ARC Training Centre for Future Crops Development

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🌾Visit @futurecropsAU & @UniofAdelaide School of Agriculture, Food & Wine at the @adelaideshow! 👩‍🔬 Build wheat terrariums 🎨 Paint with soils 🦗 Try cricket chips 🍷 Explore wine ferments 📍 Golden Grains Pavilion 🗓️ Daily 9–5, until 7 Sept

We’re hiring! Join us at @scienceANU in Canberra as a Technical Officer to work on lab-based research in #Syn_Bio & #CropScience alongside our Innovation Fellows. Apply now and help shape the future of #agriculture: shorturl.at/KNEVL @PlantSci_ANU #plantscience #community

Happy #scienceweek! Our Centre ran an event in Adelaide on the future of #agriculture and #synbio. Yesterday’s topic: “To Edit or Not to Edit?”. Scientists, students, farmers, policymakers—what’s your view? @waiteresearch @UniofAdelaide #cropscience

We're proud to support our students through strong engagement with industry leaders—helping turn research into real-world impact. Read Reshma’s story on the dual purpose of carinata: shorturl.at/Cw56I Thank you to our partners @NufarmSeedsAU @nswagriculture @CSIRO @ourANU

Congratulations to our partners @ceplas_1 on their third round of funding where they will decipher how complex plant traits are influenced by environmental factors. Excited to have one of our Centre students visit CEPLAS soon to learn more! shorturl.at/No7Oe #futurecrops

How wonderful to see two PhD students — Lavi Singh and Samantha Whitling — speak at the launch of the Plant Biosecurity Centre! Inspiring next-gen scientists in action

Are you using the term #sustainability? Congrats to @chriswenzl694, @EmilyBuddle & @ankeny_rachel on this paper published in The Plant Journal shorturl.at/50g4w! It highlights the need for clearer definitions & metrics in #agriculturalgenomics. #sciencecommunication

We are all about #futureleaders: A pleasure to host Nuffield scholar Lauren Benoit @LaurenDalyce, thanks for sharing your experiences in #Agriculture and the interesting discussion on public private partnerships with our Training Centre and @ANUAgrifood Innovation Institute.

The Future Crops Training Centre has recruited a full student cohort. We look forward to showcasing more of their research, training and industry engagement. Check out this article shorturl.at/f8tiI from one of our Centre students @RebeccahTyrrell

Great news – we’re now on Instagram! Follow us @futurecropsau to discover more about our students' projects. Stay tuned for more videos coming soon! #STEM #science #plantscience #biofuel #biology #futurecrops @ourANU @nswagriculture @arc_gov_au

The @arc_gov_au Future Crops Training Centre, a partnership between @ourANU and @UniofAdelaide, has developed an innovative model for training in agriculture. Fantastic to have @theGRDC support of some of our students including Rebeccah Tyrrell's energy use efficiency research.

Social science meets backyard agriculture! Check out our recent article by @emilybuddle and @ankeny_rachel, exploring the motivations of Australians raising chicken shorturl.at/dEhSe #SocialScience @UniofAdelaide @AcadSocSci

Thank you @AusSeedFed for organising this event. It was great to engage with all the sponsors and discuss our projects! Wishing everyone a wonderful end to the year!

It was fantastic to engage with Canberra KONEKSI partners at the ANU Luncheon. Learn more about our KONEKSI initiative shorturl.at/jLsOa! Huge thanks to @hendry_s for leading this incredible collaboration. #cropscience #droughttolerance #socialscience

What a fabulous week filming our Centre researchers and collaborators at Wagga Wagga Agricultural Institute last week. We can’t wait to share the footage @scienceANU @nswagriculture - thanks Nic!

Thanks to Oil Crops Research Institute, NSW DPI RD and @theGRDC for visiting our Centre @PlantSci_ANU to hear from some of our fabulous students on their oilseeds research and see our facilities here @scienceANU

Last month, the Centre had the honor of hosting @ScienceChiefAu, Dr. Cathy Foley, for a brief lab tour. Our ECRs did a stellar job showcasing their research and engaging in meaningful conversations. Great work Team! @scienceANU

Thank you @ANUAgrifood & @PlantSci_ANU for hosting an industry engagement session, highlighting uni-industry partnerships driving real-world applications. Thanks to Rebeccah Tyrrell, Zuzana Plšková, Kai Chan, @BotanicGeek, @frdanila, and Bob Furbank—for sharing their insights

Amazing time at the ANU Kioloa Coastal Campus for our second training retreat! Huge thanks to @JoanLeachCPAS and the @ANU_CPAS team for their Principles and Practices of Science Communication course, and to Shona Gawel from @GrainGrowersLtd for sharing her invaluable insights.