Excellence in plant and microbial science
A new consortium, CaLiber, has secured £2.3M to research the bacterial plant pathogen Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum, its insect vectors, and their potential impact on UK crops
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We actively promote a family-friendly and inclusive workplace - recognising that excellence in research is intimately linked with equal opportunities. We asked four of our researchers to tell us about their experiences of balancing scientific research with their caring responsibilities
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As a plant and microbial research institute, we have hundreds of biologists on-site and it struck us that while almost all of them had a biology career, none of those careers looked the same
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A collaboration between the Norwich Bioscience Institutes and The Alan Turing Institute will enhance the ways machine learning and artificial intelligence are applied to life science research.
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Dr Andrew Lucy joined the John Innes as a technician in 1987, by the time he left he had earned a PhD, discovered science to be exhilarating, fun and populated by amazing people and become Dr Lucy. This is his incredible story
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The 2020 Innes Lecture will tell the story of the Scopes Monkey Trial and highlight key themes in the public reactions
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Since the creation of our alumni network earlier this year, we have enjoyed hearing the stories of a huge variety of people who have passed from our institute over the years. One of those people is Dr Kathy Faulkner, who has moved from the lab to the classroom
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Researchers have resolved a longstanding biological debate by revealing the existence and function of complex RNA structures in plants
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Our Germplasm Resources Unit has contributed seed duplicates of our entire 2,922 pea collection to the shelves of the Svalbard Seed Vault
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