Academics and researchers in our Biosciences department are renowned for their world-class research and expertise.

Durham Centre for Crop Improvement Technology is one of the country’s leading centres for crop research, with a long-standing internationally recognised record of research excellence.

The STFC Food Network+ brings together interdisciplinary teams of STFC researchers, industry and the academic community across more than 25 countries for collaborative research to develop sustainable innovations tackling challenges confronting the global food sector.

Steve Chivasa (DCCIT co-director) together with Maureen Vere (Verager Ltd.) convened an Innovate UK-funded workshop between 22-23 March 2023. The workshop themed "Convergence of Agritech and Business Innovations to Develop Agriculture Value Chains" was held at Bronte Hotel in Harare (Zimbabwe).