News - 2014
A research article has just been published, the first of its kind, by Maruthi Gowda, Reader in Molecular Plant Pathology at NRI, on identifying resistance of cassava to the Cassava Brown Streak...
A new research report by a team from SOAS (School of Oriental and African Studies) has received significant press attention in recent days. We welcome this study as a valuable contribution to the...
A workshop entitled 'Trends in modern biotechnology for agriculture, food industry and health: a bi-national perspective' was recently held on the beautiful campus of Monterrey in the centre of...
Professor Phil Stevenson has recently published a paper in the Journal of Experimental Biology, which is the first to reveal how bumblebees have poor taste perception for natural toxins in nectar and...
NRI recently organised and hosted a Review and Planning Workshop for the project "Driving livelihood improvements through demand-oriented interventions for competitive production and processing of...
Professor of Food Science, Keith Tomlins of NRI gave a lecture on 17th May at the H.H. Sree Visakham Thirunal Endowment Lecture 2014 hosted by the Central Tuber Crops Research Institute (CTCRI)...
The University's newly introduced Fast Forward Master's Scheme is fast approaching its deadline on 31st May. The scheme will help you, as a high-performing UK graduate, develop your full potential...
Following the approval of the Volume II, 'Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability', of the Fifth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) (see earlier news item) NRI's...
A new MSc programme in Food Innovation has been designed to provide food industry personnel with knowledge and understanding of key steps in the development and launch of new ingredients and products...
A new project to be led by NRI, 'Optimisation of Pesticidal-plants: Technology Innovation, Outreach and Networks (OPTIONs)', aims to promote and facilitate the uptake of innovative pesticidal plant...
Phil Stevenson, Professor of Plant Chemistry at the Natural Resources Institute of the University of Greenwich will be giving his Inaugural Professorial Lecture 'Sex and Drugs and Pest Control: The...
By popular request from participants at the 2013 Biopesticides Event, a similar meeting was held on 10 April at Queen Anne Court at the University of Greenwich's main campus. Once again the event was...