University of Tasmania, Australia

Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture (TIA)

Scholarships are also available for students interested in joining the School of Agricultural Science postgraduate research program by undertaking PhD study in an area relevant to the TIA research program. TIA undertakes research, development and extension activities that are industry focussed and designed to address agricultural productivity and efficiency, safe food production, and social and natural resource management issues facing rural communities.

TIA currently has established research activities in the following programs and themes:

Centres (industry aligned research)

• Dairy centre
• Extensive Agriculture Centre
• Food Safety Centre
• Perennial Horticulture Centre
• Vegetable Centre

Themes (research transecting industries)

• Climate Change
• Natural resource Management
• Rural Social research
• Agricultural Value Chains