Impact
Our vision is to ensure that our high-quality research and discovery work contributes to addressing fundamental challenges in global food security, growing a sustainable bioeconomy, and protecting the environment.
The Crop Science Centre is a joint initiative of the Department of Plant Sciences and the Niab. Established in 2020, the centre combines the diverse skills and expertise of the University and Niab. It provides an environment that inspires new research ideas between the two organisations and their partners, and enables effective translation of scientific discoveries into practical solutions.
Selected impact highlights
- Tigr2ess programme case studies
- Rare mineral vaterite discovered on alpine plants in Cambridge University Botanic Garden
- Greenhouse gas ‘feedback loop’ discovered in freshwater lakes
- Plant ‘thermometer’ triggers springtime budding by measuring night-time heat
- Bacteria can remove plastic pollution from lakes