Wednesday, December 06, 2023
Researchers at The James Hutton Institute in Aberdeen have launched a project to test whether honey and bumble bees could be spreading diseases more widely than they would normally due to inadvertently picking up microplastics.
Tuesday, November 28, 2023
The James Hutton Institute, home to the UK’s leading potato research centre, has donated 932 bags of locally grown potatoes to Scotland’s leading food redistribution organisation, FareShare.
Thursday, November 23, 2023
Pioneering scientific research by The James Hutton Institute into Scotland’s globally important peatlands has been recognised at the leading Scottish nature conservation awards.
Wednesday, November 15, 2023
The largest survey of island life in Scotland has been launched to help review the Scottish Government’s National Islands Plan.
Tuesday, November 14, 2023
Green finance and how it can drive environmental progress alongside economic interests is under the spotlight at The James Hutton Institute in Aberdeen thanks to a newly created role.
Monday, November 13, 2023
Independent research organisation The James Hutton Institute has strengthened its board with five new members, including its first early career non-executive directors.
Friday, November 10, 2023
Research on proteins that could help scientists improve and develop new crops could get a significant boost thanks to a newly funded project aimed at unlocking the “dark matter” that regular research methods can’t see.
Monday, November 06, 2023
The James Hutton Institute, University of Dundee and collaborators have been awarded £1.165M from the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) to study a feature of cereal plants that can help improve crops.
Friday, November 03, 2023
Major flood events, like Storm Babet that many are still reeling from, cause significant and long-lasting disruption to lives. Our research suggests we’re going to experience the impacts of such extreme events more often, as we share increasingly busy spaces with the natural world.
Thursday, November 02, 2023
The James Hutton Institute in Aberdeen is supporting research that suggests 12 years of warfare in Northwest Syria is contaminating soils, posing risks to agriculture and food security in a region already under critical stress.
