The task of ensuring affordable access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food for all is one of the major challenges of the 21st century.
New research reveals for the first time the most likely months and routes for the spread of new strains of airborne ‘wheat stem rust’ that may...
Archaeological research shows that our prehistoric ancestors built resilience into their food supply. Now archaeologists say ‘forgotten’ millet – a...
Two major research collaborations led by the University of Cambridge have been awarded almost £15 million in funding, the Minister of State for...
Over £30m has been announced for a new Cambridge Centre for Crop Science that will focus on linking with farming and food industries to translate...
Lab training workshop and biotech conference, organised by second year Ph.D. student and Gates Scholar, aim to build African research capacity in...
Africa’s food requirements, along with its population, are growing fast. Three research programmes ask how a better understanding of viruses...
Nothing quite says ‘Christmas party’ like the smell of mulled wine drifting around an office. It’s an easy drink to make – all of the ingredients can...
The University of Cambridge is one of a number of British universities and companies that have won access to a £340 million EU Innovation programme...
A photoreceptor molecule in plant cells has been found to moonlight as a thermometer after dark – allowing plants to read seasonal temperature...
Study of bee-manipulating plant virus reveals a “short-circuiting” of natural selection. Researchers suggest that replicating the scent caused by...
Pablo Monsivais (MRC Epidemiology Unit) and Annalijn I. Conklin (University of California, Los Angeles) discuss what sort of diet can reduce your...
Theresa Marteau (Behaviour and Health Research Unit) discusses how to get people to consume less sugar.
