Monday, January 30, 2023
Global food security is going to be a dominant economic theme over the next decade. Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine a year ago, we have all seen just how fragile the food ecosystem really is to acute shocks, as well as the chronic effects of climate extremes and pandemics.
Thursday, January 26, 2023
Not washing vegetables grown in urban environments before eating them could increase people’s intake of heavy metal contaminants like lead by up to 130%, according to a new study.
Tuesday, January 24, 2023
The James Hutton Institute has been awarded £1 million by the Wolfson Foundation, for equipment to support a new Molecular Phenotyping Centre. The Foundation is an independent charity with a focus on research and education. Its aim is to support civil society by investing in excellent projects in science, health, heritage, humanities and the a
Monday, January 23, 2023
The findings of a ground-breaking farm trial investigating potato varieties resistant to crop-destroying potato cyst nematodes (PCN) were revealed last week at the James Hutton Institute (JHI) in Invergowrie.
Wednesday, January 11, 2023
The James Hutton Institute and McLaughlin & Harvey have signed construction contracts worth £28.7m for the next stage of the ongoing redevelopment of The James Hutton Institute’s Invergowrie estate.
Tuesday, January 10, 2023
Researchers working on an ancient form of barley grown only on Unst, Shetland’s northernmost island, have returned from a knowledge exchange trip to Germany that will help them and others better understand its specific traits.
Tuesday, December 20, 2022
The James Hutton Institute has been awarded £350,000 of funding to further develop its innovative software to support global food security efforts.
Friday, December 16, 2022
We asked some of our top researchers and scientists her at The James Hutton Institute to suggest their top 10 more popular books to read that focus on our natural environment, the amazing life it contains, the challenges it faces and what we can do about it.
Thursday, December 15, 2022
Following successful field trials, the James Hutton Institute based at Invergowrie, has donated three tonnes of locally grown potatoes to Cyrenians, Scotland’s charity for homelessness, for distribution to communities in need across the country.
Thursday, December 15, 2022
The James Hutton Institute is mostly known for its scientific and research work. But while it’s our researchers and scientists who carry it out, there is a small team who help to create and manage the scientific instruments that they use.
