Excellence in plant and microbial science
As part of the Rosalind Franklin Women in Wheat Champions programme, we welcomed twenty-nine early-career female wheat researchers from twelve different organisations to undertake female leadership training at our Dorothea de Winton Field Station.
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Laboratory-based research is essential for advancing society but it is also extremely energy and resource intensive. It’s estimated that laboratories are responsible for around 2% of global plastic waste and use 3-10 times more energy per metre squared than a typical office.
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A far-reaching study has cast doubt on statistical methods used to identify long distance signalling networks in plants
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Welcome to the latest e-edition of Advances – the John Innes Centre magazine. After a short publication pause, we are back, with a magazine full of scientific achievements.
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The John Innes Centre has joined the Coalition for Advancing Research Assessment (CoARA), alongside more than 700 research organisations, funders and professional societies, to implement reform in the assessment of research, researchers, and research organisations.
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Researchers have made an important breakthrough in unlocking the power of epigenetic variation in crop breeding
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The life of a plant scientist involves long hours in the lab, thinking up, designing, and monitoring experiments that might tell us something new about how life works
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The 2025 Innes Lecture, Following the Pepper: Black Berries, Asian Trade and European Empires, will take place on 29th April at the John Innes Conference centre. This is a public lecture open to all. Speaker: Professor Sujit Sivasundaram, University of Cambridge Doors at 18:00 (Tea and biscuits available) Lecture begins at 18:30 Tickets are free but must...
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In our journey towards creating truly inclusive workplaces, understanding Neurodiversity allyship has become increasingly important. But what does it mean to be a Neurodiversity ally, and how can we meaningfully support our Neurodivergent colleagues? We spoke to some of our colleagues to find out.
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