2 Feb 2018
New Centre of Expertise in Plant Health seeks to strengthen Scotland’s resilience
The James Hutton Institute
"We are delighted the new Centre is underway, and we look forward to engaging with experts and stakeholders from all sectors of plant health to work together for the people of Scotland"
30 Jan 2018
Precision agriculture research collaboration aims to help Chinese smallholder farmers
The James Hutton Institute
“Management zone delineation and decision support systems are very important issues for small-scale farmers, not just in China but across the world"
26 Jan 2018
New research determines the best methods to count mountain hares in upland areas
The James Hutton Institute
"These methods can be used to provide information to help inform the management and conservation of these amazing animals"
25 Jan 2018
Novel genetic technique for improving barley
The James Hutton Institute
"We believe our new genotyping array will underpin global barley breeding for several years to come"
24 Jan 2018
Soil research collaboration findings relevant to landmine clearing and fracking
The James Hutton Institute
“This work demonstrates the importance and impact of experts working together across disciplines, for instance, chemistry, explosives science, soil science and forensic science,”
19 Jan 2018
New Director for Biomathematics and Statistics Scotland
The James Hutton Institute
"The scientific world is increasingly data-rich, so the data analysis and modelling skills at the heart of BioSS will continue to grow in importance, whether for scientific discovery, for informing policy or for improving profitability in the private sector"
18 Jan 2018
Hutton expertise recognised with Royal Agricultural Society of England’s Technology Award
The James Hutton Institute
"Our 'magic margins' demonstrate that this is not necessarily the case and that there are opportunities for farmers across the UK to improve the long-run productivity of their land while simultaneously adding value to their Ecological Focus Areas"
18 Jan 2018
Barriers to women in agriculture challenged during presentation at Scottish Parliament
The James Hutton Institute
“Agriculture in the UK is facing major challenges in the next few years – why would you leave half of our best players on the bench?”
17 Jan 2018
New funding to develop tests for the detection of small redworm parasites in horses
Moredun
The Moredun Research Institute has successfully obtained new research funding from the Horse Trust to complete the development of a blood based test for the detection of cyathostomins (small redworms) in horses.
17 Jan 2018
Chinese-Scottish potato collaboration shortlisted for business award
The James Hutton Institute
"Our work with Xisen has a clear focus on improving the yield and reducing losses of potatoes grown in China, however the lessons learnt will have potential applications throughout the world"
10 Jan 2018
Barley scientists investigate solutions to grain skinning
The James Hutton Institute
Barley (c) James Hutton Institute
"Skinning is a problem during malting, where barley grain is processed for brewing and distilling"
8 Jan 2018
Forecasting coastal erosion and mapping the effects of climate change
The James Hutton Institute
"This research will forecast the extent of damage that could be caused to our precious coastlines through the effects of climate change"
22 Dec 2017
Summary of financial outturn 2016-17
The James Hutton Institute
The James Hutton Institute has published its Annual Accounts for the financial year to April 2017.
21 Dec 2017
Here’s why you need plenty of spuds on your Christmas dinner plate
The James Hutton Institute
"Potato has a very high satiety index compared to foods with an equivalent carbohydrate content and this represents a very positive aspect of potato nutrition"
21 Dec 2017
New leadership appointments in Cell and Molecular Sciences and Social, Economic and Geographical Sciences
The James Hutton Institute
"John and Anke are highly respected in their own fields and have influential national and international networks"
19 Dec 2017
Young Plant Scientist accolade for Dundee-based researcher
The James Hutton Institute
"This award inspires me to continue to perform my very best in plant science"
A PhD student at the University of Dundee and James Hutton Institute has been selected as Young Plant Scientist 2018 in the fundamental research category by the European Plant Science Organisation (EPSO).
14 Dec 2017
Tasty and healthy: add soft fruit to your Christmas table
The James Hutton Institute
“These compounds have shown strong potential to protect your precious neurons against neurodegenerative conditions and degenerative disease such as oxidative stress, glutamate excitotoxicity and neuroinflammation”
12 Dec 2017
SCOPS issues latest liver fluke update
Moredun
This month SCOPS (Sustainable Control of Parasites in Sheep) have released its latest update on liver fluke.
6 Dec 2017
Professor Alison Hester appointed to new grouse moor management review group
The James Hutton Institute
“Scotland’s moorlands are internationally recognised, and ensuring their sustainable management is of paramount importance. I am very much looking forward to working on this with the other members of the group”
6 Dec 2017
Hutton expertise supporting Scotland-India links
The James Hutton Institute
“We have rapidly developed links to India and this is an important step in our relationship building, as we aim to build a wider breadth of collaborations over the coming years.”