The successful partnership between the James Hutton Institute and the College of Life Sciences at the University of Dundee will be celebrated at a 10 year anniversary symposium, Pathways to Impact in Plant Science on 6 September.
The partnership was first initiated in 2002 when plant scientists from the University of Dundee moved to what was then the Scottish Crop Research Institute (SCRI). Five years later the Division of Plant Sciences was established, following a reorganisation of the College of Life Sciences, and currently has around 45 scientists and PhD students located at the James Hutton Institute in Invergowrie.
Professor John Brown, Head of the Division of Plant Sciences said: “The co-location of scientists from the University at the James Hutton Institute has enabled interaction and collaboration between research groups and so far has generated around £8 million in joint funding in areas of translation of basic to applied research in areas such as plant disease, bioenergy and recombination.
“This unique model of interaction has exploited the complementarity of the two. We have plans for further growth and strengthening of the partnership and we look forward to many more years of success.”
Professor Iain Gordon, Chief Executive of the James Hutton Institute added: “We are delighted to be celebrating 10 years of the partnership between the Institute and University at this special one-day symposium.
“Speakers from both organisations, who conduct world-leading plant science research, will be joined by other prominent speakers from the UK and abroad to celebrate our excellent science and illustrate the impact it has on society.”
The Pathways to Impact in Plant Science symposium will be held at the Dalhousie Building, University of Dundee on 6 September 2012. It runs from 8.45am – 5pm and will be followed by a drinks reception.
Speakers at the symposium are:
Bernardo Rodriguez-Salcedo [3], Media Manager, Tel: +44 (0)1224 395089 [4] (direct line), +44 (0)344 928 5428 [5] (switchboard) or +44 (0)7791 193918 [6] (mobile).
Links:
[1] https://www.hutton.ac.uk/highlights/research
[2] https://www.hutton.ac.uk/highlights/about-us
[3] mailto:bernardo.rodriguez-salcedo@hutton.ac.uk?subject=Query%20from%20Hutton%20website
[4] tel:+441224395089
[5] tel:+44344928 5428
[6] tel:+447791193918