Category: Member News
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Publication: Bringing underutilised crops into the mainstream:
NUCNet co-Lead Pete Iannetta from the James Hutton Institute, has a publication to share with members. Bringing underutilised crops into the mainstream: Global food production depends heavily on wheat, maize and rice, despite the thousands of other edible crops available.…
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Bulrush Takes the Prize in Groundswell’s Novel Crops Challenge
NUCNet member Colin Tosh, Senior Agroforestry Researcher, Organic Research Centre reports on Groundswell’s “8 Minute Ideas on ‘Novel Use’ Crops” session. What might British farmers grow in the future? That was the question behind Groundswell’s lively “8 Minute Ideas on…
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Bio-Innovation Translation Ecosystem in Cambridge
Network member Aleks Szopinska from ClearGate has this news to share with members. Together with a group of research and industry experts, ClearGate have established a new approach and platform to accelerate new product developments and foster successful collaborations between…
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Publication: Field-based assessment of sowing date-induced temperature stress on growth, sensitivity, and yield of four cucurbit species
NUCNet member Kakul Smiti, PhD Research Scholar, School of Environmental Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India has a publication to share with members. This study investigates how sowing date-induced temperature stress influences the growth, temperature sensitivity, and yield of…
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The Pulse Crop Genetic Improvement Network (PCGIN) Stakeholder Meeting and Publication
NUCNet member Janneke Balk (PCGIN Management Team) would like to share their networks’ upcoming stakeholder meeting that will take place on 4 February 2027 at the John Innes Centre. A dedicated event page has been created on the PCGIN website,…
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Publication: Improving Annotation, Access, and Comparison of Nutritional Composition Data for Underutilised Crops
NUCNet member Dr Guillermina Mendiondo, Assistant Professor, Plant and Crop Sciences in Translational Agriculture, University of Nottingham would like to share this publication with members. Diversifying our food systems: New data framework makes nutritional information on underutilised crops more accessible…
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Warm‑weather chickpea dreams are a fantasy without policies that enable production
A clear closing message, from Roger Vickers – “policies must sustain action throughout the supply chain. Growers will never be able to make meaningful change to the food supply chain alone. Mere suggestions of alternative cropping opportunities are not enough.” Read…
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New Crops for the UK project
New Crops for the UK project has had Mark Chapman, NUCNet Project Lead, busy sending out seeds to 80 schools in the past few weeks. Mark is challenging schools to grow buckwheat, sunflowers, sweetcorn, chickpeas and other novel crops and…
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LifeLab
LifeLab, teenagers in Southampton are leading the way in tackling ultra‑processed foods through a collaborative research project with LifeLab. As part of the initiative, they explored the health impacts of ultra‑processed foods and developed practical solutions, including healthier “food swaps.”…
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Growing Wild Citizens at School
Growing Wild Citizens at School is a collaborative project working with primary schools in Southampton to help children grow their own food and learn about sustainability. Through hands-on activities, pupils explored how food is produced, the importance of biodiversity, and their…
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