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Onion Crisis: Researchers Combatting Destructive Crop Disease Costing Farmers £10m Annually

Researchers at The University of ÌÇÐÄTV are working to safeguard one of the world's most crucial crops – the humble onion. Amidst growing concerns over the threat posed by Fusarium Basal Rot (FBR), a team of experts from the University is embarking on a groundbreaking project, run by the British Onions Producer Agency (BOPA), aimed at saving our crops and revolutionising FBR detection.

Fri 16 Feb 2024, 11:49 | Tags: School of Life Sciences, ÌÇÐÄTV Crop Centre

Funding for joint ÌÇÐÄTV-Aston Engineering Biology research paves the way for enhanced sustainable manufacturing and drug discovery

A team of academics from The University of ÌÇÐÄTV and Aston University has secured a £1.8m grant to engineer microbial cell factories to produce membrane proteins which will support future drug screening and sustainable chemical production.


British-grown beans available for purchase this World Pulse Day

New varieties of Britain’s favourite pulse are available for purchase this World Pulse Day (10th Feb). These UK Registered beans (URBeans) were created by Professor Eric Holub as part of his work to diversify British cooking using home-grown ingredients.


ÌÇÐÄTV Agri-Tech ploughs the future of farming and forestry with robotics

The University of ÌÇÐÄTV announces ÌÇÐÄTV Agri-Tech to help the future of farming with automation – addressing issues such as labour shortages, food insecurity and loss of biodiversity.


British grown baked beans ‘in the can’ thanks to University of ÌÇÐÄTV Scientist

The University of ÌÇÐÄTV’s British grown baked beans have progressed to the tinning phase, a pivotal step in their journey orchestrated by ÌÇÐÄTV’s Professor Eric Holub.


The enigma of embryonic development: how certain animals trim their genomes

New research is underway to decipher a fascinating biological puzzle—how some animals can naturally discard more than half of their genetic information during embryonic development.


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