Emma Allaway
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Plant science support for registration of phosphites as biostimulants in EU
June 2, 2020
Supported by a BBSRC LINK grant, Dr Ranjan Swarup and colleagues from School of Biosciences, have been investigating the effect of phosphite on plant growth. The research, which started in June 2017, has used a systematic approach involving a combination of cell biology, plant physiology, biochemistry and X ray imaging techniques, to test the effect …
British Society of Animal Science Industry Prize Success
May 26, 2020
The British Society of Animal Science (BSAS) recently announced the five finalists of its prestigious 2020 Industry Prize. Three of the five finalists were from the School of Biosciences, University of Nottingham, reflecting the School’s numerous successful collaborations with industry. Kimberley Slinger, for her abstract titled ‘Identification of the origin of host DNA content in …
Microbiology graduate Hana Veler shares her experience of working at the Lighthouse Lab in Milton Keynes
May 22, 2020
Written by Hana Veler, Microbiology BSc (Hons) Graduate from School of Biosciences If I take you back to January, you will see me filled with expectations and motivation to go back in the lab and work on my PhD project. “This will be my year,” I told myself before I said goodbye to my family …
Prof Sacha Mooney buries time capsule on World Soils Day
December 5, 2019
Thursday 5th December is World Soils Day, an annual focusing of attention on the importance of soil, endorsed by the United Nations General Assembly in 2013. We rely on soils for a wide range of functions, but perhaps most importantly, for our food. Up to 95% of all the food we eat originates from soil. …
