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Professor Uta Paszkowski at St John's College

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June 2026

Uta Paszkowski appointed Director of the Crop Science Centre and Russell R. Geiger Professor of Crop Science

We are delighted to announce that Professor Uta Paszkowski has been appointed to the Russell R. Geiger Chair in Crop Science, a prestigious academic chair within the Department of Plant Sciences that serves as a cornerstone for cutting-edge agricultural research, sustainability and global food security. As part of this role, Professor Paszkowski formally becomes Director of the Crop Science...

Professor Uta Paszkowski FRS

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May 2026

Cambridge plant scientists elected as Fellows of the Royal Society 2026

ASPIRE-GreenTE network event group photo outside St John's College, Cambridge

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May 2026

Cambridge Plant Sciences hosts ASPIRE-GreenTE network event

Women farmers in a rice field in India. Credit: Studio Charuau.

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May 2026

Naturally occurring soil fungi could boost rice yields while reducing reliance on synthetic fertilisers

Potato farming by Mark Stebnicki on Pexels.

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May 2026

Can we feed the world without breaking the planet?

Professor Uta Paszkowski at the NAS signing ceremony in Washington, US. Photo provided by Professor Paszkowski.

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April 2026

NAS honours Professor Uta Paszkowski at official signing ceremony

Participants at the international photosynthesis hackathon 2026.

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March 2026

Hacking for hunger: global scientists gather in Accra to code climate-resilient crops

Professor Mario Caccamo / Photo credit: Niab

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March 2026

CEO Professor Mario Caccamo leaving Niab

UK-CGIAR Bambara groundnut consortium members outside St John’s College, Cambridge. Credit: Aga Alexander / Crop Science Centre, Cambridge.

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February 2026

Global experts meet in Cambridge to advance the future of the Bambara groundnut

Abdulkadir Issak, a research assistant, collects data on the assembled cowpea germplasm in the field at Zamzam University near Mogadishu. Photo: Ahmed O. Warsame

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February 2026

How genebanks helped Ahmed bring back cowpea to Somalia

Ramphal. a rice farmer from Chamrori vilaage in India.

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February 2026

How I’m helping rice farmers in India harness the power of fungi in the soil

Dr Ahmed Warsame working with cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) at the Crop Science Centre, Cambridge. Filming and images by WebsEdge Science.

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November 2025

COP30 film highlights how Crop Science Centre collaborations are empowering farmers through sustainable innovation

Professor Uta Paszkowski

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October 2025

Professor Uta Paszkowski appointed co-Director of ENSA in new joint leadership to accelerate breakthrough crop science for smallholder farmers

Harvested Bambara groundnut plant with pods. Photo credit: Dr Aloyce Callist Kundy, Tanzania Agricultural Research Institute (TARI) Naliendele, Mtwara.

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October 2025

Unlocking the potential of Bambara groundnut for food security and climate resilience

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October 2025

Celebrating the power of international partnerships to deliver impact from science

“Longitudinal section of the stem parasitic plant Cuscuta campestris haustorium attached to a tomato stem with vascular connections.”

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June 2025

How Plants Tailor Organ Development to Engage with Friends and Foes in Symbiotic Interactions

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May 2025

Uta Paszkowski elected to the National Academy of Sciences