3 Feb 2021

Increasing food production is one of the greatest challenges of the 21st century. The Australian Academy of Science has produced a video featuring researchers...

14 Jul 2020

Research led by scientists at The Australian National University (ANU) could lead to major improvements in crop production.

11 Feb 2020

Read how Yu Zhou's PhD research is improving photosynthesis to feed the world: the red algae story.

13 Jun 2017

Photosynthesis is an essential biological process that depends on the activity of the enzyme Rubisco which catalyses carbon fixation. Rubisco is slow,...

29 Nov 2016

Panic grasses could hold the secret to increasing the yields of cereal crops and help feed the world with increasing temperature extremes and a population of...

19 Feb 2016

The Loyd T Evans Growth Facility (PGF), named after John Evan's father, was officially opened on the Philippine campus of...

9 Nov 2015

RSB Plant Scientist Rob Sharwood has been awarded a Thomas Davies Research Grant from the Australian Academy of Science for his proposal “Unlocking the...

3 Mar 2015

“The enzyme Rubisco has baffled scientists for over 50 years, as it is thousands of times less efficient at its job than most other enzymes,” said Dr Spencer...

4 Dec 2014

Congratulations to all 91 students who presented at the 2014 RSB student conference. The short-format talks once again provided a highly engaging showcase of...

25 Oct 2014

A research centre exploring new technologies for improving crop yields to secure food supply has been launched at the Research School of Biology.

21 Aug 2014

“Water is abundant and so is sunlight. It is an exciting prospect to use them to create hydrogen, and do it cheaply and safely,” said Dr Kastoori Hingorani,...

19 Dec 2013

Members of the Research School of Biology will participate in three new ARC Centres of Excellence. The new ARC Centre of Excellence for the Translational...