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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News An exciting new landscape of protein-related discovery unfolds
An investigation into cellular components in bacteria has unexpectedly uncovered a feature with relevance across many life forms, paving the way for diverse research, biotechnical and medical applications
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Press Release Dr Hassan Salem to lead independent research group on plant-insect interactions
Following an international search, we are delighted to announce that Dr Hassan Salem will be joining the John Innes Centre in early 2026.
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Blog “Wow” moments in the life and career of young scientist Miguel
The past few months have been a truly memorable time in the life and career of Dr Miguel Montez. The John Innes Centre scientist achieved double success by having his research appear in two academic papers published within a few weeks of each other.
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News Influential group leaders placed among world’s most highly-cited researchers
The pioneering science of Professor Cathie Martin FRS and Professor Anne Osbourn FRS has been recognised in a publication listing the world’s most highly cited researchers
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