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The International Barley Hub announces new deputy directors
The International Barley Hub (IBH) is delighted to announce that Dr Kelly Houston, Dr Isabelle Colas and Dr Sarah McKim have been announced joint deputy directors. Read More
The James Hutton Institute returns to the Royal Highland Show together with the Rowett Institute for a joint showcase of world‑leading research
The James Hutton Institute and the Rowett Institute, two of Scotland’s leading research organisations, will join forces at this year’s Royal Highland Show, to showcase pioneering work on crops and land use for security, resilience, safety and environmental stability as well as the health of humans and animals. Read More
Scientists from The James Hutton Institute invite the public to enjoy a Pint of Science in Dundee
Scientists from The James Hutton Institute swap the lab for the pub later this month as they join dozens of researchers taking part in the annual Pint of Science Festival, running in Dundee from 18th to 20th May. Read More
Shared machinery could unlock growth for Scotland’s small‑scale grain sector
New research from the Seed Sovereignty Programme, highlights the potential of machinery co-operatives, sometimes known as machinery rings, to support growers, cut costs and strengthen local food systems. The research was commissioned by The James Hutton Institute, the internationally renowned scientific research centre that aims to provide scientific solutions to the challenges faced by the agriculture industry. Read More
PhD researchers to share barley research at Graduate Women Scotland event
The James Hutton Institute is delighted to announce that three of its PhD students have been invited to take part in Graduate Women Scotland East’s latest event, The Future of Barley: Resilience against climate change, on Tuesday 28th April. Read More
Hutton PhD student wins top prize at STEM for BRITAIN
The James Hutton Institute is delighted to announce that Zoe Marshall, a second-year student in its Barley Industrial Training Network (BARIToNE) programme won the gold award in the biological and biomedical sciences category, and the prestigious G.J. Mendel medal at this year’s STEM for BRITAIN competition. Read More
The International Barley Hub will showcase cutting-edge crop innovation at Cereals 2026
The International Barley Hub (IBH), with its industry partners, will showcase a suite of ground-breaking research projects at Cereals 2026, taking place on 10th and 11th June at Diddly Squat Farm, Chipping Norton. They will highlight how cutting-edge science is reshaping the future of UK arable farming. Read More
International workshop on translational genomics in cereals
Six scientists from the Hutton attended the successful and fulfilling “International Workshop on Translational Genomics in Cereals” at Liebniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK), Gatersleben in Germany in April. Read More
Professor Tim George appointed as new Director of the International Barley Hub
We are delighted to announce that Professor Tim George has been appointed as the new Director of the International Barley Hub, replacing Professor Robbie Waugh who will be stepping down. Read More
International delegates gather in Tayside to discuss the future of barley
The week kicks off with the annual project meetings for two EU projects, RECOBAR and BEST-CROP, featuring speakers at all stages of their scientific careers from established academics to PhD students and from as far afield as the University of Melbourne and the International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas in Morrocco. Read More
International Barley Study Offers Good News for Scottish Growers
We have played a crucial role in a major international study to create the most comprehensive DNA-based genetic map of barley to date. Read More
Bere Barley Participatory Network Workshop 2024
Bere is an ancient barley landrace that was widely grown in northern Britain until 100 years ago. Its ability to grow on poor soils, under challenging climatic conditions made it a valuable staple. Read More
La BEST-CROP
Turning barley straw into composite materials isn’t something you may immediately think of, but this is the focus of researchers at IMT Mines Ales as part of the ‘Boosting photosynthESis To deliver novel CROPs for the circular bioeconomy’ or ‘BEST-CROP’ project. Read More
Cereals Arable Event 2024
Cereals is the UK’s premier arable event. Its aim is to equip the arable supply chain with the latest knowledge, ideas, and technology to help them embrace all the challenges and opportunities which will arise in the coming years. Read More
BARIToNE May Summer School 2024
During the second week in May, the first and second cohort of BARIToNE students took part in the first annual BARIToNE Summer School, hosted across the James Hutton Institute and University of Dundee (UoD). Read More
Scientists identify a gene important for grain quality
Plants produce a protective layer against water loss, excessive solar radiation and pathogens attack; in barley, the genes that contribute to this protective layer are also crucial to produce high quality grain. Read More
Director of the International Barley Hub features in the OnFARM podcast
Recently, Professor Robbie Waugh, Director of the International Barley Hub was featured in the OnFARM (food, agriculture & rural matters) podcast. Read More
Barley EU Network visit to IPK Gatersleben and Breeding API Hackathon
As part of the IBH BBSRC Barley EU Network project led by Isabelle Colas and involving researchers from Hutton, University of Dundee and IPK, Sebastian Raubach from the Information & Computational Sciences Department was invited to present his work on bioinformatics research software development at the Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (more commonly known as IPK). Read More
Monogram 2024
Last month David, Chiara, Ali, Malcolm, Miriam, George, Sarah, Linsan, Micha, and Kelly from the Hutton and Uni of Dundee plant sciences attended the annual Monogram conference between the 25- 27th of March. Read More
German Plant Breeding Conference
The German Plant Breeding Conference was held 19th to 21st March 2024. I was invited along to the event by the Crop Trust to highlight the work we have been doing on making data from pre-breeding and diversity projects available to the community using bioinformatics tools and capabilities developed at the Hutton. Read More
ICARDA Partners’ and Farmers’ Day
After the BOLD GridScore training in New Delhi I was invited by ICARDA to attend their “Foundations” day to celebrate the opening of their new facilities at Amlaha near to Bhopal in India. Read More
GridScore Training in India
Biodiversity for Opportunities, Livelihoods and Development or BOLD for short is a ground-breaking 10-year project to strengthen food and nutrition security worldwide by supporting the conservation and use of crop diversity. Read More