CELEBRATE LEAPS IN DISCOVERY, KNOWLEDGE AND INNOVATION

ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH IN 2018

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE

THE FUTURE OF LONG TERM EXPERIMENTS IN AGRICULTURE

ROTHAMSTED SCIENCE STRATEGY 2017-2022

GLOBAL SCIENCE, LASTING BENEFITS

STUDENTSHIPS

ENHANCE YOUR CAREER

IMPACT STORY

WHEAT TO FEED THE WORLD

IMPACT STORY

BALANCING THE TRADE-OFFS FOR BETTER BEEF

NEWS
ARTICLES
EVENTS

THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THEIR FORTUITOUS DIFFERENCES

Researchers have exposed weak spots in a fungal pathogen that wrecks crops by comparing it with a genetically similar fungus that yields mycoprotein for human consumption.

20 Apr 2018

AWARDS FEED INDUSTRY TIES

Expertise ranging from novel forage crops to sustainable livestock farming earned awards for two Rothamsted researchers at last week's British Society of Animal Science meeting.

19 Apr 2018

MOSQUITOES REVEAL FATAL ATTRACTION

Discovering that children infected with malaria are more attractive to mosquitoes because they emit specific odours from their skin could yield new biomarkers and better traps.

16 Apr 2018

Livestock at North Wyke Credit: Rothamsted Research

HEALTHY SOIL LIFTS WEIGHT

Managing soil by well-designed grazing is the key to an animal’s growth and wellbeing, shows new research that links soil health, pasture value and sustainable production.

13 Apr 2018

YOUNGSTERS “STEP IN THE SHOES” OF SCIENTISTS

So what's life like in the lab, and in the fields? Three recently qualified science technicians have been telling local schoolchildren about their journeys from education to employment.

06 Apr 2018

Rothamsted at night Credit: Rothamsted Research

GENDER PAY GAP DETAILED

Pay differences between women and men at Rothamsted Research are well below national levels; the disparity reflects the fact that fewer women hold senior roles, latest data show.

29 Mar 2018

Wheat productivity study Credit: Rothamsted Research

ASSIST RESEARCH INTO WHEAT FIELDS

How many cereal farmers does it take to increase wheat yields across the UK? Only 20, but 15 of them are still needed from the western Midlands, Yorkshire and southern Scotland.

23 Mar 2018

bee brain Credit: Current Biology/DOI 10.1016/j.cub.2018.02.045

KEYS TO BEE-FRIENDLY NEONICS

Two enzymes, one in the honeybee and one in the bumblebee, may hold the keys to a new generation of pesticides that protect crops without threatening these essential pollinators.

22 Mar 2018

FARMERS WANTED FOR COUNT

Are there 100 volunteer farmers with 60 minutes on their hands to survey their fields this Spring and record earthworm populations to provide a glimpse of the health of our soils?

09 Mar 2018

Stoma Credit: Smita Kurup/Rothamsted Research

CLOSED DOOR: PLANTS WITH A STOMA FOR DROUGHT

Rothamsted Research comments on findings that promise plants primed to need much less water for the same yield, which would be both environmental boon and drought saviour.

06 Mar 2018

GM CAMELINA TRIAL: FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

21 Feb 2018

PAG XXVI Rise of Genomes Credit: Rothamsted Research

THE RISE OF THE GENOMES

16 Feb 2018

EDITS, MUTATIONS AND GM

31 Jan 2018

TRIALS TO REGAIN INDEPENDENCE

21 Dec 2017

Rothamsted PhD Symposium 2017 credit: Rothamsted Research

WALL-TO-WALL SCIENCE TO SECURE THE FUTURE OF FOOD

21 Nov 2017

Agvocates and mentors at Youth Agricultural Summit in Brussels, October 2017 - Credit: Youth Ag-Summit

HUNGRY TO CHANGE THE WORLD

29 Oct 2017

OPEN MINDS, OPEN DOORS

31 Jul 2017

STILL NOT CLEAR ON BEES

30 Jun 2017

Rothamsted Science Strategy 2017-2022 - credit Rothamsted Research

WHEN THE NEED FOR CHANGE DAWNS

28 Jun 2017

A DAY IN THE LIFE OF DR JOZSEF VUTS

03 Oct 2016

ROTHAMSTED FESTIVAL OF IDEAS

The Rothamsted Festival of Ideas will be filled with opportunities for families to immerse themselves in the delights of discovery, with sensational science demos, tractor rides and talks.

23 Jun - 24 Jun 2018

Rothamsted Genomics and Bioinformatics - copyright Rothamsted Research

14TH INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON INTEGRATIVE BIOINFORMATICS

In the post-genome era we drown in data but starve for knowledge. Integrative Bioinformatics aims to integrate, align, model and simulate heterogenous data to generate deep insight into complex biological systems.

13 Jun - 15 Jun 2018

THE FUTURE OF LONG-TERM EXPERIMENTS IN AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE

2018 marks the 175th anniversary of Rothamsted; our origin dates from the initial plantings in 1843 on Barnfield and Broadbalk fields, the first classical long-term experiments.

21 May - 23 May 2018

THE 23RD BIANNUAL INTERNATIONAL PLANT RESISTANCE TO INSECTS SYMPOSIUM

This conference will explore areas of host plant resistance to insects from major angles; novel phenotyping methodologies for field and laboratory, plant resistance to insects in model and crop systems, resistance mechanisms and breeding for resistance.

07 Mar - 09 Mar 2018

MULTI-SPECIES SWARDS GRAZING WORKSHOP

This aim of the workshop is to bring together farmers, industry representatives, and researchers with an interest in the management of multi-species (herbal) leys to discuss best practice for grazing these pastures with cattle and sheep.

28 Feb 2018

Wheat field - credit Rothamsted Research

15TH WGIN STAKEHOLDERS' MEETING

Tracking the Wheat Traits of Tomorrow

30 Nov 2017

CHEMICAL ECOLOGY OF INSECT PESTS

Ask Jozsef Vuts, research scientist at Rothamsted, anything about the chemical ecology of insect pests!

26 Oct 2017

DECARBONISING UK AGRICULTURE

2017 Landwards Conference

11 Oct 2017

6TH INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON SOIL ORGANIC MATTER (SOM)

Healthy soils for sustainable agriculture: the role of SOM

03 Sep - 07 Sep 2017

CEREALS 2017

Come and visit Rothamsted at the leading technical event for the arable industry,

14 Jun - 15 Jun 2017

OUR PURPOSE

"We bring together global science, fresh thinking and innovation for lasting benefits worldwide."

DIRECTOR'S FOREWORD

OUR SCIENCE

LEADING THE WORLD FROM AN ILLUSTRIOUS PAST INTO A DEMANDING FUTURE

OUR IMPACT

PROVIDING SOLUTIONS FOR AGRICULTURE'S CHALLENGES, LOCALLY AND GLOBALLY

ENGAGING WITH US

WORKING COLLABORATIVELY TO ACCELERATE NEW THINKING, PRACTICES AND PRODUCTS

OUR Values

"OUR CORE VALUES, AND HOW WE DEFINE THEM, ENDORSE OUR COMMITMENT TO PRODUCTIVE AND SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE."

INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS

Forging partnerships to address food security, malnutrition, poverty, climate change and the environment.

OUR LOCATIONS

Cutting-edge laboratories, experimental farmland, more than 500 staff of 35 nationalities across four locations in southern England.

Rothamsted Headquarters

Harpenden, Hertfordshire North Wyke, Devon

Brooms Barn, Suffolk Woburn, Bedfordshire