Author page: Andy Lawn

The climate emergency is the most important threat facing our planet. At The Sainsbury Laboratory, our plant health science always factors in the interwoven threats of climate change and global food security. What is the scale of the threat we…

The John Innes Centre and The Sainsbury Laboratory  have been awarded £1m to progress plans to develop a world-leading plant and microbial research hub on the Norwich Research Park. The award, announced by UK Research & Innovation (UKRI), is part…

To celebrate their 75th anniversary of The Microbiology Society, they're undertaking a project entitled 'A Sustainable Future'. As part of this project, John Innes Centre scientists Alba Pacheco-Moreno, who is a PhD student and Dr Jacob Malone, a Group Leader in…

We have a rapidly closing window of time in which to address three critical challenges facing society and the planet that sustains us. Healthy Plants, Healthy People, Healthy Planet (HP3) is our vision for achieving a safer, healthier and more…

Cover crops can improve soil health, but there’s a catch. Anglia Farmer's Judith Tooth talked to soil ecologist Marco Fioratti Junod to find out more. The benefit to soil health of growing cover crops is at least partly offset by…