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Angela Karp

Director for Science Innovation, Engagement & Partnerships

Angela Karp

Email: angela.karp@rothamsted.ac.uk

Tel: +44 (0) 1582 938 855

Future wheat harvests very vulnerable to disease, warn experts

Within two years a virus outbreak will likely hit European yields, leading to a hike in food prices across the continent.

16 Nov 2018

Fertiliser Spreading

SAY ‘THALLO’ TO A NEW SOURCE OF FERTILISER

Expected changes to environmental regulation will mean waving goodbye to many sources of phosphorus fertiliser – so could a surprising new production method be the answer?

09 Nov 2018

PhD symposium Credit: Rothamsted Research

WANTED: TOMORROW’S LEADERS IN AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE

Applications are now open for a unique opportunity to tackle one of the most serious issues we face – how can we feed the world sustainably?

01 Nov 2018

Precision Breeding

SCIENTISTS UNITE TO SAFEGUARD PRECISION BREEDING

Appeal comes in the wake of the European Court of Justice’s ruling that regulation of the technology should fall under existing GMO laws.

23 Oct 2018

Festival engagement Credit: Layton Thompson/Rothamsted Research

VOTE ROTHAMSTED

Our recent Festival of Ideas, which attracted over 8,000 visitors, has been shortlisted in this year’s Herts Tourism Awards.

18 Oct 2018

LEAF teenager survey

TEEN SURVEY REVEALS ATTITUDES TOWARDS FOOD AND FARMING

Research reveals that despite teenagers feeling disconnected from farming, many of today’s young people are interested in how their food is produced and science’s role within that.

16 Oct 2018

Princess Royal at North Wyke Credit: Rothamsted Research

LIVESTOCK ON ROYAL AGENDA

HRH The Princess Royal visited our Devon campus today to hear about a new chapter in sustainable livestock production and the 60-year heritage on which this builds.

24 Sep 2018