Thursday, April 30, 2020
Recognising the benefits of gardening for physical and mental health, and the relevance of wildflowers for our environment, the James Hutton Institute has sent each member of its staff and its UK-based students a small pack of native wildflower seeds to create a one-square metre area of wildflowers.
Thursday, April 30, 2020
Social scientists at the James Hutton Institute are exploring ways in which the use of interactive maps can help understand communities and small areas well below the national level.
Monday, April 27, 2020
Scotland's Environment Secretary, Roseanna Cunningham, has praised scientific institutions which normally focus on infectious diseases in livestock, environmental security and nutrition for offering support to tackle COVID-19.
Thursday, April 23, 2020
New biotechnology research at the James Hutton Institute is pointing the way to how plant viruses can be harnessed to produce vaccines. Eventually, this technology could improve the UK’s vaccine production capacity.
Thursday, April 23, 2020
Social science may provide an insight into how rural Scotland can and will likely respond to the COVID-19 outbreak. These research findings bring into focus the importance of community resilience, discuss the impact the virus may have on the agricultural sector, and finally outline the potential for positive change in a post-pandemic Scotland.
Monday, April 20, 2020
A high-performance computing platform that will increase the pace of crop science and climate change research has been established by six leading UK research organisations; the new facility is based at the James Hutton Institute's Aberdeen site.
Friday, April 17, 2020
A Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) between the James Hutton Institute and Davidsons Animal Feeds aiming to explore seaweed-based feeds, with associated benefits in terms of meat quality and a reduced carbon footprint, has been shortlisted for an Aquaculture Award 2020 in the Collaboration category.
Friday, April 17, 2020
James Hutton Institute employees have been helping efforts to provide frontline staff in Tayside and North East Scotland with much-needed personal protection equipment during the ongoing COVID-19 crisis. These efforts complement previous and current donations of Hutton PPE and lab supplies.
Thursday, April 16, 2020
Over the past 25 years wading bird numbers have fallen dramatically in Scotland, with some species numbers being halved over this time period. Researchers from the James Hutton Institute are aiming to combat this decline by identifying locations where these iconic birds have the best chance to once again thrive.
Wednesday, April 15, 2020
In recognition of the developing COVID-19 situation, Arable Scotland 2020 – Scotland’s newest field event focussing on arable crops – is moving to a virtual format with key activity taking place on the original date of the Thursday 2nd July and a suite of webinars, videos, podcasts, articles, press coverage and resources delivered online.
