Uniquely Australian Foods at Birkdale South State School for UQ NAIDOC week

Prof Yasmina Sultanbawa, Jaqueline Moura Nadolny, Sukirtha Srivarathan, Oladipupo Adiamo, Gabi Netzel, Gengning Chen, Clare Wijngaarden and Michael Netzel from the ARC Industrial Transformation Training Centre for Uniquely Australian Foods (ARC ITTC UAF) organised a 2-day educational visit to Birkdale South State School during NAIDOC week 2021. The first day was packed with ‘scientific presentations’ about the ARC ITTC UAF and...

Characterising the potential of the green plum (Buchanania obovata) as a native Australian fruit – HDR seminar

Online and in-person 3.143 North, Queensland BioScience Precinct, 80/306 Carmody Rd, St Lucia, QLD, Australia

cThesis Review Seminar Wednesday, 21st July 2021, 1:00 - 2:00 pm  Room 10.2.504, Block 10, Health and Food Science Precinct, 39 Kessels Rd, Coopers Plains Zoom link: https://uqz.zoom.us/j/86842487774 Presented by: Selina Fyfe, Centre for Nutrition and Food Science Advisory team: Prof Yasmina Sultanbawa, A/Prof Heather Smyth and A/Prof Horst Joachim Schirra About this seminar The green plum (Buchanania obovata) is...

Wattleseeds as nutritional foods – HDR Seminar

Online and in-person 3.143 North, Queensland BioScience Precinct, 80/306 Carmody Rd, St Lucia, QLD, Australia

Wattleseeds as nutritional foods Confirmation Seminar Friday 23 July 2021, 10am – 12pm, Room Number, 10.G.615 and 10.G.616, Health and Food Sciences Precinct, Block 10, 39 Kessels Rd, Coopers Plains, QLD Zoom link: https://uqz.zoom.us/j/88592200292 Presented by: Sera Susan Jacob, Centre for Nutrition and Food Sciences & ARC Training Centre for Uniquely Australian Foods Advisory team: Prof Mike Gidley, A/Prof Heather...

Dr. Allison Fish: Digital Transactions in India 22-23 July

Online

-protocolhttps://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/digital-transactions-in-india-platforms-markets-users-tickets-163117505851 Uniquely Australian Foods researcher Dr. Allison Fish will be speaking on the 23rd regarding the Indian approach to the Nagoya Protocol. The Nagoya Protocol also relates to the intellectual property of native plants and Indigenous knowledge. Dr Allison Fish Senior Research Fellow Centre for Policy Futures Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences QAAFI Dr. Allison Fish is an interdisciplinary...

David Hewitt, indigenous partner for our UAF training centre showcased in the ABC Movin’ to Country TV show

It's known to be a superfood, but what exactly are the health benefits of the Kakadu plum? Watch the ABCTV premiere of Movin' To The Country at 7.30pm Friday, or stream on iview: https://iview.abc.net.au/show/movin-to-the-country More information at: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-07-22/health-benefits-of-kakadu-plum/100204168 'Working with scientists at a number of universities and research organisations is traditional owner David Hewitt who runs a business harvesting the...

Future Food: With a Serve of Science – Prof. Yasmina Sultanbawa presenting.

Food Connect, 3/8 Textile Crescent, Salisbury QLD 4107 3/8 Textile Crescent, Salisbury, QLD, Australia

Love Science? Love Food?  Join us for an event at the intersection  To launch this year’s National Science Week in Queensland, we are inviting you to join us for a delectable evening that will not only feed your brain but fill your stomach too! Our panel of scientists will discuss how cutting-edge science is creating the food of the future....

Indigenous Plant Foods for Nutrition and Health – 4p to 6p Brisbane

Online and in-person 3.143 North, Queensland BioScience Precinct, 80/306 Carmody Rd, St Lucia, QLD, Australia

ARC Industrial Transformation Training Centre for Uniquely Australian Foods and Tshwane University of Technology are organising a two days’ workshop on ‘Indigenous Plant Foods for Nutrition and Health’. The workshop will be held on the 24th and 25th of August, 2021 (4 PM-6 PM Brisbane time and 8 AM-10 AM Pretoria time) (Flyer attached). Students and postdocs are requested to...

Australia Seed Science Conference – Dr. Kamalesh Adhikari Co-Organiser

ASSC 2021 - A virtual experience: 6 - 10 September 2021 ASBP_AustralasianSeedScienceConference_Prospectus-2021.pdf On behalf of the Organising and Scientific Committees, we are pleased to announce that the Australasian Seed Science Conference will be held as a virtual event from the 6 – 10 September 2021 as a result of the ongoing impact of the COVID-19 virus. This decision will ensure...

Dietary fibre structures and how they change during fermentation: Dr Bernadine Flanagan

Online

Seminar abstract The major source of dietary fibre is plant cell walls, which are not digested in the stomach and small intestine and are available for fermentation in the large intestine. Plant cell walls are complex, usually made up of pectins and hemicelluloses within a cellulose network. The fermentation of plant cell walls by gut microbiota is also complex, so...