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2020 Annual Report

Read all the Centre activities for 2020 including research highlights, media engagement, education activities, publications and more!

Annual Reports, News 1st April 2021

From little fluxes, big theories grow

Scientists studying how leaves gain and lose water during the process of photosynthesis, have developed a more precise theory that could help future research on crop resilience to drought and heat waves.

News 16th March 2021

Professor Susanne von Caemmerer awarded the Suzanne Cory Medal

Congratulations to our Deputy Director who has been awarded the Inaugural Suzanne Cory Medal by the Australian Academy of Science for her outstanding contributions to science.

News 9th March 2021

Detective work inside plant cells finds a key piece of the C4 puzzle

An impressive body of evidence published this week reveals the answer to a mystery that has puzzled plant scientists for more than 30 years

News 1st March 2021

Following the CO2 journey inside the leaf

A team of scientists have measured the relative importance of the different obstacles that carbon dioxide (CO2) encounters in its voyage from the atmosphere to the interior of plant cells, where it is converted into sugars.

News 11th February 2021

Photosynthesis: our best bet to create a food secure world

Our Centre has launched a video about the impact of its work on food security, produced in collaboration with the Australian Academy of Science.

News 2nd February 2021