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story by Robyn Mills
$50-million boost
for animal and plant research
The University has announced the largest ever investment in
university-based research into animal and crop health and
production in Australia. Lumen takes a look at what this means.
T
he University of Adelaide has
ambitious plans for research at its
Waite and Roseworthy campuses:
a Waite Campus that’s likely to become
one of the most powerful concentrations
of agricultural, food and wine research in
the world; and Roseworthy, as the most
significant research hub for food and fibre
animals in Australia.
These visions were brought a step
closer this year with the announcement
of a $50-million investment in animal and
crop health and production research using
funds from the bequests of JAT Mortlock
and JS Davies.
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University Vice-Chancellor and
President Warren Bebbington outlined
the creation of six new research
professorships at the Waite and
Roseworthy campuses, a new animal
research centre at Roseworthy, new
postdoctoral fellowships, and the
purchase of new research equipment.
“These initiatives will make a major
contribution to international research
in agriculture and animal production,
and confirm Adelaide as the leading
centre for animal and agricultural
research in Australia,” Professor
Warren Bebbington said.
“It’s now a century since Peter Waite
made his extraordinary gift of his Urrbrae
estate to the University.
“Today Waite is the focus for key major
research organisations, and we plan to
help the Waite achieve global prominence
as an agricultural science research
consortium. Not since Peter Waite have
we seen an investment even close to
this magnitude for agricultural science
research in this country.”
The $50-million endowment fund comes
from the gifts of two benefactors, JAT
Mortlock and JS Davies, whose express
wishes were to support these fields.
