Friends of JIC (FoJIC)

Have your say!

At a 'Friends of JIC' event in May 2010, we asked the audience what they thought was JI's most significant scientific contribution. Speakers presented the case for 5 major achievements.
Watch the presentations and vote for your choice

Showcase of Young Science – what do our young scientists do?

This public event was held at the Forum in Norwich in March 2010 to showcase some of the varied research being undertaken by young scientists at both the John Innes Centre and the Institute of Food Research. After the audience had listened to the 4 presentations they were asked to vote for which project they would give continued funding to. You can also vote for your favourite area of research by watching the presentations and then using the online voting form to cast your vote.
Watch the Showcase of Young Science

The HMS Beagle Project comes to Norwich

2009 was one of the most significant anniversaries in science: it marked the 200th anniversary of the birth of Charles Darwin, and the 150th anniversary of the publication of his book On the Origin of Species. This FoJIC presentation by Dr Karen James of The Natural History Museum includes a potted history of Darwin and the Beagle plus details of 2 projects that Karen is involved with including the HMS Beagle Project to build a sailing modernized seagoing HMS Beagle, the ship on which Darwin circumnavigated the globe between 1831 and 1836.
Watch Karen James' talk recorded in March 2010.

Blooming Snapdragons

William Bateson was the first Director of the John Innes and in researching the history we came across the remarkable story of Bateson’s Ladies, unsung heroes in the development of the new science of genetics. As we delved deeper and the characters came to life, we felt that the story just had to be told and what better way than in a play where we could recreate their personalities and also explore the development of contemporary women scientists.
Watch a performance of 'Blooming Snapdragons' recorded at the FoJIC event in March 2010.

Food Security

The 'Friends of JIC' event on Food Security held in February 2010 was attended by over 200 members of the public. The talks are now available online.

The Annual Lamb Lecture

In December 2009 Steve Jones, Professor of Genetics and Head of the Dept of Genetics at University College London, presented the first Annual Lamb Lecture 'What sex really means'. This wonderfully entertaining and informative presentation is now available online.

Why do we do field trials?

In June 2009 FoJIC members where invited to learn more about the field trials currently happening at JIC. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zmw9CINUlNc