"Transparency engenders public trust and is the best defence against misunderstanding, misuse, and deliberate misinformation about models and their results" An international group of scientists who specialise in various kinds of computer modelling is calling on colleagues across the world to maintain open access to knowledge, expertise, tools and technology during the global fight against COVID-19, in a letter published in prestigious publication Science. More information from: Bernardo Rodriguez-Salcedo, Media Manager, James Hutton Institute, Tel: +44 (0)1224 395089 (direct line), +44 (0)344
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In this blog, one of our nutrition assistants, Aimee Sutherland (pictured second from the right), tells us her story and highlights a series of new recipes the Human Nutrition Unit team has designed to help keep us healthy during this stressful time. Why did I choose a career in nutrition? I have always exercised but when I was younger, I didn’t take much interest in what I ate, I chose unhealthy food like cookies or chips every day for lunch at high school until they were banned! During my last few years of high school, I started to take more of an interest in cooking and what I was eating
"The wildflower initiative aims to support our staff’s physical and mental wellbeing and provide educational support for their children, while simultaneously benefitting our local environment" The UK has seen an unprecedented upsurge in gardening during the current lockdown, and as the nation finds itself restricted in time spent outside of their homes, it is only natural to try and make the best of the green areas which we can access and interact with – our gardens. Recognising the widely acknowledged benefits of gardening for physical and mental health, the James Hutton Institute has sent