Insects: A solution for Global Food Security?
May 29, 2015
For many people in the UK the idea of eating insects remains the in the realms of the popular reality show, ‘I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here’. However, worldwide, insects represent an integral part of the diet of over two billion people. Not only can they provide much needed energy, they offer a …
Gold Medal at Chelsea
May 21, 2013
Nottingham academics have won a Gold Medal at this year’s RHS Chelsea Flower Show. Researchers from the School of Biosciences – exhibiting for the first time at the Royal Horticultural Society event – won the ‘Best RHS Environment Exhibit’ Award. The University’s exhibit, Food for the Future, showcases the latest plant and crop research. Nottingham …