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Hutton colleagues Susanna Mölkänen, Mads Troldborg and Rupert Hough recently attended a kick-off meeting and stakeholder workshop in Can Tho, Vietnam from 2 to 5 December 2026 for the early intervention for sustainable aquaculture in Viet Nam and Thailand project. This UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC)-funded project is a collaboration between the University of West of Scotland, University of Strathclyde, The James Hutton Institute, Can Tho University, Vidyashirimedhi Institute of Science and Technology (VISTEC), and Aston University with project partners Skretting and Phileo to develop low-cost and low-tech solutions to monitor disease and water quality in shrimp farming. This workshop was the first official in-person meeting for the project and was hosted by colleagues at the College of Aquaculture & Fisheries at Can Tho University (CTU).
Last month, colleagues from The James Hutton Institute and its Scientific Services team joined a delegation to the United Arab Emirates to build on the momentum established during Global Food Week in Abu Dhabi in October
The James Hutton Institute has piloted the use of robotic systems that can perform precision farming tasks
A project exploring how the potential benefits of companion cover cropping support environmental sustainability
On 13th January Lee-Ann Sutherland and I hosted our first ‘ILUSC’ webinar, on Land Use Strategies across the UK. Thinking strategically about the priorities we have for our land is important given the many demands and oft-competing objectives places on landscapes; but doing so is something relatively new for the UK.
In 2024 we won the Kings Anniversary Award for Sustainability based on how our research and climate action plan was doing, but how are we building on this?
Work by Professor Lorna Dawson, a soil scientist at The James Hutton Institute, has helped Reuters identify a mass grave in Syria.
A leading climate change scientist from The James Hutton Institute has backed the Climate Change Committee’s advice that the UK Government prepare for at least 2C of warming within just 25 years – but says that passing the previously agreed limit of 1.5C “risks exceeding climate change tipping points”.
UK Fungus Day, the annual celebration of our fungal world, promises to offer something for everyone and invites everyone to
As far back as the 1970s we were involved in flax production, a crop that used to be grown widely in Scotland but fell out of favour due to competition from cotton and synthetic fibres.
