Excellence in plant and microbial science
We are delighted to announce that the Wolfson Foundation is generously supporting our ambitious vision Healthy Plants, Healthy People, Healthy Planet (HP3), by awarding £1.1 million to the project.
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We’re looking for creative early-career or established researchers who wish to develop exciting long-term independent programmes in plant and microbial science and be part of our highly collaborative culture
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Grass is cut regularly by our mowers and grazed on by cows and sheep, yet continues to grow back. The secret to its remarkable regenerative powers lies in part in the shape of its leaves, but how that shape arises has been a topic of longstanding debate
Read about scientists solve the grass leaf conundrum
A gene which has profound effects on the production of seeds has been identified by researchers
Read about gene-editing discovery yields high promise for wheat fertility in a changing climate
Genetic detective work has uncovered an obscure ancestor of modern bread wheat, in a finding similar to uncovering a famous long-lost relative through DNA analysis in humans
Read about how bread wheat got its gluten: tracing the impact of a long-lost relative on modern bread wheat
Spanning eight research institutes and universities and aiming to develop new wheat germplasm containing the next generation of key traits
Read about designing future wheat
Developing a wider and deeper understanding of how the environment influences plant growth and development
Read about genes in the environment
Investigating the vast diversity of chemicals produced by plants and microbes
Read about molecules from nature
Understanding the molecular dialogue between plants and microbes, establishing how they communicate with each other and how they have evolved in relation to one another
Read about plant health
Environment Secretary George Eustice announces changes to the regulation of gene edited crop trials for research purposes
Read about ‘A first step towards unlocking the power of gene editing’
We’re delighted to be welcoming back Dr Philippa Borrill as our newest Group Leader. We sat down with Philippa, a former PhD student and research fellow here, to find out what she would be working on and what she’s been up to since we saw her last
Read about ‘Uncovering secrets in the giant wheat genome; Introducing Dr Philippa Borrill’