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Dr Simon Doherty ‘thrilled’ to take home the prestigious World Veterinary Association title.
Queen's University and MOBILion Systems, Inc. have launched a new partnership to advance food safety by innovating test methods and tools that aim to quickly identify contaminants, enhancing current technologies for better detection.
In a thought-provoking lecture held at Riddel Hall recently, Dr. Pete Falloon, Met Office's lead on Climate Service for Defra on Food, Farming, and the Natural Environment, asked the question "What does climate change mean for the UK food system?"
Biological Sciences and IGFS colleague has been announced as the winner of the “One Health” category of the World Veterinary Association (WVA) Global Veterinary Awards.
Queen’s University Belfast (QUB), Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) and Ulster University (UU) are members of a winning consortium of 34 organisations awarded a £6.5m government grant to establish a ‘Land Use for Net Zero’ (LUNZ) Hub.
A new population-based study led by Queen’s University Belfast has found that a substantial number of type two diabetes cases could be avoided through adopting a healthy plant-based diet.
A global research project led by Queen's University Belfast and involving 24 institutions and universities worldwide, will explore the microbial world within rumen, a complex and little-studied ecosystem in livestock.
Queen’s University Belfast and Almac Discovery have announced a five-year project to develop a new Chemoproteomics Centre of Excellence for drug discovery.
The new Co-Centre for Sustainable and Resilient Food Systems will be managed jointly by Queen’s University Belfast and University College Dublin (UCD), working closely with the University of Sheffield.
The Climate+ Co-Centre will be the home of research, innovation, and policy development across the interlinked challenges of climate change, biodiversity loss, and water degradation on the islands of Ireland and Britain.
Queen’s, in collaboration with University of Lincoln, University of Aberdeen and University of Strathclyde, has secured £10.6M in funding from UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) to establish SUSTAIN, a transformative Centre for Doctoral Training.
There has been significant public and media interest in the ‘perfect storm’ that has led to Lough Neagh experiencing one of its worst seasons ever for blue green algae blooms.
The Queen’s-AFBI Strategic Alliance is celebrating after two of its proposals secured prestigious funding from BBSRC as part of an £11.5M UK Government campaign to ‘revolutionise UK livestock' and improve animal health.
The Irish Plant Scientists’ Association Meeting (IPSAM) returned in style with a recent meeting co-hosted by Queen's University Belfast and the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI). Below, a delegate reflects on a successful gathering.
The Queen's-AFBI Alliance is celebrating ‘success squared’ after two of its leading members were honoured, separately, by the respected British Society for Animal Science (BSAS).
A potentially game-changing method to ensure the authenticity of food has achieved 100% accuracy in a research project led by IGFS – with potential for application across the global, food-supply chain.
IGFS is hosting a one-day conference, 'Save Our Wild Isles', in partnership with RSPB NI and The National Trust to look at the role of agriculture in the context of nature and the climate crisis.
Four PhD students have been selected to attend the invitation-only City of London Food & Drink Lecture – where they will mix with royalty and thought leaders from the world of food and farming
IGFS and SBS played a leading role in the Queen's University stand at Balmoral Show this year - but the whole University enjoyed a successful outing, including a double award from event organisers RUAS, as detailed in the MRCI news release below ...
A high-level, international delegation of stakeholders from the worlds of farming and food production recently gathered at Queen’s University Belfast to discuss barriers, and potential solutions, to achieving Net Zero.
Two new PhD places at Queen's University and AFBI, with a third at Ulster Uni, are to be supported by a new scholarship from NI farmer-funded research body, AgriSearch.
IGFS and the School of Biological Sciences were delighted to host the leadership team from UKRI, the UK government agency that oversees all public investment in science research.
Scottish 'One Health' expert gives the 65th George Scott Robertson Memorial Lecture at Queen's University
An academic at IGFS and the School of Biological Sciences has been appointed to a senior post at the World Aquatic Veterinary Medical Association (WAVMA).
An academic at IGFS & the School of Biological Sciences has been appointed to a high-level UK government committee in the area of animal welfare.
If you celebrate Christmas, chances are you decorate a tree in your home. But how do you make an informed and environment-friendly choice? Dr Paul Caplat, Senior Lecturer in Ecology, guides the way
Aine Anderson won the Privilege Finance Climate-Change 'Thought Leader' Award 2022, for her research into the potential of anaerobic digestion and agricultural waste to de-carbonise the NI heat sector. Below, she explains more about 'greening' energy
Queen’s and Finnebrogue Artisan have launched a new post-graduate scholarship in memory of Denis Lynn, the founder of Finnebrogue.