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22nd July 2013

Impact of UK Agri-Tech Strategy Announcement

The Institute of Food Research (IFR) welcomes the UK Agri-Tech strategy, launched in July by the Government. The £160m new investment represents a positive step to making the UK a world-leader in emphasising the pivotal role of science and technology to deliver sufficient nutritious...

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19th July 2013

Process turning waste to biofuels works on paper

Researchers from the Institute of Food Research have successfully produced bioethanol from waste paper, as part of efforts to turn waste into valuable products. To increase their sustainability, there is currently a drive to turn away from deriving biofuels from food crops, such as...

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19th July 2013

How marine bacteria acquire metals

The metals iron and manganese play essential roles in life, as they are involved in many processes like respiration, metabolism and energy production. Although essential, they can also be dangerous if uncontrolled, as they can participate in chemical reactions that cause damage to organisms...

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19th July 2013

IFR’s Postgraduate students collect their doctorate degrees

The latest group of IFR PhD students are receiving their degrees at the University of East Anglia’s Congregation Ceremony 2013. In a series of articles we look at some of these student’s research and impacts. Training research scientists for the food and health sector...

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18th July 2013

IFR PhD student rewarded for helping children get the bug for microbiology

As the latest batch of graduates officially receive their degrees from the University of East Anglia, a PhD student from the Institute of Food Research is receiving an award for helping ensure schoolchildren get the bug for science. Helen Brown is to receive the...

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18th July 2013

Bacteriophages battle superbugs

IFR microbiologists are reinvigorating a way of battling C. difficile infections that they hope will help overcome the growing problem of antibiotic resistant superbugs in hospitals. Our digestive system is home to trillions of bacteria, which are crucial to our overall health, through helping...

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17th July 2013

New study to investigate how we live in harmony with gut bacteria

A new project at the Institute of Food Research will look at the mechanisms our bodies use to live in harmony with the trillions of bacteria in our digestive system. Funding of £421,000 from the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) to Dr...

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11th July 2013

The Institute of Food Research welcomes UK funding to build world-first synthetic yeast

Minister for Universities and Science David Willetts has announced nearly £1M funding for the UK arm of an international consortium attempting to build a synthetic version of the yeast genome by 2017. Dr Ian Roberts, curator of the BBSRC-supported National Collection of Yeast Cultures...

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3rd July 2013

Phytochemical Society of Europe prize for IFR scientist

The Phytochemical Society of Europe presented Ala’a Al-Bakheit with the prize for best presentation at their recent conference ‘Natural Products in Cancer Therapy.’ The conference aims were to present of recent results and discuss trends in this area, to provide a forum for the exchange of...

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30th June 2013

Impact of the Institute of Food Research

A new independent report on the impact of the Institute of Food Research has shown that every £1 invested in IFR delivers £8 in benefits to the UK economy. Food is the UK’s biggest manufacturing sector, and the report shows IFR’s research and innovation...

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