PhD student pitches impress FFS Shark TankFive Future Food Systems-backed PhD students pitched their research to a 'Shark Tank'-style panel of experts at the annual Networking Night. Which was the most convincing?
Foundations laid for manufacturing CE construction materialsA UNSW-EcoMag project team is exploring cost-effective ways to turn agricultural and industrial waste into low-carbon plasterboard and cladding.
Meet Jason Scott: catalytics and sustainable materials expertUNSW A/Prof. Jason Scott specialises in developing sustainable new materials, including planet-friendly plasterboard and F&B packaging for FFS. F&B packaging for FFS.
Kesewa Opoku Agyemang, PhD student: Modelling agrifood supply chainsFFS PhD scholar Agyemang is modelliing freight data along the agrifood supply chain to boost efficiency and reduce waste on the path from farm to fork.
Kezia Yi Ya Hsu, PhD student: Modelling a sustainable floor-space mix for Sydney’s CBDUNSW Sydney PhD student and FFSCRC PhD student Yi-Ya Hsu is developing a tool to help planners and policymakers formulate a smart, sustainable mixed-use strategy for available city office space.
Western researchers help make state’s coolest park a realityWestern Sydney University researchers are leading an expert team that will transform Bicentennial Park at Sydney Olympic Park into the coolest public park in the state.
Weet-Bix packaging now 100% recyclableFrom October 2021, Sanitarium Health Food Company will include the Australasian Recycling Label (ARL) on its Weet-Bix boxes, letting customers know the packaging is now fully recyclable - with the packaging of other Sanitarium products soon to be 100% recyclable, too.
Federation University launches Sustainable Food Systems courseGippsland-based Federation University has launched a three-year Bachelor of Sustainable Food Systems course that gives participants the practical and theoretical skills they’ll need to deliver safe, nutritious and sustainable food into local and global markets.
Are solar and wind the cheapest forms of energy? And other FAQs about renewablesUNSW renewables experts Alistair Sproul and Renate Egan weigh in on the future of energy generation, from solar voltaics to wind farms to battery storage.
Qatar University joins Future Food Systems CRCNew CRC participant Qatar University, based in Doha, is the country’s leading tertiary education and research institution, ranked second of all the Arab universities in the inaugural Times Higher Education (THE) Arab University Rankings.
Western Sydney University commits to ambitious energy targets as part of climate actionWestern Sydney University's new Sustainability and Resilience 2030 strategy builds on the university's current eco-credibility with commitments to using 100% renewable energy by 2026 and to carbon-neutrality by decade's end.
UNSW finalists announced in 2021 Eureka PrizesCreating low-cost sensor labels to record food freshness, finding new 'circular' solutions via micro-recycling, and extending the lifespan of next-gen solar cell materials are among 10 UNSW projects nominated for the 2021 Australian Museum Eureka Prizes.
Suez buys stake in Australian food repurposing venture YumeWaste giant SUEZ Australia New Zealand has acquired a 20 per cent stake in award-winning Australian food redistribution company Yume Food.
WSU a founding partner in new, collaborative NSW Public Policy InstituteDist. Prof. David Tissue, CRC Program 2 Lead has been appointed to the role of Research Grant Stream Lead within the new James Martin Institute for Public Policy, which brings policymakers and interdisciplinary academic teams together to address complex societal issues.
New Decarbonisation Innovation Hub to help industry capitalise on sustainability opportunities in NSWThe CRC has registered an expression of interest in supporting the new NSW Decarbonisation Innovation Hub and its networks. The decision to establish the Hub followed the findings of an extensive Decarbonisation Innovation Study initiated in 2019.
Gippsland agrifood producers get grant funding boostThe winners of Food & Fibre Gippsland’s ‘What’s Your Food or Fibre Challenge, Gippsland?’ have been announced. The successful businesses will use the funding and support to help them surmount obstacles to sustainable growth.
New sustainability framework for Australian horticulture sectorBoosting water and energy efficiency and cutting waste are just some of the opportunities identified in HIA’s new Horticulture Sustainability Framework, developed with extensive input from sector stakeholders.
RDA ACT establishes Canberra Region Food CollaborativeRegional Development Australia ACT calls it ‘a complete re-conception of a City-Region Food System’. The primary objective of the just-launched Canberra Region Food Collaborative is to source more food locally and sustainably.
iMOVE CRC research underpins new National Freight Data hubiMOVE CRC research into Australia's freight transport routes and distribution hubs is the basis for the a new national repository of freight information, which will become progressively more comprehensive as sector users enter more data.
Australia’s HydroREC joins world-leading Zero Carbon Certification SchemeInnovative Queensland developer HydroREC, a spinoff from CRC industry participant Smart Trade Networks, has become a Founding Partner in the Smart Energy Council and Hydrogen Australia’s Zero Carbon Certification Scheme.
