Arabidopsis research community makes lifetime award to John Innes Centre group leader
Professor Dame Caroline Dean FRS has been given a lifetime achievement award by the international Arabidopsis research community
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16 SepEvent Innes Lecture 2026 – The Potato: between science and peasant knowledge
The Innes Lecture series is a free annual public talk on the history of science, with themes that have synergies with John Innes Centre research past and present. This year’s speaker is food historian Professor Rebecca Earle from the University of Warwick who will be talking about her research into the potato. There will also be a...
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News The Wolfson Foundation invests £1.6m in innovative plant growth systems
The John Innes Centre (JIC) and The Sainsbury Laboratory (TSL) are delighted to announce a £1.6 million investment from the Wolfson Foundation, supporting a next-generation glasshouse, insectary, and horticultural research facility
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News Biofilm clue opens route to anti-infection treatments of the future
A multidisciplinary study has uncovered a critical component in the formation of biofilms, the complex structures used by bacteria to colonise surfaces. The research may have implications for future infection treatments including for people with cystic fibrosis
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News Wild snapdragons paint themselves in subtle shades to attract bees
Just as careful blending of eye shadow can make a difference to our looks, a recent study has shown how flowers go to considerable trouble to fine tune their shades
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News UK’s world-class research organisations launch new collective
The National Research Organisations (NRO) Group has been officially launched at the Royal Academy of Sciences, London
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News Researchers uncover the inside story on plant organ growth
Research has shed intriguing new light on the genetics underlying the diverse plant organ shapes we see in agriculture and nature
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Press Release Giant wheat starch granules - a big biotech breakthrough with potential benefits for manufacturing industries
Scientists have grown wheat containing super-sized starch granules — a leap forward in biological engineering with potential benefits for our daily diets and a raft of industrial applications
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News Borlaug award for outstanding wheat researcher
An early-career wheat researcher has received an international award for her outstanding achievements
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