Plants sense the world including sensing light, touch, chemicals, microbes, animals and temperature, in unique ways that are often invisible to us

This week is National Careers Week and yesterday was International Women’s Day so we thought we’d hear from a few of our staff about their career pathways in science. 

Archivist Sarah Wilmot takes a look at the careers of two international women who worked at the John Innes Centre.

We caught up with five PhD students to find out more about their experiences in the Biotechnology Young Entrepeneur Scheme (BiotechYES) competition.  

Sometimes an adventure in science history begins with a chance find in a junk shop.  

To celebrate International Women and Girls in Science day (11 February), archivist Sarah Wilmot explores the history of women in science, both at the John Innes Centre and before its formation.

We take a look at how you can plan your appearance and body language to give a great talk

Cancers are a great concern to humans, but do not seem to be as great a threat to plants – why? Here we take a look at plant cell biology to find out more.

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.