Research Disciplines

The School of Agriculture, Food & Wine provides a world-class concentration of scientific research, education and infrastructure on the Waite Campus with a smaller presence on the Roseworthy Campus.
Research interests within the School include plant sciences, plant biotechnology, plant breeding, agronomy, soil science, integrated pest management, horticulture, viticulture, oenology, wine business, food science, and agricultural & resource economics.
Members of the School are involved in a number of nationally significant collaborations including the Australian Centre for Plant Functional Genomics, the Australian Plant Phenomics Facility, the Wine Innovation Cluster and the University’s Wine 2030 Research Network, as well as multiple research links with other partners on the Waite Campus and elsewhere in the University.
The Head of School is Professor Roger Leigh, the School Manager is Mr Stuart Matthews .