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Monday, October 22, 2018
For many people fungi are simply the edible mushrooms that appear on your dinner plate or the toadstool you pass by in your local park, however fungi are some of the planets most vital organisms. So why is so little known about them?
Tuesday, October 16, 2018
Our actions are our future. That is the theme of this year’s World Food Day, which highlights the global goal of zero hunger by 2030. At the James Hutton Institute, we are working to increase food security both globally and at home in the UK.
Friday, October 12, 2018
A new award for ‘New Entrant Farm Business of the Year’ is being offered this autumn to new farmers, crofters and smallholders across the UK, to highlight innovative solutions to issues around land access, labour, markets and profitability.
Wednesday, October 10, 2018
Scientists from the James Hutton Institute have welcomed the launch of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels.
Friday, October 05, 2018
The 41st T.B. Macaulay Lecture, given by Professor Jacqueline McGlade on the topic of natural prosperity and innovative solutions for a business-unusual approach to rapid global change, is now available to watch online.
Thursday, October 04, 2018
Dr Davide Bulgarelli, a University of Dundee scientist based at the James Hutton Institute, has been awarded almost £1.25 million to study the interaction between plants and soil microbes with the ultimate aim of boosting sustainable food production.
Tuesday, October 02, 2018
A research collaboration between the University of Reading and the James Hutton Institute has examined the potential of satellite-based remote sensing to provide estimates of annual carbon exchange between peatlands and the atmosphere.
Tuesday, September 25, 2018
The September 2018 issue of Hutton Highlights, the James Hutton Institute's quarterly review, is now available.
Monday, September 24, 2018
Professor Jacqueline McGlade, former UN Chief Scientist and Director of the UN Environmental Programme, will deliver the annual Macaulay Lecture at Our Dynamic Earth in Edinburgh on the diverse challenges of sustainable development.
Friday, September 21, 2018
Researchers from the James Hutton Institute and the Scotch Whisky Research Institute have developed an improved genetic marker that can be used by barley breeders to unequivocally identify potential epiheterodendrin non-producing barley varieties.
