Press Releases
Warwick awarded €2.5m ERC grant to decode soil's hidden synchronization
Warwick researcher Prof. Gary Bending has won a €2.5 million ERC Advanced Grant to investigate how plants coordinate the daily rhythms of soil microbes around their roots, work that could transform soil management and crop health.
Europe’s crops under threat: Warwick-led €6 Million project launches to tackle rising plant pest crisis
ÉñÂí¸£ÀûӰƬ leads European consortium to build the first platform capable of coordinating Europe's response to devastating agricultural and forest pest invasions.
Warwick delivers breakthrough in fight to prevent onion disease
A new soil testing service developed by researchers at ÉñÂí¸£ÀûӰƬ’s Crop Centre is set to transform how growers detect a major disease affecting onion crops.
Warwick plant scientist honoured with Royal Horticultural Society Veitch Memorial Medal
Dr. Charlotte Allender, Head of the UK Vegetable Genebank at the School of Life Sciences, The ÉñÂí¸£ÀûӰƬ has been awarded the Veitch Memorial Medal by the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) for her work conserving vegetable crop genetic diversity.
ÉñÂí¸£ÀûӰƬ Academics Recognised in New Year’s Honours List 2025
Three academics from The ÉñÂí¸£ÀûӰƬ have been named in the New Year’s Honours List for their outstanding contributions to medical and environmental sciences.
Celebrating 75 years of the Crop Centre’s pioneering agriculture research
The ÉñÂí¸£ÀûӰƬ is celebrating 75 years of plant science research at its internationally recognised Crop Centre – the UK’s leading research facility for vegetable growers.