Topic: Agricultural science

The University of Queensland offers one AUD 5,000 travel scholarship, held for up to one year, for current higher-degree research students in agricultural science, food science, plant and forestry science or agribusiness. Funding supports meaningful engagement with regional, rural and remote Australian communities on research addressing local priorities. The application form accepts both PhD and MPhil students, domestic and international. Priority goes to Queensland regional or rural connections, proposed travel within those communities, or a commitment to work there after graduation. Applicat

This episode examines whether manufacturing pharmaceuticals and biomedical materials in microgravity can become practical, with Julia Vaz and Michael Greshko. Kevin McLean speaks with Mads Peter Heide-Jørgensen about narwhals collecting oceanographic measurements that reveal Atlantic warming in East Greenland fjords. In the book segment, Angela Saini interviews Priyambada Jayakumar about her biography of agricultural scientist M. S. Swaminathan. The publisher provides a full transcript and external audio.