Excellence in plant and microbial science
The chair of our Governing Council, Sir Tom Hughes-Hallett, is featured on the newly launched rewiggle podcast, to discuss the impact of the world-leading science taking place at the John Innes Centre
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Harvest has been challenging again this year. Heatwaves, flooding and drought are now regular headlines in the UK and around the world. 2026 is no anomaly: four of the five worst harvests have occurred in the last decade, and at our own experimental farm in Bawburgh, the harvest was the earliest on record for the...
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The Department of Molecular Microbiology is organising a one and a half day Early- Career Microbiologists Mini-Symposium. The symposium will be held from Tuesday 22nd – Wednesday 23rd September 2026. Overview The aim of this event is for the John Innes Centre to hear state-of-the-art presentations in bacterial microbiology, to enhance our understanding of where exciting new...
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The first marketing notice for a precision bred tomato in England has now been approved, moving the biofortified ‘Sunshine’ tomato developed at the John Innes Centre closer to commercialisation.
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Healthy Plants, Healthy People, Healthy Planet Join us for a one‑day conference bringing together farmers, breeders, researchers, policymakers, and industry leaders to explore the fast‑evolving opportunities of precision breeding in the UK. What to expect From discovery to delivery: building the UK’s precision breeding future – hear from leaders across science, government and research funding on...
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Miguel Gonzalez Sanchez looks back at his unconventional career path to becoming a research software engineer, and the skills he has developed that help support quality science with solid digital infrastructure
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Ethiopian researchers are using a new diagnostic test created by John Innes Centre researchers to identify wheat blast, a growing wheat disease threat. The system provides a simple test that can confirm within just 90 minutes whether the infected material contains wheat blast, a devastating disease that spreads on the wind and can cause up to 100% losses in severe outbreaks
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Professor Dame Caroline Dean FRS has been given a lifetime achievement award by the international Arabidopsis research community
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This year's free Innes Lecture will be given by food historian Professor Rebecca Earle from the University of Warwick who will be talking about her research into the potato.
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