South Australian Research and Development Institute
Template:Short description Template:DMCA Template:DMCA The South Australian Research and Development Institute (SARDI) is the principal research institute of the Government of South Australia, with a network of research centres, laboratories and field sites both in metropolitan Adelaide and throughout South Australia. SARDI, whose head office is in the Waite Research Precinct is part of Primary Industries and Regions SA (PIRSA).
Head office
The SARDI head office is located within the Plant Research Centre in the Waite Research Precinct, along with CSIRO, the Adelaide University's Waite Campus, and others, in the Adelaide suburb of Urrbrae, South Australia.[1][2]
Governance
SARDI is part of Primary Industries and Regions SA (PIRSA).[3]
As of October 2025[update], marine biologist Mike Steer is chief executive of SARDI,[4] having been appointed in September 2024.[5]
Units
South Australian Aquatic Sciences Centre
The South Australian Aquatic Sciences Centre (SAASC)[1] is a purpose-built marine and freshwater research facility, housing SARDI's aquatic sciences research division. It works in partnership with a number of other research facilities. Its focus is marine and inland fisheries, aquaculture, marine biotechnology, and environmental and ecosystem ecology. It includes the Southern Australian Integrated Marine Observing System (SAIMOS) and Algae and Biofuel Facility, which are both part of the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy.[6]
Regional centres
SARDI also operates through a number of regional centres, including:[1]
- Aquatic Sciences Mount Gambier, at Mount Gambier, which focuses on the abalone and the rock lobster industries
- Clare and Port Lincoln Crop Improvement Centres, at Clare and Port Lincoln, which focus on agronomy, tillage, and seeding research
- Loxton Research Centre, Loxton, and Nuriootpa Research Centre, Nuriootpa, which focus on the viticulture, irrigated crops, and horticulture industries
- Lincoln Marine Science Centre, at Boston Bay, Port Lincoln, which focuses on aquaculture, aquatic industries, and marine environments
- Minnipa Agricultural Centre, Minnepa, which focuses on the cereal-growing areas of the Eyre Peninsula
- Roseworthy campus, Roseworthy, which focuses on dryland agriculture, natural resource management, veterinary science, and animal production
- South Australian Aquatic Biosecurity Centre, focusing on aquatic sciences
- Struan Research Centre, Struan, and Turretfield Research Centre at Rosedale,[7] focusing on livestock, pasture, and crops research
See also
References
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- ^ a b c Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Research centres and facilities". pir.sa.gov.au. 19 June 2025. Archived from the original on 12 August 2025. Retrieved 4 October 2025.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Waite Campus". Adelaide University. 2 September 2025. Archived from the original on 14 June 2025. Retrieved 4 October 2025.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."About SARDI". PIRSA. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Professor Mike Steer". Department of Primary Industries. 21 July 2025. Retrieved 4 October 2025.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Steer, Mike (3 October 2025). "The complicated messaging surrounding SA's algal bloom summer". ABC News (Interview). Interviewed by Bermingham, Kathryn. Archived from the original on 4 October 2025. Retrieved 4 October 2025.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."South Australian Aquatic Sciences Centre". Department of Primary Industries. Retrieved 4 October 2025.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Turretfield Research Centre". PIRSA. 24 June 2025. Retrieved 4 October 2025.
External links
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