Tuesday, March 10, 2020
The annual Hutton Postgraduate Student Event, which showcases the excellent science being undertaken by postgraduate students at the James Hutton Institute, took place at the Birnam Arts and Conference Centre, Birnam, on Thursday 5th and Friday 6th March 2020.
Friday, March 06, 2020
An international consortium including the James Hutton Institute which monitors the distribution and diversity of Phytophthora infestans across Europe has published its latest data.
Wednesday, March 04, 2020
The definition of ‘sustainable development’ and ‘community’, as described in draft regulations, were discussed during a session of the Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform Committee of the Scottish Parliament, to which Hutton social researcher Dr Annie McKee gave evidence.
Tuesday, March 03, 2020
Professor Lesley Torrance, Director of Science at the James Hutton Institute, has been made a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, a body which contributes to the social, cultural and economic wellbeing of Scotland through the advancement of learning and useful knowledge.
Wednesday, February 26, 2020
An international effort to develop maize crops that don’t need fertiliser has taken Hutton scientist Euan James to the deepest reaches of the Amazon River, on a quest for samples of root nodules from legume trees to help understand how these plants were able to develop the ability to obtain their own nitrogen from soil.
Tuesday, February 25, 2020
Arable Scotland 2020 is building on the inaugural event in 2019 and using the event to wrestle with some of the key challenges and opportunities facing the arable industry.
Monday, February 24, 2020
Dr Isabelle Colas, a scientist of the International Barley Hub, has been awarded a New Investigator grant worth £400k by UK Research and Innovation to explore a genetic pathway to improved barley crops, with the ultimate aim of helping breeders develop future varieties suited to the needs of growers and industry.
Friday, February 21, 2020
An initiative supported by the James Hutton Institute has set its sights on developing methods for measuring soil carbon with a cost-effective commercial tool to help UK farmers tap into the carbon credits market.
Wednesday, February 19, 2020
The world’s first “climate-positive” gin has been created by UK scientists — using the humble garden pea. Five years of research at Abertay University and the James Hutton Institute in Scotland, in collaboration with Arbikie Distillery, has culminated in the launch of new gin Nàdar.
Tuesday, February 11, 2020
Chronic ill-health, loss of financial stability and anxiety are some of the enduring effects of flooding on individuals, new research by the James Hutton Institute and the University of Aberdeen, with funding from CREW, has found.
