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OUR IMPACT

At the heart of our past and current research lies the need to feed a growing world population in a more sustainable manner. We deliver wide impact through tackling important challenges, through an open innovation culture and through working with partners worldwide. Read more about some of our past successes and the impact we are aiming to have in our ongoing research.

IMPACT STORIES

Our science strategy is challenge-led. Achieving economically and environmentally sustainable farming practices is its primary inspiration. A unique combination of scientific expertise, capabilities and focus enables Rothamsted Research to create new knowledge by interrogating complex biological, physical and chemical interactions at different scales; Discover, innovate and fast track new thinking, new ideas and technologies; Deliver and interpret large amounts of data that inform and inspire others and provide an international impact and influence from farm to policy level.

Read more about the impact we are hoping to have in the future.

Wheat to feed the world

THE GREAT BRITISH BUG HUNT

Wheat to feed the world

BREAKING THE BANE OF BLACK-GRASS

Wheat to feed the world

INSECT DETECTION FOR HI-TECH FARM PEST SURVEILLANCE

Wheat to feed the world

PHONE APP GIVES FARMERS CROP PROTECTION ADVICE

Wheat to feed the world

WEEDING OUT THE CEREAL OFFENDERS

Wheat to feed the world

FROM OCEANS TO FIELDS AND BACK AGAIN

Wheat to feed the world

SUBTLE MOVES TO MAKE WHEAT MORE RESILIENT

Wheat to feed the world

HEALTHY LIVING STARTS IN THE SOIL

Wheat to feed the world

TIME TO TAP THAT NATURAL RESERVE

Wheat to feed the world

WHEAT TO FEED THE WORLD

Wheat to feed the world

BALANCING THE TRADE-OFFS FOR BETTER BEEF

Wheat to feed the world

THE WONDERS OF WILLOW

SUCCESS STORIES

We have a proud history of ground-breaking science discoveries with large impact. Read more about our successes here.

Fusarium on wheat - credit Rothamsted Research

SPORE SAMPLER DIAGNOSES DISEASE IN REAL-TIME

RESEARCH WORTH BILLIONS TO THE UK

NITROGEN FERTILISERS: WHEN LESS CAN MEAN MORE

Orange wheat blossom midge: managing defences to control the pest

ORANGE WHEAT BLOSSOM MIDGE: DEFENCES TO CONTROL THE PEST

Plutella xylostella caterpillars larvae - credit Rothamsted Research

PUSH-PULL CROPPING: FOOL THE PESTS TO FEED THE PEOPLE

ARTICLES AND BLOGS

Read more about our people and the work they do

ARTICLE

THE BIG PICTURE: THE WATER DETECTIVES TRACKING POLLUTION BY ITS COLOUR

Tracking pollution sources involves hi tech kit and know how - that was until now

16 Sep 2021

ARTICLE

KICKING THE HABIT

Does farming need to go cold turkey? Part 1 of our series.

16 Sep 2021

ARTICLE

KICKING THE HABIT: PESTICIDES

Does farming need to go cold turkey? Part 2 of our series.

16 Sep 2021

Fertiliser Spreading

ARTICLE

KICKING THE HABIT: FERTILISERS

Does farming need to go cold turkey? Part 3 of our series.

16 Sep 2021

North-Wyke-Farm-Livestock - Credit Rothamsted Research

ARTICLE

KICKING THE HABIT: LIVESTOCK FARMS

Does farming need to go cold turkey? Part 4 of our series.

16 Sep 2021

fruits and vegetables

ARTICLE

KICKING THE HABIT: FOOD FOR THOUGHT

Does farming need to go cold turkey? The last part in our series.

16 Sep 2021

Precision Breeding

ARTICLE

DOES GENOME EDITING CAUSE UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES?

Rather than ask if genome editing leads to unintended genetic consequences, it’s better to ask if it leads to more changes, and the answer to that is no.

02 Sep 2021

Bread and wheat - Credit Rothamsted Research

ARTICLE

GE FIELD TRIAL: LOW ASPARAGINE WHEAT Q&A

Find out more about our proposed trials of gene edited (GE) wheat.

06 May 2021

SCIENCE

FIELD TRIALLING GM AND GE CROPS AT ROTHAMSTED

Throughout the last year, field trials of GM and GE crops have continued at Rothamsted despite the various lockdowns and other restrictions that have hampered progress elsewhere.

11 Jan 2021

ARTICLE

IN LTE WE TRUST

Three Rothamsted long term experiments are now supported by the Ecological Continuity Trust

09 Jan 2020

Bread acrylamide Credit: Rothamsted Research

BLOG

FACT OR FAKE NEWS: IS OUR FOOD BECOMING LESS NUTRITIOUS?

Twittersphere reports we need to eat twice as much broccoli

09 Jan 2020

ARTICLE

THE BIG PICTURE: USING WILDFLOWER STRIPS FOR PEST CONTROL

They may be beautiful, but these strips prove pretty deadly for every farmer's mortal enemy: aphids

19 Nov 2019

VIDEO

DON'T LET THE PERFECT, BE THE ENEMY OF THE GOOD

Hindsight is a wonderful thing, especially when it is other people’s…

07 Aug 2019

Writing a killer pitch

ARTICLE

WRITING A KILLER PITCH FOR YOUR INNOVATION

Writing a killer pitch for your innovation

14 May 2019

the insider - spinning out

ARTICLE

SPINNING OUT

Starting a business can be high risk-high reward, and the ups and downs make it both exciting and challenging. No two days are the same and you never really know what is round the next corner.

14 May 2019

The insider - crossing over

ARTICLE

CROSSING OVER

If you are commercially minded and like to see up close the real-world impact from your research, then moving into industry might be the path for you.

14 May 2019

The Insider - Staying Put

ARTICLE

STAYING PUT

Showing you can talk to-, work with-, or get money from industry is a winner when it comes to your academic CV.

14 May 2019

Should I stay or Should I go

ARTICLE

SHOULD I STAY OR SHOULD I GO?

Before you quit your postdoc, rent huge offices and hire a staff of twenty (and likewise, before you dismiss out of hand any chance you would ever look to commercialise your research) it’s a good idea to consider all your options.

14 May 2019

The Rothamsted BASF sustainability challenge

INNOVATION

LIMBURGERHOF OR BUST: THE SUSTAINABILITY CHALLENGE

In November 2018, we teamed up with industry giant BASF to set some of our early career researchers an innovation challenge.

14 May 2019

ARTICLE

DISCOVERIES @ROTHAMSTED

16 Apr 2019