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John Innes Foundation Undergraduate Bursary Scheme
The John Innes Foundation is pleased to announce enhancements to its Undergraduate Bursary Scheme, designed to better support aspiring agricultural professionals from financially disadvantaged backgrounds.
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The Roots of Plant Science
An award from the Archives Revealed programme will help the John Innes Historic Collections plan for the future of a unique archive documenting more than a century of pioneering scientific research.
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Helping researchers make their evidence heard
John Innes Foundation funding is helping researchers at Norwich Research Park take their knowledge beyond the laboratory, building the skills and connections they need to engage with the public and bring scientific evidence into policymaking.
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A new chapter for Merton’s heritage orchard
The John Innes Foundation has purchased a small heritage orchard in Merton, close to the former home of John Innes, safeguarding a collection of fruit trees with a remarkable connection to the history of the John Innes Horticultural Institution.
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HiFe Plants: Developing High-Iron Crops for the Future
A new venture emerging from research at the John Innes Centre is working to address one of the world’s most widespread nutritional challenges: iron deficiency. HiFe Plants, founded by Dr Jacob Pullin, is developing crops with significantly higher levels of bioavailable iron, with the aim of improving diets through everyday foods. Dr Pullin has been…
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Inspiring Future Careers in Agritech
The future of agriculture depends on innovation — and on the people who will drive it. Agritech Careers for a Sustainable Future, part of the John Innes Foundation’s Education Programme, is designed to help young people discover the wide range of opportunities available in this fast-evolving sector. Delivered in partnership with the John Innes Centre,…
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John Innes Foundation Fellowship Awarded to Dr James Bradley
The John Innes Foundation is pleased to support the appointment of Dr James Bradley as a John Innes Foundation Fellow at the John Innes Centre, where he will establish his independent research programme in late 2026. Currently an early-career post-doctoral researcher at the University of Toronto, Dr Bradley will join the institute in November, investigating…
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Prestigious international scholarship awarded to former John Innes Centre MSc graduate
A recent graduate of the John Innes Centre (JIC) Plant Genetics and Crop Improvement MSc, Theresa Cassandra Saini, has been awarded a John Innes Foundation-funded Nuffield International Farming scholarship. Theresa said: “I am deeply grateful to have been selected as the first recipient of a JIF-sponsored Nuffield International Farming Scholarship. The scholarship is truly unique…
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Supporting the Next Generation of Plant and Microbial Scientists: NoCaSS 2025
The John Innes Foundation was proud to once again be the main sponsor of the Norwich and Cambridge Science Symposium (NoCaSS) in 2025 — a distinctive, early-career researcher-led conference that brings together scientists from the Norwich Research Park and the University of Cambridge. Held over two days at the Sainsbury Laboratory, Cambridge University, NoCaSS 2025…
