Excellence in plant and microbial science
Experimental plots of wheat 2025 grown for the Germplasm Resource Unit for seed multiplication and phenotyping particularly for nutritional traits such as iron, zinc and grain protein content. The lines were generated by irradiation from the spring wheat cultivar ‘Paragon’
We are devastated to announce that our colleague and friend Professor Philippa Borrill died over the Easter weekend following a rare immune system disorder (HLH). She was a fantastic scientist, collaborator and mentor, and a close friend to many.
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The Delivering Sustainable Wheat virtual training course recently returned with renewed energy, under its new name Green Horizons, offering more than 100 students from 19 UK universities a rare opportunity to engage directly with modern plant science.
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This week, the Advancing Plant Health (APH) Institute Strategic Programme (ISP) hosted “A Celebration of Careers in Plant Health” event, showcasing a range of careers in academia, entrepreneurship, industry and policy.
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