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ARC Training Centre in Predictive Breeding
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Growing talent for the future - training the next generation of plant and animal breeders in collaboration with industry partners. Supported by the Australian Research Council.

https://predictive-breeding.org/
🎉 #BreedingHorizons2025 is underway! 🎉

Our Centre Annual Meeting kicks off with a recap from our Centre Director highlighting the progress we've made over the past 11 months. Excited to share what's ahead as we continue advancing our mission to train the next generation of plant & animal breeders.
July 21, 2025 at 4:56 AM
⭐ Closing Soon: Abstract Submission Breeding Horizons 2025 ⭐

Don't miss out on this fantastic opportunity to present your research during our Predictive Breeding Showcase on 24 July!

Submit your abstract before 10 June: predictive-breeding.org/breeding-hor...
June 5, 2025 at 1:24 AM
🔊Abstract submission is now OPEN for #BreedingHorizons2025 at The University of Queensland on 21-25 July!

Present your cutting edge predictive breeding research as an oral or poster presentation.

🗓️Submit by 10 June.

More information: predictive-breeding.org/breeding-hor...
May 15, 2025 at 10:47 PM
🌟 Announcing Breeding Horizons 2025! 🌟

We will host our inaugural training event at UQ on July 21-25.

✅Intensive breeding theory & statistics training
✅Cutting-edge predictive breeding research
✅Cross-sector networking opportunities

#BreedingHorizons2025
April 28, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Exciting day yesterday at Warwick! Our partners at DPI have released two new mungbean cultivars: Brolga and Kookaburra 🐦

A team of UQ researchers attended the launch event hosted by DPI, GDRC, and the Australian Mungbean Association.
April 3, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Thank you to everyone who joined us for yesterday's Centre seminar!

Prof Sam Clark from UNE delivered a fascinating overview of designing and optimising reference populations.

📹 Missed the session? Don't worry - a recording will be available soon.
April 3, 2025 at 2:05 AM
There is only one week left to apply to attend our Next-Gen Breeders Workshop, taking place at UWA on 3 June.

Connect with fellow plant breeders, learn about new technologies, and network before #APBC2025.

Apply before 7 April: bit.ly/Nextgenworks...
March 30, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Catch up on our Centre Seminar Series, Next-Gen Breeders Workshop, and upcoming events, recent publications, and other opportunities from the world of plant and animal breeding in our March newsletter 🌏

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March 27, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Are you an exceptional organiser with a background in research administration or project coordination?

This is your final opportunity to join our team as a Centre Coordinator and shape the future of the next generation of breeders.

Apply by 24 March! bit.ly/43Hp4mL
March 20, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Seminar: Reference populations: the power behind genomic selection. Join University of New England Prof Sam Clark for an insight into the key components of reference population design. ➡️ Register here lnkd.in/gnt7aqCu 📅 2 April
🕛 1:00pm AEST 🎤 Onsite at UQ and Zoom
March 20, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Be at the heart of a brand-new Centre and make a difference to the careers of the next generation of plant and animal breeders. We need a Centre Coordinator to support our innovative activities across more than 36 Partner organisations. Apply by 24 March
👉https://bit.ly/43Hp4mL
March 13, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Reminder: Join us for Professor Jennie Pryce's story of breeding pedigree Holstein cattle to leading dairy breeding research. She shares some of the key challenges she's faced in her journey while highlighting future opportunities for women in the sector.
➡️ 6 March 11:00am AEST
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March 5, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Calling ECR and plant breeders! Join a one-day workshop on 3 June ahead of the 17th Australasian Plant Breeding Conference to explore advances in predictive breeding and meet keynote speakers. Deadline to apply 7 April. You will need to be registered for #APBC2025.
Apply bit.ly/Nextgenworks...
March 4, 2025 at 3:51 AM
An exciting opportunity for Early Career Researchers and plant breeders! Join a one-day workshop on 3 June ahead of the 17th Australasian Plant Breeding Conference in Perth to hear first-hand from industry experts. You will need to be registered for #APBC2025 ➡️ Apply here lnkd.in/g7CGamnu by 7 April
March 4, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Our latest newsletter has arrived! Get insights, updates, and get to know the awesome people starting their exciting work with the Training Centre.

➡️https://tinyurl.com/3ex9h6d8
February 26, 2025 at 7:13 AM
🤝Strengthening research partnerships at Chickpea Breeding Australia! Members of the heat tolerance project team and members of GRDC investments on chilling and phenology discuss advancing reproductive stress adaptation in chickpea. Hard work is helping secure the future of this vital crop! 🌱
February 26, 2025 at 12:37 AM
From breeding pedigree Holstein cattle 🐮 to leading gene research, Prof Jennie Pryce is a dairy-breeding trailblazer. Join us as she shares some of the key challenges women face in the sector. Register for our seminar to learn from her incredible career.
📅 6 March
🔗 Register: bit.ly/3X8u14c
February 20, 2025 at 5:26 AM
It’s been meet and greet time at the ARC Training Centre as we welcomed AGT's Dr Tristan Coram and introduced him to our crop breeding PhD students. Next gen plant breeders building connections with industry partners for real future impact 🌱🧬🚀
February 18, 2025 at 7:44 AM
We were delighted to kick off our Seminar Series this week with an insightful presentation from Prof Ben Hayes from @qaafi.bsky.social on potential approaches to creating ultimate genotypes in crops and livestock. You can watch the Seminar recording here➡️https://bit.ly/4hnENLS
February 7, 2025 at 6:12 AM
✨ We're excited to share our first Centre newsletter, and equally thrilled to be kicking off the first of our monthly Seminar Series with a thought-provoking talk from Prof Ben Hayes. Catch up on all our news with our January update. 🚀

Read all about it here ➡️ bit.ly/3WFx6Ze
January 30, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Seminar: Potential approaches to create ultimate genotypes in crops and livestock. Join @qaafi.bsky.social Prof Ben Hayes on Wed, 5 Feb for an insight into alternatives to advance current breeding strategies. Register here bit.ly/4jtflX0
January 24, 2025 at 2:43 AM
🌿 Exciting career opportunity for plant or animal breeding grads! Join the ARC Training Centre as a Training Coordinator & shape the future of plant and animal breeding. 🌍
➡️ bit.ly/4fi64xj
January 10, 2025 at 12:14 AM
New year, new job! 🚀 If you are an agricultural science graduate this unique and exciting position could be yours.

Apply to be our Centre Training Coordinator and develop training opportunities for the next generation of plant and animal breeders. 🐮🌱

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January 6, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Wishing everyone a happy holiday and look forward to seeing you all in 2025 when we start the exciting work of training the next generation of plant and animal breeders 🚀🌱🐮
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December 22, 2024 at 9:16 PM
We're hiring! 🌟

Are you a recent agricultural science graduate looking for a unique and exciting opportunity to develop training opportunities for the next generation of plant and animal breeders?

Then apply to be our Centre Training Coordinator!

🔗https://bit.ly/4fi64xj
December 11, 2024 at 4:26 AM