River Medway recently became the focus of a unique collaboration between researchers, artists, community members, and environmental advocates, united by a shared commitment to imagining new futures for the river and its ecosystems. Led by the...

From humble beginnings in northern Uganda to completing a PhD at NRI in May 2025, Dr Phillip Abidrabo’s journey has been shaped by curiosity, persistence and a passion for plant biotechnology. Phillip’s interest in research was first sparked...

Women in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) experience malnutrition at disproportionately high rates, a reality shaped not only by poverty, but also by gendered social norms, structural inequalities, and limited agency in food-related...

Women make up nearly half of sub-Saharan Africa’s agrifood workforce yet face pervasive gender inequalities and growing uncertainty with climate and environmental change, according to a new report by the Natural Resources Institute, FAO and...

A team of scientists including NRI researchers has developed an engineered bee feed supplement that could help tackle the alarming decline in honeybee populations worldwide. The study, published in Nature on 20 August, reveals that a...

We are delighted to announce the appointment of Professor Jack Hannam as the new Head of the Agriculture, Health and Environment Department (AHED) at the Natural Resources Institute (NRI). Prof. Jack Hannam Professor Hannam is an internationally...

PhD students, Early Career Researchers (ECRs) and senior researchers from NRI and Karnataka, India came together last week for a networking event focused on advancing climate-resilient agriculture through international collaboration. Held on 6...

The Natural Resources Institute (NRI) is delighted to celebrate the outstanding achievements of two of our PhD researchers, Laura Utume and Kainat Bibi, who have recently been recognised for their excellence in research and science communication at...

When Professor Lateef Sanni first arrived at the Natural Resources Institute (NRI) in 1995 on a World Bank-funded academic placement, he never imagined that nearly three decades later, he would be returning to receive one of the University of...

The Natural Resources Institute (NRI) played an active role in the UK Squirrel Accord's 10th Anniversary Conference, held on 25–26 June 2025 at the University of Greenwich. The two-day event brought together researchers, policymakers,...

International trade is often viewed as a pathway to prosperity, an engine for economic growth, cooperation, and sustainable development. But a new global study by NRI researchers reveals a more complex and concerning reality, one in which trade...

NRI is leading a new research project funded by the British Academy to explore how evidence can more effectively inform policymaking in Indonesia’s Social Forestry Initiative (SFI). The one-year project, titled ‘Contextualising the Dynamics of...