EI Innovate: genomics data to advance bioscience

Developing solutions to global issues with EI’s advanced capabilities and expertise in genomics and bioinformatics - improving global food security, environmental management, conservation, health and wellbeing.

ELIXIR-UK All Hands 2019

The annual ELIXIR-UK All Hands brings together people working at ELIXIR-UK consortium member institutions for this two-day meeting, which for 2019 is hosted by University of Dundee.

Software Carpentry Workshop January 2020

Our goal is to help scientists become more productive by teaching them basic computing skills like program design, version control, testing and task automation.

Data Carpentry Workshop March 2020

Data Carpentry workshops are for any researcher who has data they want to analyse, and no prior computational experience is required. This hands-on workshop teaches basic concepts, skills and tools for working more effectively with data.

De Novo Assembly 2020

The course will provide an introduction to de novo assembly, with a hands on introduction followed by in-depth analysis of the key steps in the process. The course will consist of a mixture of conceptual lectures, methodological lectures and hands on sessions, as well as group activities and discussions.

Single-Cell RNAseq Training Course 2020

Providing an introduction to Single-Cell Genomics, this course is for bench-based researchers planning a single-cell project.

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Women in Science: Sustainable agriculture in Colombia

Postdoctoral Scientist Nasmille Larke-Mejía is researching to help improve agricultural practices and increase crop yield as well as impacting the socioeconomic landscape in Colombia, as part of our GROW initiative funded by GCRF-UKRI.

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Eye, Robot

No, they’re not taking over the world. But robots are taking lots of pictures, helping us do farming more precisely.

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Exciting developments in single cell genomics

Are you ready for Norwich’s third single cell symposium? Join us at EI - the heart of where single cell technologies and cutting edge genomics pipelines come together. It will be awesome.

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The human mosaic

How are single cell genomics technologies allowing us to explore the human mosaic in unprecedented detail?

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Biology’s Dark Matter: the unseen life with a huge impact

Animals, plants and fungi are mere branches among the thousands that branch off the tree of life. At EI, we’re exploring the less explored of those boughs, where the vast diversity of life exists - among the protists.

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Saving the spectacled bear of deepest, darkest Colombia

It’s not a lack of marmalade sandwiches that threatens the spectacled bear, but fragmented habitats that have seen populations of South America’s only bear species decline. How will science at Earlham Institute help us to protect this elusive species?