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The James Hutton Institute: healing effects of honey
Wednesday, November 16, 2022

Scottish crops could hold key to healing with honey

Manuka honey comes from New Zealand and Australia, and is made by bees that feed on Manuka flowers, a plant in the tea tree and myrtle family. However, in a collaboration that crosses the globe, researchers from The James Hutton Institute have been examining the medical potential of honeys made from other crops to act as anti-microbial agents.

The First Step towards Sustainable Medicine Prescribing in Scotland
Monday, November 14, 2022

The First Step towards Sustainable Medicine Prescribing in Scotland

Researchers from the James Hutton Institute will form a partnership with a project team aiming to develop a framework for an eco-directed formulary that will incorporate environmental data on medicines into the prescribing process, alongside clinical and cost effectiveness.

freshwater ecosystems
Friday, November 11, 2022

Major new awards seek innovative solutions to restore Europe’s rivers, lakes and wetlands

MERLIN, a project committed to transformative ecosystem restoration through Nature-based Solutions, co-led by the James Hutton Institute, is offering companies a unique opportunity to showcase their cutting-edge work to develop products and services which will help protect and restore freshwater ecosystems.

Native Scots Pine trees
Tuesday, November 08, 2022

£609K awarded to explore Native Scots Pine trees vulnerability to disease

The UK’s Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council has awarded £609K to a collaborative partnership led by the James Hutton Institute to understand how a tree’s microbiomes (the bacteria, fungi and viruses that exist in/on the tree) affects its vulnerability to disease.

Storm damaged trees boost nature recovery at restored Aberdeenshire watercourse
Tuesday, November 01, 2022

Storm damaged trees boost nature recovery at restored Aberdeenshire watercourse

Efforts to boost natural habitats and climate resilience at the recently re-meandered Easter Beltie Burn near Torphins continued this month when around 50 mature trees complete with their root plates were added to the watercourse.

Gaynor McKenzie
Tuesday, November 01, 2022

Seeds for survival: How humble tatties from the Institute will contribute to global food security

The Svalbard Global Seed Vault is a safe storage facility of more than one million seed samples, The James Hutton Institute in Dundee has been contributing seeds to the collection for several years, with the most recent deposit of Scottish seeds taking place earlier this month.

How did communities adapt public spaces during Covid-19?
Tuesday, October 18, 2022

How did communities adapt public spaces during Covid-19?

Researchers at the James Hutton Institute are investigating the ways in which communities have adapted public spaces during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Mournes Mountains
Friday, October 14, 2022

Institute appointed to undertake research on Mournes Mountains

The James Hutton Institute has been appointed to undertake research on the long-term future of the Mourne Mountains.

Derek Stewart
Thursday, October 13, 2022

Food security rests on the growth of farming indoors

As a crop scientist with over 30 years’ experience in the research and also industry sectors; I've never been more worried about the security of our food supply than I am currently.

£13 million awarded to sustainability projects in the North East of Scotland
Tuesday, October 11, 2022

£13 million awarded to sustainability projects in the North East of Scotland

Scientists at James Hutton Institute, the independent research organisation, have been awarded over £13million from the Scottish Government’s Just Transition fund to establish two pioneering action-based research science projects in the North East of Scotland.

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