School of Agriculture and Food
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Agricultural and Urban Waste Management
The Agricultural and Urban Waste Management research group aims to improve nutrient and resource recovery by investigating nutrient re-use and recycling and the recovery of other valuable resources from agricultural and urban waste
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Analytics, Modelling and Technology
The Analytics, Modelling and Technology research group focuses on creating opportunities for innovation in big data to support the global efforts towards sustainable intensification of agriculture.
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Animal Production
The group has a unique skillset covering a broad range of applied and fundamental research skills in a range of species including pigs, poultry, dairy cattle, sheep, beef cattle and goats.
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Digital Agriculture, Food and Wine
The Digital Agriculture, Food, and Wine group works on the implementation and integration of new and emerging technologies, including but not limited to artificial intelligence tools on agricultural and food applications from farm to the palate.
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Foodprint Melbourne
Foodprint Melbourne is a research project that investigates ways of strengthening the resilience of Melbourne’s food system to increase equitable access to fresh, healthy foods and promote sustainable production and consumption for current and future generations.
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Food and Nutrition Politics and Policy
The Food and Nutrition, Politics and Policy Research Group carries out social science research on a range of issues across food systems.
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Food Chemistry and Microbiology
The Food Chemistry and Microbiology research group at the University of Melbourne conducts research into the composition, structure, function and flavour and aroma of foods and beverages.
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Food Politics and Policy
The Food Politics and Policy research group carries out social science research on a range of issues across food systems, addressing policy issues, power relations and the governance of food systems.
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Greenhouse Gas and Climate Change
The Greenhous Gas and Climate Change Group measures, models and mitigates greenhouse gas (N2O, CO2 and CH4) emissions from diverse agricultural systems.
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Healthy Soils for Sustainable Food Production and Environmental Quality
Faced with soil degradation and population growth, Australia and China have come together to establish Healthy Soils for Sustainable Food Production and Environmental Quality, a Joint Research Centre (JRC) to address food security and sustainable soil management.
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Hyperspectral and Thermal Remote Sensing Laboratory (HyperSens)
The Hyperspectral and Thermal Remote Sensing Laboratory (HyperSens) focuses on quantitative methods for remote sensing, with main interests on vegetation stress detection, physiological condition and precision agriculture.
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Nutrient Management
The management of nutrients applied in agricultural production systems is a key challenge for sustainable long-term food security under a changing climate.
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Plant Pathology
Plant Pathology focuses on using the latest molecular biology tools combined with a basic disciplinary approach to drive cutting-edge research in host-pathogen relationships, taxonomy and genetic diversity of fungal plant pathogens and development of diagnostics for biosecurity.
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Primary Industries Climate Challenges Centre
The Primary Industries Climate Challenges Centre (PICCC) was originally launched in February 2011, as a research centre addressing the impacts of a changing climate on agriculture.
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Protein Foods
The Protein Foods group applies a wide range of expertise to assist the food industry with problem solving, value adding, R&D and innovation.
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Rural Innovation Research Group
The Rural Innovation Research Group (RIRG) is a social science group that researches and designs innovative pathways for facilitating change and enabling social-ecological resilience.
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Smart Fertilisers
The Smart Fertilisers Group adopts innovative techniques to develop a new generation of inhibitors and controlled-release fertilisers.
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Soil-Plant Microbiomes
The Soil-Plant Microbiomes group explores the diversity, composition and functions of microbiota in soil-plant ecosystems, and uses the microbes to improve the agricultural productivity and environmental health.
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Sustainable Agricultural Production
The Sustainable Agricultural Production research group has internationally recognised expertise in sustainable intensification of crop, pasture and animal production.
Melbourne Veterinary School
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Asia Pacific Centre for Animal Health
The Asia Pacific Centre for Animal Health (APCAH) is an internationally focused research and research training centre that aims to optimise animal production and product quality through improved control of infectious agents.
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Animal Welfare Science Centre
Formed in 1997, we contribute to improved animal welfare as a world leading provider of expert information, advice and education underpinned by rigorous research.
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Bone and Muscle Cell Biology
The Laboratory for Bone and Muscle Cell Biology studies regulation of the behaviour of bone, cartilage and muscle cells during development, regeneration and pathology.
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The Mackinnon Project
The Mackinnon Project is an international leader in sheep and beef consultancy offering a unique range of services including farm management consultancies, farmer training programs, contract research and postgraduate training programs.
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One Health Research Group
The One Health Research Group (OHRG) provides solutions to wildlife health issues using a One Health approach.
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Parasitology
Our researchers study a variety of socio-economically important parasites, with a goal to understand them and the diseases that they cause, so that we can develop effective treatments, vaccines, diagnostic tests and strategies for effective control.
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People, Animals and the Environment
Supporting interdisciplinary, multidisciplinary and transdisciplinary projects relating to the welfare of people, animals and the environment.
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Taking the Query out of Q Fever
Taking the query out of Q fever is a multidisciplinary research-industry group that aims to improve understanding of Q fever reservoirs, amplification and transmission pathways.
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Veterinary Epidemiology @ Melbourne
The veterinary epidemiology group aims to generate new knowledge and techniques that can lead to improvements in animal health, with an emphasis on identifying emerging areas of inquiry, particularly those that cross disciplinary boundaries.
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Veterinary Inflammation and Metabolism
The Veterinary Inflammation and Metabolism research group investigates the disease processes and develops novel therapies for inflammatory and metabolic diseases.
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Veterinary Anatomic Pathology
The Veterinary Anatomic Pathology group in the Melbourne Veterinary School combines diagnostic services and anatomic pathology research with teaching in our Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree.