Our research spans the breadth of fundamental plant sciences and the associated fields of crop science, renewable energy and biomaterials, synthetic biology and ecology. Through this research, we are tackling the urgent challenges facing the planet, from protecting biodiversity to feeding a growing global population. The University facilitates collaboration across departments and faculties via interdisciplinary research initiatives such as the Global Food Security IRC, Conservation Research Institute and Engineering Biology IRC. Strong connections with industry and research partners across the world enable us to harness the power of our research for real world applications and to train and upskill researchers and communities.
Research groups
| Baulcombe Group | Department of Plant Sciences | Gene expression |
| Brockington Group | Department of Plant Sciences | Evolution and diversity |
| Carr Group | Department of Plant Sciences | Virology and molecular plant pathology |
| Choi Group | Crop Science Centre | Plant nutrient |
| Coomes Group | Department of Plant Sciences | Forest ecology and conservation |
| Cunniffe Group | Department of Plant Sciences | Theoretical and computational epidemiology |
| Davies Group | Department of Plant Sciences | Transport |
| Derevnina Group | Crop Science Centre | Crop pathogen immunity |
| Dupree Group | Department of Biochemistry | Plant cell wall polysaccharides |
| Eves-van-den Akker Group | Crop Science Centre | Plant-parasite/pathogen interactions |
| Gilligan Group | Department of Plant Sciences | Epidemiology and modelling |
| Glover Group | Department of Plant Sciences | Evolution and development |
| Griffiths Group | Department of Plant Sciences | Physiological ecology |
| Harris Group | Department of Plant Sciences | Chromatin and memory |
| Haseloff Group | Department of Plant Sciences | Synthetic biology for engineering plant growth |
| Helariutta Group | Sainsbury Laboratory | Development of plant vascular tissues |
| Henderson Group | Department of Plant Sciences | Genetic and epigenetic inheritance in plants |
| Hibberd Group | Department of Plant Sciences | Molecular physiology |
| Howe Group | Department of Biochemistry | Biochemistry of photosynthetic organisms |
| Jones Group | Sainsbury Laboratory | Role of plant hormones in regulating physiology and development |
| Jönsson Group | Sainsbury Laboratory | Computational morphodynamics models |
| Kromdijk Group | Department of Plant Sciences | Environmental plant physiology |
| Leyser Group | Sainsbury Laboratory | Role of plant hormones in plant developmental plasticity |
| Locke Group | Sainsbury Laboratory | Dynamic gene regulation |
| Meyerowitz Group | Sainsbury Laboratory | Mechanisms of plant development |
| Moyroud Group | Sainsbury Laboratory | Pattern formation in petals |
| Nédélec Group | Sainsbury Laboratory | Cell morphogenesis and developmental biology |
| Oldroyd Group | Crop Science Centre | Sustainable crop nutrition |
| Paszkowski Group | Crop Science Centre | Cereal symbiosis |
| Pellegrini Group | Department of Plant Sciences | Disturbance ecology and ecosystem function |
| Robinson Group | Sainsbury Laboratory | Control of plant development |
| Salmond Group | Department of Biochemistry | Molecular microbiology |
| Schornack Group | Sainsbury Laboratory | Colonisation by microorganisms |
| Smith Group | Department of Plant Sciences | Plant metabolism |
| Tanentzap Group | Department of Plant Sciences | Ecosystems and global change |
| Vroomans Group | Sainsbury Laboratory | Evolution of plant organs |
| Waller Group | Department of Biochemistry | Molecular function, diversity and evolution in cells |
| Webb Group | Department of Plant Sciences | Circadian signal transduction |
| Whitewoods Group | Sainsbury Laboratory | 3D morphogenesis |
| Yelina Group | Crop Science Centre | Crop breeding technologies |
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