Press Releases
Seventy years of crop research at Warwick’s Wellesbourne campus celebrated at industry event
Over 100 scientists, industry experts and employees past and present attended an event held at Warwick Crop Centre to celebrate 70 years of research at the site.
UK Natural Light Growing Centre opened for business at Warwick’s Innovation Campus in Warwickshire
Agri-tech innovation centre Crop Health and Protection (CHAP) and its greenhouse innovation partner RIPE Building Services, have officially opened their new high-tech greenhouse facility at the University of Warwick’s Wellesbourne Campus.
‘Millennial bean’ could give UK a new home-grown plant protein
A new bean variety which could become the UK’s next commercial plant-protein crop has been harvested from a large scale field trial with a combine harvester for the first time this week.
Promoting low sugar drinks on touch screen menus encourages customers to make healthier choices
Fast food diners can be encouraged to make healthier choices by changing the position of items on the menu, a Warwick Business School study has found.
Disruptive 2D mass spectrometry spin-out secures seed investment
Verdel Instruments Ltd - a spin-out company of the University of Warwick UK – has developed new disruptive two-dimensional mass spectrometry (2DMS) technology and raised seed investment of over £230,000 from Longwall Ventures and Innovate UK.
Low-cost changes in hospital canteens could ‘nudge’ customers to healthier diets
Making healthy food easier to access in hospital canteens and food outlets, as well as increasing healthy options and reducing portion sizes, are the most effective ways of encouraging healthcare staff to improve their diets according to a new study from the University of Warwick.