How we’re harnessing the power of plants and microbes to combat climate change
This week is Net Zero Week so we have taken a look at the work we do to help decrease the carbon footprint of agriculture
Read the storyThis week is Net Zero Week so we have taken a look at the work we do to help decrease the carbon footprint of agriculture
Read the storyIn a busy and varied career researching the role of RNA in root development, Susan Duncan has worked with Professor Dame Caroline Dean, Dr Verônica Grieneisen, Professor Anthony Hall and Professor Philip Benfey. We sat down with Susan to discuss her work so far and how she arrived at this point
Read the storyOur Germplasm Resources Unit have recently repatriated to India more than 600 wheat landraces which are currently not in cultivation
Read the storyRoots are not just explorers, or anchors, and they don’t just take up water and nutrients. Their ability to explore and communicate with the soil around them will play a large role in the future of agriculture, helping us grow crops that can make an efficient use of the soil while supporting soil health
Read the storyOver the last six years, scientists at the John Innes Centre have been boosting the confidence and careers of early career scientists across the globe through Scientific Soft Skills workshops
Read the storyJames Canham is a PhD student who used his PiPs placement at Pwani University in Kenya to establish a new research consortium, the success of which has helped earn him a UEA Engagement Award
Read the storyHow do you go about getting a scientific paper published? We sat down with Publishing Editor Alison Paskins from Cambridge University Press to ask about the process for getting papers published in Quantitative Plant Biology
Read the storyJames Piercy has worked in science communication for over 20 years, so we asked him, what is public engagement?
Read the storyHow does the environment, and in particular temperature, affects plant growth and development, through the regulation of and variation in their genes?
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