Holger Meinke – The Conversation

Not all science is about blue-sky research, such as that done at the Large Hadron Collider. Maximilien Brice, CERN

May 7, 2015

Science must be relevant to society if it’s to earn its keep

Peat Leith, University of Tasmania and Holger Meinke, University of Tasmania

If science wants to maintain funding it needs to be more socially relevant, but that will require reforming the metrics we use to judge its success.

Rising temperatures may have drastic impacts on the world’s wine regions but Tasmania is using climate variability as a driver for innovation. Flickr/santheo

June 4, 2013

Australia’s farming future: Tasmania

Peat Leith, University of Tasmania; Caroline Mohammed, University of Tasmania; Holger Meinke, University of Tasmania, and Karen Barry, University of Tasmania

Wine grapes are a sensitive bunch. As Australia’s climate changes, the future of Australia’s viticulture will depend on the adaptability of its wine-growers. Tasmania produces wine with unique, cool-climate…

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