Barley Away Days 2026
For the 15th year running, barley enthusiasts gathered at the Birnam Arts Centre for the Barley Away Days
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Hutton researchers hosting events in Kyle of Lochalsh to discuss community land use and land reform
Social researchers from The James Hutton Institute, Scotland’s pre-eminent interdisciplinary scientific research institute for the sustainable management of land, crop and nature resources, will host workshops in Kyle of Lochalsh on Friday 20 and Saturday 21 March to share and discuss findings from a ‘citizen land science’ project focusing on community connections to the Plock of Kyle – a section of community-owned land at the mainland end of the Skye Bridge.
ESSA Summer School 2026: Introduction to Agent-Based Modelling
About the Summer School The ESSA Summer School 2026 will take place from Monday 17 to Friday 21 August 2026 at The James
New study shows that extensive tree planting would be necessary to achieve net-zero carbon emissions in Scotland’s livestock sector by 2050
A new study from The James Hutton Institute has shown that planting several hundred thousand hectares of new woodland and agroforestry would be necessary to help Scotland achieve net-zero carbon emissions in the livestock sector by 2050.
Call to join the Bere Barley Participatory Network
Researchers at The James Hutton Institute, in partnership with Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC), are exploring how different Bere barley varieties perform across a wide range of environments in Scotland and beyond.
BARIToNE Industrial placements: bridging academia and industry
As part of the BARIToNE (Barley Industrial Training Network) Collaborative Training Partnership, each PhD student on the programme undertakes a three-to-six-month placement working with a designated industrial partner.
Transforming potato industry waste into valuable ingredients for the pharmaceutical and cosmetics industries
Researchers at The James Hutton Institute working on a collaborative project exploring how kelp extracts can enhance nutrient management in farming, have reported promising results from a controlled glasshouse experiment that aimed to determine whether the kelp extracts could improve nutrient uptake under fertiliser-limited conditions.
ILUSC: Models on Land Use
ILUSC: Models on Land Use The James Hutton Institute has developed a range of datasets and tools that build understanding
Innovative kelp extracts boost barley yield in nutrient efficiency trials
Researchers at The James Hutton Institute working on a collaborative project exploring how kelp extracts can enhance nutrient management in farming, have reported promising results from a controlled glasshouse experiment that aimed to determine whether the kelp extracts could improve nutrient uptake under fertiliser-limited conditions.
New study finds higher levels of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in surface water during winter
A new study from The James Hutton Institute, Scotland’s pre-eminent interdisciplinary scientific research institute for the sustainable management of land, crop and nature resources, has found that the levels of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) present in surface water increase during winter.
