SCRI News

New roles for SCRI Director

lwakef — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 15:48:36 +0100

Professor Peter Gregory has been appointed Chief Executive of East Malling Research (EMR) and will simultaneously take on the role of Professor of Global Food Security at the University of Reading.

SCRI - A history

lwakef — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 16:28:07 +0100

A special history of SCRI was produced along with the 2010 Annual Report to mark the end of SCRI before it joined with Macaulay Land Use Research Institute in April 2011 to create The James Hutton Institute.

International Workshop on Barley Leaf Blights

lwakef — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 11:53:16 +0100

Online booking is now open for the Fourth International Workshop on Barley Leaf Blights to be hosted in Dundee this June.

Scotland looks to blueberry hills

lwakef — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 09:13:09 +0000

Scottish berries are famed for being among the best in the world so researchers are hoping canny Scots consumers can help them grow the best blueberries around.

Striking science lights up photography

lwakef — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 08:47:56 +0000

A striking image that looks like a vision from a science fiction movie but is in fact a growing plant stem has won a Special Award in the 2011 Wellcome Image Awards for an SCRI scientist.

Field plots at Potatoes in Practice 2011

lwakef — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 12:26:21 +0000

Potential exhibitors at Potatoes in Practice 2011 are reminded that field plot bookings must be submitted by 3 March for this year's event. It will be held at Balruddery Farm on Thursday 11 August 2011.

‘Harvesting Opportunities’ for cereals

lwakef — Fri, 18 Feb 2011 09:39:19 +0000

Farmers and industry representatives will hear how Scotland can play a bigger role in the future of food production at a one day cereals conference ‘Harvesting Opportunities’ next week.

Boost for Scottish healthy food

lwakef — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 14:26:48 +0000

SCRI will help Scottish food and drink companies tap into the burgeoning health and nutrition sector as part of a new £4million project announced by the Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and the Environment Richard Lochhead.

SCRI welcomes Foresight Project on Global Food and Farming Futures

lwakef — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 14:24:08 +0000

The Director and Chief Executive of SCRI, Scotland’s leading centre for crop research, has welcomed a UK government-commissioned study into food security.

SSCR winter meetings 2011

lwakef — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 09:31:17 +0000

Winter meetings hosted by the SSCR Potato, Soft Fruit and Combinable and Energy Crops sub-committees will take place this February and March.

The SCRI Christmas Card 2010

rmccre — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 15:11:38 +0000

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all our friends, supporters, suppliers and customers from the teams at SCRI, Mylnefield Research Services Ltd and BioSS.

Protective properties of green tea uncovered

lwakef — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 09:32:09 +0000

Regularly drinking green tea could protect the brain against developing Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia, according to latest research by scientists at Newcastle University and the Scottish Crop Research Institute.