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The annual Hutton Postgraduate Symposium is an event for students to showcase their research, and to learn much more about what their colleagues in both Dundee and Aberdeen are up to
More than 80 professionals from across the barley supply chain gathered for the annual International Barley Hub (IBH) Stakeholder Meeting.
We tend to think of email as a low‑carbon form of communication, and compared to flying or driving, it absolutely is. But ‘low‑carbon’ isn’t the same as ‘no carbon’ and at scale its impact becomes significant.
How anaerobic digestion can contribute to Scotland’s renewable energy ambitions.
Winter 2025 – 2026 will be remembered as the winter when the rain just kept coming and our data confirms that it was indeed exceptionally wet.
For the 15th year running, barley enthusiasts gathered at the Birnam Arts Centre for the Barley Away Days
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
