Updates on our research, collaborations and exciting contributions from the scientists and experts at The James Hutton Institute.
You can also stay connected with our science by following us on social media, by following us, you’ll get real-time updates on our projects, events, and collaborations. Follow us on X, LinkedIn and Facebook now.
Rachel Reeves’s Spending Review on 11 June 2025 included a commitment to spend up to £750 million on a new supercomputer at Edinburgh University. This is a very welcome change from the announcement in August 2024 that the project would be cut, and has important implications for The James Hutton Institute’s research in Information and Computational Sciences.
That was the question posed at The Scottish Farmer’s Big Farm Debate on the opening day of the Royal Highland Show, hosted by the magazine’s editor, John Sleigh.
A Hutton researcher has contributed to a report which lays out ten guiding principles to tackle the ‘polycrisis’ facing the world.
Hutton researcher Dr Sam Poskitt recently visited Subic Bay in the Philippines for a four-day workshop exploring how local and indigenous knowledge could be incorporated into a worldwide evaluation of biodiversity and ecosystem services.
The planning is well underway now for Potatoes in Practice (PiP), which will take place on Thursday 7 August 2025 at The James Hutton Institute’s Balruddery Farm in Invergowrie, near Dundee.
What’s a good way to help people of all ages understand what plant scientists actually do? Turn it into a game of Snakes and Ladders but call it ‘The Race for Better Barley’.
Human activities have harmed our climate and the natural environment which supports our collective wellbeing. Standing still is no longer an option – fundamental change is needed to shift toward more sustainable futures.
Titled the Trustable AI in Mapping (TAiM) initiative, the project used funding from Innovate UK to establish clear evaluation standards for AI-driven environmental mapping, ensuring its credibility and effectiveness in real-world applications.
We all like a raspberry, strawberry or blueberry – who doesn’t? But what if we never had access to these fruits?
April 2025 has gone down as the third warmest April on our Invergowrie site since our records began in 1954.
