Women of the Future 2017
The 3rd Women of the Future Conference took place on Wednesday 29th November 2017. Over 170 young girls from 17 schools across Norfolk and Suffolk attended the unique event.
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News Major award recognises UK and global impact of wheat scientist
World-leading wheat scientist, Dr Cristobal Uauy, has been awarded the prestigious Research Medal by The Royal Agricultural Society of England (RASE)
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Blog JBS Haldane at 125
The 5 November 2017 was the 125th Anniversary of the birth of one of our most famous alumni; John Burdon Sanderson Haldane (1892 – 1964), affectionately known by many as ‘JBS’.
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News Managing the microbes – the key to solving the global nitrogen crisis
Experts from the UK and Brazil have joined forces to address the challenges and opportunities for agricultural nitrogen science in Florianopolis, Brazil.
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Blog Starting a PhD at the John Innes Centre
What is it like to start a biology PhD at a world-leading plant and microbial research institute? We asked someone who had done it for their thoughts and advice. Here is Jo Jennings...
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Blog Rose Scott-Moncrieff named lectures begin
This Friday, 24th November 2017 a new name will be added to the illustrious Named Lecture series; Rose Scott-Moncrieff.
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News How Snapdragons keep their colour: signposting trick reveals evolutionary mechanism
A study of the colour patterns among wild flowers in a mountain valley has yielded a clue about how nature controls fundamental evolutionary change in all species.
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Blog European school science project
An important part of our work is to encourage and enthuse the next generation of scientists. As such, I wanted to create a project that would engage school children.
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News Distinguished role model for women in science receives global award
A world-leading Norfolk plant scientist is today named as a 2018 L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science laureate.
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