Research centres and facilities
South Australian Research and Development Institute (SARDI) scientists use some of the most advanced facilities and infrastructure in Australia. Our network of research centres, laboratories, and field sites support their innovative work.
Waite campus
The University of Adelaide's Waite campus is a leading agricultural research, education, and commercialisation cluster. We share the precinct and collaborate with principal research providers.
Collaborations
Collaborations
- Australian Wine Research Institute
- CSIRO
- Australian Pastures Genebank
- Australian Grain Technologies
- Australian Genome Research Facility
- Australian Plant Phenomics Facility (the Plant Accelerator)
- Australian Centre for Plant Functional Genomics
- Centre of Excellence in Cell Wall Research
- FOOD Plus Research Centre.
SARDI's corporate headquarters are located at the campus, in the Plant Research Centre.
The centre houses national facilities for advanced field crop research and molecular diagnostics. It works towards meeting market demands and managing sustainable resources.
South Australian Aquatic Sciences Centre
The South Australian Aquatic Sciences Centre (SAASC) is the state's leading facility for research in marine and inland fisheries, aquaculture, marine biotechnology, and environmental and ecosystem ecology.
The centre enhances economic growth in SA and enables conservation of natural resources.
Regional centres
Our regional research facilities provide local employment, community and industry development, and farm technology demonstrations.
These sites specialise in science that leverages their locations:
- Aquatic Sciences Mount Gambier – abalone and the rock lobster industry
- Clare and Port Lincoln Crop Improvement Centres – agronomy, tillage, and seeding research
- Loxton Research Centre and Nuriootpa Research Centre – viticulture, irrigated crops, and horticulture industries
- Lincoln Marine Science Centre located at Boston Bay, Port Lincoln – aquaculture, aquatic industries, and marine environments
- Minnipa Agricultural Centre – cereal growing areas of the Eyre Peninsula
- Roseworthy campus – dryland agriculture, natural resource management, veterinary science, and animal production
- South Australian Aquatic Biosecurity Centre – aquatic sciences
- Struan Research Centre and Turretfield Research Centre – livestock, pasture and crops research.
SARDI also runs the Southern Coastal Research Vessel Fleet, including the MRV Ngerin.
Contact
Contact us for details of our research centres.
