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14 May 2025
People Science
FEATURE | 5 min READ

Mental Health Awareness Week: examining common challenges facing researchers

It can be an incredibly stimulating career - but the “high highs” of academia can be matched by equally low lows for some in the sector, leading to poor mental health and work life balance.
05 April 2021
Science
FEATURE | 8 min READ

The common parasite you’ve probably never heard of

After viruses, it’s the second biggest cause of sexually transmitted disease in the world - but though you may have heard of gonorrhoea, syphilis and chlamydia, trichomonas is a pathogen that seems to sneak under the radar.
March 29, 2021
Science
FEATURE | 15 min READ

Marrying Microbes: in sickness and in health

From the beneficial bacteria making up a healthy microbiome to the deadly parasites that afflict millions worldwide, microbes play an integral role in sickness and in health.
15 March 2021
Technology
FEATURE | 8 min READ

Automatic, systematic: how the Biofoundry can scale up your science

At the Earlham Institute Biofoundry, our team provides access to state-of-the-art automation platforms and applies synthetic biology approaches to speed up and scale up research.
March 11, 2021
Science Organisation
FEATURE | 15 min READ

Covid-19 one year on: responding to a global pandemic.

On 11th March 2020, the World Health Organisation (WHO) characterized COVID-19 as a pandemic. One year on, we’re reflecting on how the Earlham Institute responded to the pandemic.
26 February 2021
Science
FEATURE | 10 min READ

Undervaluing our natural world: where would we bee?

Insect pollinators are responsible for most of what we eat, yet they remain largely overlooked in discussions about environmental protection.
19 February 2021
Science
FEATURE | 15 min READ

Pollinating the future of single-cell genomics and crop breeding

With a wealth of experience in genomics and plant biology, Ashleigh Lister is applying her expertise to single-cell genomics - pioneering detailed analysis of pollen grains that can give an unprecedented boost to crop breeders.