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09 July 2026

UK’s world-class research organisations launch new collective today

The National Research Organisations (NRO) Group officially launches today (Thursday 9 July) at Royal Academy of Sciences, London. A first of its kind collective for the UK, the NRO brings together more than 100 leaders from government, research, academia, industry and funding organisations, marking a new chapter for the UK's research landscape.
03 July 2026

New multimillion pound collaboration to overcome challenges of data reuse

The discovery, sharing, and reuse of data and tools that underpin data-driven life sciences is set to be rolled out at a national scale thanks to a £4 million project led by The University of Manchester with partners at Earlham Institute and Seqera.
02 June 2026

Earlham Institute and Syngenta to partner on AI models for agri innovation

Earlham Institute and Syngenta launch a new Innovate UK-funded project applying AI models to identify novel herbicide targets and improve management of resistance in agricultural weeds.
22 April 2026

Metagenomic software advance boosts research into microbial diversity

Researchers studying the diversity of microbes in environmental samples now have access to a new tool that opens the door to cheaper, more accessible analysis of their samples, thanks to a major advance led by scientists at Earlham Institute, Institut Pasteur, and Quadram Institute.
16 April 2026

Unlocking the value of biodiversity in the UK and Ireland

A new economic report analysing the financial impact of sequencing all complex life in the UK and Ireland has shown a huge return on investment and expected growth in scientific research.
23 March 2026

Single-cell sequencing reveals unexpected protist diversity

Scientists developing a single-cell sequencing pipeline at Earlham Institute have revealed previously unknown diversity from a group of free-living protists closely related to the parasites that cause sleeping sickness.
16 March 2026

New study maps cellular mechanisms driving fibrosis in Crohn's Disease

Researchers at the Earlham Institute, the University of Edinburgh and Heriot-Watt University have analysed gut cells to understand the drivers behind fibrosis (scarring), a common complication in Crohn’s Disease affecting 10-20% of patients.