Shining new light on the processes that switch off genes
Epigenetic silencing governs key biological processes, from flowering time in plants to preventing uncontrolled cell growth that drives cancer in humans
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Blog Women in wheat event provides training to address gender bias in wheat research
July 2025 saw the latest Women in Wheat event, where twenty-five early career women researchers attended a training event at the John Innes Centre, focused on addressing gender bias in the UK and internationally.
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Blog Seven ingredients for a Neuroinclusive research organisation
Over 600 people have engaged with our bespoke e-learning platform so far, more than 170 people have participated in face-to-face Neurodiversity training across seven BBSRC institutes, and we've catalysed network development, policy conversations, and commercial interest from universities across the UK and beyond.
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Press Release Royal Society Faraday Discovery Fellowship awarded to pioneering John Innes Centre researcher
John Innes Centre group leader, Professor Yiliang Ding, has been awarded a prestigious Royal Society Faraday Discovery Fellowship
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News Innovative Neurodiversity e-learning now available
The John Innes Centre has launched Neurodiversity e-learning resources that are now available to anyone.
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News Radical approach to improve plant immunity secures funding for Programmable Plants initiative
John Innes Centre researchers have secured funding for an ambitious research programme that will seek to borrow immunity principles from all forms of life to protect major crops from disease
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News Join us!
We’re pleased to announce two new vacancies for senior roles at our institute.
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Press Release Major funding boost to bring world leading researchers to the John Innes Centre
The John Innes Centre has been awarded an equal share of the new £54 million Global Talent Fund, to attract and support leading researchers and their teams to relocate to the UK. The new Global Talent Fund, an investment in Britain’s future prosperity and economic growth, is designed to attract leading researchers in eight high...
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News MARPLE diagnostics hub launched in Bhutan
The National Plant Protection Centre in Bhutan is the latest organisation to establish a MARPLE diagnostics hub in partnership with the John Innes Centre and CIMMYT.
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