Research into wine anti-oxidants is the subject of the first collaborative doctoral program between Charles Sturt University's (CSU) National Wine and Grape Industry Centre (NWGIC) and the Paris-Grignon National Agronomics Institute in France. French student, Celia Barril has arrived at the NWGIC in Wagga Wagga to undertake eight months of research before returning to France. “This is the first Cotutelle program between Australia and France for wine industry research, which allows PhD students to simultaneously enrol in both a French and foreign institution,” said NWGIC Director Professor Geoff Scollary. Funded by Australia’s Grape and Wine Research and Development Corporation, the PhD project will focus on the chemistry of ascorbic acid and sulphur dioxide that together are used to protect white wine from spoilage through oxidation. The Paris-Grignon National Agronomics signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with CSU in 2005 to promote collaborative education and research programs.