3727 research projects
Research project
Science Support for Marketing 2022-2025
Australian Wool Innovation (AWI)
This project follows on from OF-00576 and provides the necessary resources to enable specialist researchers to conduct research to establish for AWI the health and wellbeing benefits of wearing wool apparel in different environments (during sleeping, sporting and emergency activities). It includes review of relevant literature and preparation of documentation...
1 Jul 2022 - 30 Jun 2025
New South Wales, Australia
Research project
Australian Pastures Genebank - Phase 3
Australian Wool Innovation (AWI)
The Australian Pastures Genebank (APG) Phase 1 was established in 2013 and operates under the framework of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture. It has been administered by SARDI at the University of Adelaide- Waite Campus. The APG stores small quantities of mandated germplasm and...
1 Jul 2023 - 30 Jun 2028
New South Wales, Australia
Research project
Novel semiochemical approach to control Flystrike
Australian Wool Innovation (AWI)
The project aims to develop a highly targeted semiochemical approach to fly population suppression.A holistic chemical and microbial understanding of flystrike will be used to develop targeted, complex lures. This multidisciplinary project (entomology, biotechnology, analytical chemistry and genomics) will build the key biochemical data in order to develop a novel...
1 Sep 2023 - 1 Sep 2025
New South Wales, Australia
Research project
Carbon Storage Partnership - Biodiversit
Australian Wool Innovation (AWI)
Historical studies tell a negative story as they set a baseline prior to European settlement that used foreign practices to change the landscape. Farming practices have been changing with the adoption of regenerative practices that mimic nature. Biodiversity assessing methodology has also improved, with indicators like birdsong and remote like...
28 Feb 2022 - 30 Jun 2024
New South Wales, Australia
Research project
Wool LCA - Retargetinh off-farm eco-cred
Australian Wool Innovation (AWI)
This project follows on from OF-558 in supporting AWI's Wool Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) Technical Advisory Group (TAG). This team of technical experts in the fields of wool LCA, textile and consumer research is integral to improving wool's environmental rating relative to synthetics in environmental rating schemes such as the...
1 Jul 2022 - 30 Jun 2026
New South Wales, Australia
Research project
National Pesticide Residue Survey 2023-2
Australian Wool Innovation (AWI)
Residues left in wool from the use of pesticides pose a potential threat to the Australian wool industry. The National Pest Residue Survey provides AWI with detailed information on chemical residues in wool in all wool growing areas of Australia. This project will help strengthen wool’s reputation for environmental stewardship.
11 Aug 2023 - 11 Aug 2026
New South Wales, Australia
Research project
Filling gaps - wool's dynamic benefits
Australian Wool Innovation (AWI)
Currently, outdoor clothing designers use steady-state laboratory equipment to develop sportswear for stop-go sports even though they're used in anything but the steady state. Fabric test methods such as ISO 11092 (Methods for the measurement of the the thermal resistance and water-vapour resistance, under steady-state conditions) are consequently unable to...
1 Feb 2024 - 30 Jun 2025
New South Wales, Australia
Research project
Review of PEF compliant dataset for Wool
Australian Wool Innovation (AWI)
The PEF (Product Environmental Footprint) scheme is an initiative of the European Commission (EC) designed to provide a common means of assessing and communicating the sustainability and environmental credentials of products (and organisations). After almost one decade in development, it is expected to become operational in the marketplace, resulting in...
4 Aug 2023 - 30 Jun 2024
New South Wales, Australia
Research project
National EcoVineyards Program
Wine Australia
Biodiversity in an agricultural landscape provides significant benefits to a grower and the community in general through a range of obvious and imperceptible actions, commonly known as ecosystem services. In a vineyard context, these ecosystem services could include the predatory insects that feed on grapevine pests, or the improvement in...
6 Jun 2024 - 12 Jun 2027
South Australia, Australia
Research project
Evaluating the 2nd generation of disease resistant winegrape varieties
Wine Australia
This project will assess the viticultural performance of ~500 2nd gen mildew-resistant varieties in Griffith and Orange and the wine sensory characteristics over at least 2 seasons of fruit produced in Griffith. Those 2nd gen varieties showing the most potential would then be selected for planting in replicated trials in...
1 Sep 2023 - 12 Jul 2030
South Australia, Australia