Our impact
At the heart of our past and current research lies the need to feed a growing world population in a more sustainable manner. We deliver wide impact through tackling important challenges, through an open innovation culture and through working with partners worldwide. Read more about some of our past successes and the impact we are aiming to have in our ongoing research.

IMPACT STORIES

Our science strategy is challenge-led. Achieving economically and environmentally sustainable farming practices is its primary inspiration. A unique combination of scientific expertise, capabilities and focus enables Rothamsted Research to create new knowledge by interrogating complex biological, physical and chemical interactions at different scales; Discover, innovate and fast track new thinking, new ideas and technologies; Deliver and interpret large amounts of data that inform and inspire others and provide an international impact and influence from farm to policy level.

Read more about the impact we are hoping to have in the future.

The Great British Bug Hunt

The Great British Bug Hunt

Breaking The Bane Of Black-Grass

Breaking The Bane Of Black-Grass

Insect Detection For Hi-Tech Farm Pest Surveillance

Insect Detection For Hi-Tech Farm Pest Surveillance

Phone App Gives Farmers Crop Protection Advice

Phone App Gives Farmers Crop Protection Advice

Weeding Out The Cereal Offenders

Weeding Out The Cereal Offenders

From Oceans To Fields And Back Again

From Oceans To Fields And Back Again

Subtle Moves To Make Wheat More Resilient

Subtle Moves To Make Wheat More Resilient

Healthy Living Starts In The Soil

Healthy Living Starts In The Soil

Time To Tap That Natural Reserve

Time To Tap That Natural Reserve

Wheat To Feed The World

Wheat To Feed The World

SUCCESS STORIES

We have a proud history of ground-breaking science discoveries with large impact. Read more about our successes here.

Spore Sampler Diagnoses Disease In Real-Time

Spore Sampler Diagnoses Disease In Real-Time

Research Worth Billions To The UK

Research Worth Billions To The UK

Nitrogen Fertilisers: When Less Can Mean More

Nitrogen Fertilisers: When Less Can Mean More

Orange Wheat Blossom Midge: Defences To Control The Pest

Orange Wheat Blossom Midge: Defences To Control The Pest

Push-Pull Cropping: Fool The Pests To Feed The People

Push-Pull Cropping: Fool The Pests To Feed The People

ARTICLES AND BLOGS

Read more about our people and the work they do

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Article

The big picture: using wildflower strips for pest control

They may be beautiful, but these strips prove pretty deadly for every farmer's mortal enemy: aphids

23 Sep 2022
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THE BIG PICTURE: THE WATER DETECTIVES TRACKING POLLUTION BY ITS COLOUR

Tracking pollution sources involves hi tech kit and know how - that was until now

23 Sep 2022
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Article

KICKING THE HABIT: PESTICIDES

Does farming need to go cold turkey? Part 2 of our series.

23 Sep 2022
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Article

KICKING THE HABIT: LIVESTOCK FARMS

Does farming need to go cold turkey? Part 4 of our series.

23 Sep 2022
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KICKING THE HABIT: FOOD FOR THOUGHT

Does farming need to go cold turkey? The last part in our series.

23 Sep 2022
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KICKING THE HABIT: FERTILISERS

Does farming need to go cold turkey? Part 3 of our series.

23 Sep 2022
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Article

KICKING THE HABIT

Does farming need to go cold turkey? Part 1 of our series.

23 Sep 2022
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Article

In LTE we trust

Three Rothamsted long term experiments are now supported by the Ecological Continuity Trust

23 Sep 2022
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Article

GE Field Trial: Low Asparagine Wheat Q&A

Find out more about our proposed trials of gene edited (GE) wheat.

23 Sep 2022
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Science

Field trialling GM and GE crops at Rothamsted

Throughout the last year, field trials of GM and GE crops have continued at Rothamsted despite the various lockdowns and other restrictions that have hampered progress elsewhere.

23 Sep 2022
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Blog

Fact or Fake News: is our food becoming less nutritious?

Twittersphere reports we need to eat twice as much broccoli

23 Sep 2022
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Video

Don't let the perfect, be the enemy of the good

Hindsight is a wonderful thing, especially when it is other people’s…

23 Sep 2022
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Article

Does Genome Editing cause unintended consequences?

Rather than ask if genome editing leads to unintended genetic consequences, it’s better to ask if it leads to more changes, and the answer to that is no.

23 Sep 2022
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WRITING A KILLER PITCH FOR YOUR INNOVATION

Writing a killer pitch for your innovation

7 Sep 2022
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SPINNING OUT

Starting a business can be high risk-high reward, and the ups and downs make it both exciting and challenging. No two days are the same and you never really know what is round the next corner.

7 Sep 2022

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