Harnessing the soil microbiome for crop health
Pick up a handful of soil and you’d be holding many millions of tiny microbes. These organisms may be microscopic but their impact on plants and agriculture is enormous
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Press Release Rings of power – how bacteria use circadian clocks to colonise their world
Research has revealed how bacteria rely on circadian clocks to control the spread of their multi-cellular colonies
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News Symbiotic partner-swapping or long-term fidelity? The secrets of partnership success between beetles and bacteria
Some insects and microbes develop symbiotic partnerships, which become so interdependent that they can no longer survive without each other. But how specific are these heritable symbioses?
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News Calling Norfolk teachers – apply for the SAW Trust’s ‘Curiosity Project’ today
Following successful funding applications to the Anguish’s Educational Foundation and the Norwich Freemen’s Charity, the SAW Trust is launching an exciting new project that seeks to boost curiosity in Primary schools through science!
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News UK-CGIAR Centre brings together global expertise on gene editing regulation for food security
Policymakers and scientists from Egypt, Kenya, Morocco, Pakistan and the UK gathered in London for a mutual policy learning exercise on the regulation of biotechnology with potential to improve hunger and food security
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01 JulEvent Groundswell 2026
The John Innes Centre will be attending Groundswell 2026 in Hertfordshire 1-2 July, exhibiting on stand G9. Groundswell brings together a community that cares deeply about the future of farming and the natural environment – values that are at the heart of JIC’s mission. Our team will be running a series of demonstrations and discussions...
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News New group leader to shed light on supercharged photosynthesis
We are pleased to announce that Dr Tina Schreier will join the John Innes Centre as a tenure-track Group Leader in July 2026.
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Blog CIMMYT-JIC partnership accelerates research, impact and global community building
March 2026 marked the latest milestone in the strategic partnership between the John Innes Centre and International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), with a visit to CIMMYT’s Obregón field station in Mexico. Taking place during CIMMYT’s annual Visitor’s Week, which brings together researchers from across Africa, Asia, Mexico, the United Kingdom and the United...
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22 SepEvent Early Career Microbiologists Mini-Symposium 2026
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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