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Field Trip to ‘Yina’
On a glorious September day, an enthusiastic group of students and researchers from the ARC Uniquely Australian Food training centre travelled to Mt Cotton to learn more about Indigenous Australian plants. Sophie Ader and her..
Uniquely Australian Foods at Birkdale South State School
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..
Yasmina on 4ZZZ Radio talking about Indigenous Bush Food Production
Have a listen to Professor Yasmina, as she talks with 4ZZZ Radio host Eliot Rifkin about native bush fruits and other foods and Indigenous communities involved in developing and contributing to the native botanical value..
Gayathri Rajagopal, ARC UAF PhD student, enjoys success in the IFAMA student case study competition
Written by Gayathri Rajagopal In May 2021, a PhD candidate from the ARC centre for Uniquely Australian Foods, Gayathri Rajagopal, participated in the global IFAMA (International Food and Agribusiness Management Association) student case study competition..
Prof. Yasmina Sultanbawa, ARC UAF Centre Director, discusses the importance of leaving the lab and working with communities
During a panel discussion at a recent on-line event, FIRST, organised by The Institute for Food Technologies (IFT), ARC UAF Centre Director, Prof. Yasmina Sultanbawa cautioned scientists against complacency and urged them to challenge themselves. ..
Portable chemistry kit measuring quality of native bush fruits in the field
A prototype digital and portable bush fruits chemistry toolkit has been developed by University of Queensland researchers for communities to use on site, to measure key market attributes of popular bush fruits like Kakadu, Green..
Celebrations as PhD Milestones Achieved
Congratulations to ARC uniquely Australian Foods training Centre student Selina Fyfe on the successful completion of her end of Thesis Review milestone on Wednesday. Passing this important milestone signifies that Selina should be able to..
Congratulations to Jaqueline Moura Nadolny on 3 Minute Thesis Competition Success
This week, ARC Uniquely Australian Foods Training Centre PhD student, Jaqueline, competed in the the school of chemical engineering 3 minute thesis competition. In the 3 minute thesis (3MT) competition, PhD students are challenged to..
Be Inspired by the work of ARC ITTC UAF indigenous enterprise partners showcased in ABC TV show “Movin’ to the country”
The wonders of the Kakadu Plum are celebrated on this week’s episode of ABC’s new show “Movin’ to the country”. The episode features the work of UAF’s Indigenous Enterprise Partners, Dave Hewitt and Wild Orchard..
Madonna Thomson, Indigenous Enterprise Group Chair, celebrates NAIDOC Week
Proud Jagera woman, owner of Nyanda Cultural Tours and Uniquely Australian Food’s Indigenous Enterprise Group Chairperson Madonna Thomson celebrated NAICOD Week 2021 (July 4-11) last week, being showcased by Queensland Health. Watch Madonna here, as..