Excellence in plant and microbial science
Climate change is influencing the temperature and weather patterns around the world, so understanding the consequences for the world around us is complex but can help us reduce the impact of these changes on our everyday lives
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Research into the important adaptive and agronomic trait of flowering time has uncovered new evidence on differences between commercial varieties of Brassica rapa and closely related model plants
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Research has identified critical factors that enable dangerous bacteria to spread disease by surviving on surfaces in hospitals and kitchens
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New factors that control the way starch granules form in wheat have been discovered. The findings could lead long-term to the production of improved cereal crops containing high-quality, healthier starches
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We have collaborated with a microbiologist at the University of Liverpool, who has co-written a comic book aiming to help young people aged 10 and above understand the wonder of microbes
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Beginning life as an old, rather out of date database of a few names, our alumni network has been given a new lease of life by a project to reinvigorate our relationship with our alumni
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What keeps some plants squatting close to the soil while others - even those closely related - reach high for the skies?
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On Tuesday 18 May, join plant enthusiasts all around the world and take part in the first-ever virtual Fascination of Plants Day
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The Dr Richard Smith lab has received funding from The Human Frontier Science Program (HFSP) to investigate phyllotaxis and how a single cell can shape a shoot
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