As we begin a new year, we thought we’d take a look back and share the most read blogs from last year, plus a few others. 

Every summer we welcome undergraduates from across the world on our International Undergraduate Summer School which offers the unique opportunity to spend eight weeks here on the Norwich Research Park. We are delighted Bryony Yates, who attended the summer school in 2018, has returned to the John Innes Centre starting a PhD in plant science in October. 

Last month we were joined by Dr Michael Webster, who has joined the John Innes Centre as a Group Leader. We sat down with Michael to learn more about his research, scientific interests and career so far

We caught up with Rose McNelly about her experience on the Year 10 Science Camp, what she has been up to since, and her return to do a PhD here at the John Innes Centre

When hearing the term “Botany” names such as Linnaeus, Banks, and Humboldt first come to one’s mind, followed by the images of them hunting for enormous and colourful flowers through the forests of the world. But, in 1836, a new era of Botany was marked by the publication of “The power of movement in plants” by no other than Charles Darwin and his son Francis

By the end of this century, it is expected that the UK will be up to 4°C warmer but how will plants respond to these changes?

PhD Student Jacob Hamilton studies insect-bacteria symbiosis to try and find new antibiotics for use in humans. Alongside his PhD Jacob and Hutchings lab partner Katie Noble have teamed up with a team of artists and scientists from around the UK on a comic book designed to communicate their work to a new audience

Dr Dmitry Ghilarov joined us in October as one of our new intake of Group Leaders. His new group will be investigating protein molecular machines to discover, design and develop better antimicrobials

The first ever Research Institute Technician Awards (RITAS) were handed out at the 2021 Research Institute Technician Symposium on 5 November