/job/81865812

📢🌶️🌿Tech-savvy with expertise in agriculture or horticulture? Join Western Sydney Uni’s APPN team as Senior Technical Officer and support world-leading research in plant phenotyping across state-of-the-art facilities @westsyduhie. Closing 8.30pm, 16 Feb. tinyurl.com/47nezhnm

Another Australian University is coming to India! Excited to see this announcement of @westernsydneyau planning to set up a campus in Greater Noida - this will be the third 🇦🇺 university campus in India & first in the state of #UttarPradesh. @dpradhanbjp @JasonClareMP @CMofficeUP

@SmartHortCentre @westernsydneyu @FutureFoodCRC Congratulations Oula! So very well deserved

Success is never achieved alone or in a vacuum . Thanks are due for wonderful colleagues and students in Australia and internationally over the past 25 years. Thank you @westernsydneyu for being my supportive academic home. #SmartHort #CropMonitoring @FutureFoodCRC

Amazing work by Prof. Zhong-Hua Chen and team! @westernsydneyu @westsyduhie

Congratulations @JurgenKnauer named as Australia's leading researcher in the field of #AtmosphericSciences ‘A mini ecosystem in your computer’ theaustralian.com.au/special-report… via @australian @b_medlyn @ProfIanAnderson