More than 80 years ago scientists discovered that differences in yellow pigmentation were critical to courtship success and failure for fruit ...

Dr Yang Yu looks back at the John Innes Centre’s annual plant Breeders’ Day held at the institute’s experimental farm.

This new edition highlights our commitment to translating knowledge into real-world impact, exploring how science benefits plants, people and planet.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Postdoctoral Researcher to join the Wilkinson Group at the John Innes Centre, working in collaboration with the Hutchings lab, on a project titled: Global ...

So, why do your Year in Industry at the John Innes Centre? Our institute is an internationally renowned centre of excellence in plant science, genetics and microbiology. We are home to more than 40 ...

Matt’s group works on the specialised metabolites made by Streptomyces species and closely related actinomycete bacteria, which include more than half of all known antibiotics. They are particularly ...

The Dodd lab investigates how circadian rhythms adapt plants and microorganisms to their fluctuating environments. The Earth rotates on its axis every 24 hours, causing daily cycles in environmental ...

Eva is our Head of Strategic Engagement. Her role is to support the John Innes Centre to build on our existing relationships with external audiences ­including funders, policy makers, partners and the ...

Scientists have grown wheat containing super-sized starch granules — a leap forward in biological engineering with potential benefits for our daily diets and a raft of industrial applications. The ...

In 2014 Maria-Helena Semedo, Deputy Director General of the Food and Agriculture Organisation told a forum marking World Soil Day that we only have 60 years of farming left As we learn more and as we ...

Development of our exciting, ground-breaking plant and microbial science and innovation hub can go ahead with confirmation of funding announced today. The transformational investment will fund new ...

The John Innes Centre (JIC) seeks a creative junior or established researcher to set up and lead an internationally excellent, independent research programme in fundamental plant biology relevant to ...