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The UWA Institute of Agriculture is committed to researching, promoting and teaching sustainable agriculture for a growing world.
💡🚜 Innovation in action! We were honoured to welcome Prof Salah Sukkarieh from University of Sydney to the 31st Hector & Andrew Stewart Memorial Lecture at UWA. His lecture, showcased how robotics, IoT, AI, and Digital Twins 💻 are transforming modern farming. Thanks to everyone who joined!
September 26, 2025 at 3:06 AM
📣 IOA August 2025 newsletter is here!📰✨ Read about our latest international collaboration, inspiring events and lectures, and profiles of leading researchers shaping the future of agriculture! 👩‍🔬🌱
👉 Read now: uwa.edu.au/institutes/i...
August 19, 2025 at 12:40 AM
📚 Full house at Alan Robson Lecture Theatre for a lecture by Dr Gustave Gintzburger! 🌍🔥 Drawing on The Rangelands of Libya (CABI, 2025), he explored tribes, territories & ecological wisdom, from Libya to WA’s rangelands. Thanks to Dr Gintzburger for sharing five decades of insight 🙏
July 17, 2025 at 2:46 AM
🌏Mike Carroll Travelling Fellowship keeps expanding agricultural research training at UWA! PhD candidates Agyeya P. and Ruby Wiese shared their experiences at the 21st MCTF award function last night! Thanks to everyone who came!
March 14, 2025 at 6:36 AM
🌏UWA-AcSIR Joint PhD program unlocking new horizons🌱IOA hosted a delegation from Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), India, aiming to expand academic collaboration and refine the agreement to provide more opportunities for the next generation of science and technology leaders 🔬
March 11, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Interested in research in a commercial setting?✨Research at UWA Farm Ridgefield spans many disciplines, including this fantastic perinatal research on preterm birth led by Jane Pillow 🔬
Contact Diana Boykett for more info!
March 7, 2025 at 3:50 AM
📢 PhD students & ECRs – Don’t miss #APBC2025! 🚨

🔬 Abstracts close 1 March – Present your research to plant breeding leaders!
🌍 5x $1000 travel grants – Submit your abstract & be selected to present to apply. Grants close 19 March.
📅 Apply now 👉 mcia.eventsair.com/apbc2025
February 27, 2025 at 12:50 AM
That’s a wrap on #GRDCUpdates 2025🌱Two days of great discussions, insights, and connections. Great to see A/Prof
Andrew Guzzomi & Wesley Moss on the Grain Automate panel, sharing how tertiary education is preparing for autonomy in ag🚛 Thanks to everyone who visited the stall these days!😍
February 25, 2025 at 9:03 AM
👩‍🎓 Spotlight on PhD candidate Huyen Pham!
! 🌾Her research and Australian journey are featured at Farm Weekly. As part of a @ioauwa.bsky.social project, her study addresses abiotic stress such us low fertility, high acidity, aluminium toxicity, and frequent terminal droughts!
February 20, 2025 at 3:19 AM
It’s great to see the continued growth of the partnership between Kerala Agricultural University and UWA 🌏
The recently renewed MoU marks a key milestone in a collaboration that began in 2010, advancing agriculture and climate research, academic exchange, and student training.🌱
January 31, 2025 at 12:30 AM
☂️ Fleeces like umbrellas 🐑A recent article in Farm Weekly highlights groundbreaking research from @uwanews, led by Professor Shane Maloney. The study shows how fleeces act as natural “umbrellas,” helping regulate sheep temperature & boost lamb conception rates.🐏
January 17, 2025 at 3:29 AM
🚜 Just in! The latest Farm Weekly features Emerita Professor Lyn Abbott, celebrating her remarkable 50-year career in soil science ✨ and it highlights the amazing work of the Australian Plant Phenomics Network with Ass. Prof. Nicolas Taylor and UWA research driving impactful contributions. 🌾
January 10, 2025 at 7:31 AM
Hot off the press! 🔥📰 Find all our recent achievements, #research outcomes, event updates & more in The UWA Institute of #Agriculture's December 2024 newsletter. Click here: www.uwa.edu.au/institutes/i... to read online or email ioa@uwa.edu.au for a hard copy!
December 16, 2024 at 5:21 AM
Harvest is well and truly underway at UWA Farm Ridgefield! 🚜🌾 Watch below and 'hop on board' with Farm Manager Tim Watts for a quick video insight into harvesting crops at our farm in West Pingelly, WA. Learn more about the Best Practice Farming Systems Project here: www.uwa.edu.au/institutes/i...
December 5, 2024 at 3:00 AM
A very big congratulations to the six The University of Western Australia researchers in #agriculture, plant science & related areas (who join 10 fellow #UWA researchers) to make the annual #HighlyCited Researchers 2024 list from Clarivate! 🎉 Read the full article: www.uwa.edu.au/news/article...
November 20, 2024 at 6:59 AM