Friday, October 23, 2020
Research supported by Scotland’s Centre of Expertise for Waters, a partnership between the James Hutton Institute and Scottish higher education institutes, has successfully pinpointed fragments of coronavirus’ ribonucleic acid in local wastewater samples across the country.
Monday, October 19, 2020
A social scientist based at the James Hutton Institute is seeking the views of dairy farmers interested in running a ‘cow with calf’ production system in the UK. The system involves keeping calves with their mothers for the first months of life, while milking the cows for commercial purposes.
Friday, October 16, 2020
On World Food Day 2020, we must remember that more than 2 billion people do not have regular access to enough safe, nutritious food. Scientists at the James Hutton Institute are working to increase food security both globally and at home in the UK.
Thursday, October 15, 2020
The October 2020 issue of Hutton Highlights, the James Hutton Institute's quarterly review, is now available.
Monday, October 12, 2020
Scientists from the UK’s foremost agricultural research organisations, including the James Hutton Institute, have teamed up to create a new UK Crop Microbiome Cryobank to safeguard future research and facilitate the sustainable yield improvement of the UK’s six major food crops.
Friday, October 09, 2020
A bioinformatics platform developed at the James Hutton Institute which allows users to import, visualize, explore and share project data for plant genetic resources has been recognised by being named a global ‘Hub Pilot’ by the DivSeek International Network Inc. (DivSeek International).
Thursday, October 01, 2020
The James Hutton Institute and farming technology company Liberty Produce have been awarded UKRI funding to address the challenges of climate change and the food production yield-gap through an ambitious new project, which seeks to develop technologies to utilise captured carbon to boost yields of hydroponic crops.
Wednesday, September 30, 2020
A €7m research project involving African and European partners and featuring James Hutton Institute social scientists undertakes to boost the nutrition performance of local food systems in Africa. The FoodLAND initiative aims to develop a range of innovations for local agriculture and aquaculture development in six African countries.
Wednesday, September 30, 2020
A pioneering analysis by James Hutton Institute social scientists explores the potential and value of applying a ‘natural capital’ approach to the land-based business of the Institute’s Glensaugh farm, where the aim is to demonstrate climate-positive farming.
Tuesday, September 29, 2020
Social scientists at the James Hutton Institute have developed a novel method to estimate future demographic change in Scotland’s sparsely populated areas, by considering geographical differences in employment structures and regional economic linkages, among other factors, to produce estimates of future labour migration in different regions.
