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Can we reach net zero & climate resilience? Here are 6 ways Earlham scientists are getting us there

Special Feature | 10 min READ

Can we reach net zero & climate resilience? Here are 6 ways Earlham scientists are getting us there


  • 22 October 2021
  • Science
Pop Group 55: let’s get together and feel alright

Feature | 5 min READ

Pop Group 55: let’s get together and feel alright


Earlham Institute, the John Innes Centre and UEA are delighted to host the 55th annual Population Genetics Group meeting, where community is key.

  • 21 October 2021
  • Learning
Hybrid Wheat Initiative: the ‘holy grail’ of wheat breeding

Feature | 8 min READ

Hybrid Wheat Initiative: the ‘holy grail’ of wheat breeding


Connecting academia and the wheat industry to resolve the critical challenge of hybrid wheat and shape the future of crop research.

  • 13 October 2021
  • Technology
  • Science
Year in Industry: wheat genomics boosting crop yield to single-cell cancer discoveries

| 10 min READ

Year in Industry: wheat genomics boosting crop yield to single-cell cancer discoveries


Earlham Institute offers two students each year a place on our Year in Industry programme. We hear from two recent students who have completed their placements and find out about their research, as well as what they plan to do next.

  • 08 October 2021
  • Organisation
  • Learning
From bloom to bust: Algae, the bountiful scum of the Earth

Feature | 10 min READ

From bloom to bust: Algae, the bountiful scum of the Earth


Algae give us most of the oxygen in the air we breathe, yet have the voracious power to suffocate vast tracts of ocean through algal blooms. Understanding them, therefore, might help us to predict the potentially catastrophic biological cascades associated with climate change.

  • 01 October 2021
  • Science
The blood boneyard: determining the fate of blood stem cells

Feature | 8 min READ

The blood boneyard: determining the fate of blood stem cells


When student Anita Scoones was considering her research career, she probably imagined using microscopes more than kitchen utensils. But to understand blood cells, you have to start with the bones.

  • 22 September 2021
  • Technology
  • Science
My advice for PhD students? See what bites

Feature | 10 min READ

My advice for PhD students? See what bites


PhD student Ben Coombes tells us all you need to thrive in a research career is “a question to pursue and freedom to pursue it”.

  • 17 September 2021
  • PhD Blog
Three exciting trends in genomics and data science

Feature | 5 min READ

Three exciting trends in genomics and data science


Explore how synthetic biology, AI and systems-based omics approaches are driving innovation through linking datasets and bioscience - at EI Innovate.

  • 07 September 2021
  • Technology
  • Organisation
N is for nitrogen: how can we make our crops sustainable?

Feature | 10 min READ

N is for nitrogen: how can we make our crops sustainable?


Dr Mehmet Tufan Oz speaks to us about how he came to work at Earlham Institute with his research on plant gene regulation and bioengineering advancements which could lead to superior crop genomes.

  • 24 August 2021
  • Technology
  • Science