John Innes Centre scientists lead new textbook on plant biology
This lavishly-illustrated textbook is written at a level accessible to undergraduate biologists, and will be a valuable resource for all students and teachers of biology.
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02 MarEvent Norfolk Science Teaching Conference 2026
Join us at this unique conference for both primary and secondary school teachers, with hands-on workshops, free resources, and inspirational talks designed to enhance your science teaching. This half day conference is an opportunity to enhance your science offering and learn more about how you can be supported in doing this with a new approach...
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News The John Innes Centre and Newcastle University to lead new STEM-EDI training project
JIC and Newcastle University will co-create bespoke EDI training modules specifically designed for STEM research and higher education environments, with a focus on the Equality Act, impact of microaggressions and practical active bystander guidance.
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Press Release Innovations in spatial imaging could unlock higher wheat yields
Researchers at the John Innes Centre and the Earlham Institute are pioneering powerful single-cell visualisation techniques that could unlock higher yields of global wheat
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News New group leader outlines big, broad, shared vision
Dr Chris Whitewoods, a specialist in leaf development, returns to the John Innes Centre as a tenure track group leader in 2026
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Blog From cereal killers to high-fibre bread: the importance of networking in the wheat research community
Dr Eleri Tudor, Delivering Sustainable Wheat (DSW) Programme Manager, and her colleagues attended the DSW Institute Strategic Programme (ISP) annual meeting at Rothamsted Research earlier this year. She reflects on the value of collaboration in achieving strategic aims, and how this event is vital in bringing the wheat research community together.
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17 MarEvent Agri-tech Careers for a Sustainable Future 2026
With a changing climate and rising population, improvements to sustainable agriculture are vital to ensuring global food security for the future. Do you have the interest, ability and passion to be part of this pioneering work? Agri-tech combines science, technology and engineering to generate innovative ideas to help solve agricultural problems. Find out more about...
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News Professor Mark Buttner receives Marjory Stephenson Prize 2026
Professor Mark Buttner, an Emeritus Fellow at the John Innes Centre, has received the Microbiology Society’s Marjory Stephenson Prize for 2026
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News Making research matter: UK’s leading research organisations unite
The UK’s foremost research agencies and institutes have come together to launch the National Research Organisations (NRO) Group, a new alliance of 35 organisations (including the John Innes Centre) dedicated to advancing science for the benefit of people, communities, the economy and national priorities.
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