UK Legume Research Conference ’26
Hosted at The James Hutton Institute’s ‘Crop Innovation Centre’ (Invergowrie Campus), this three-day meeting will offer the opportunity to present and discuss a broad range of legume-focused perspectives, spanning arenas that will include, though not be limited to, food- and feed-development, social- and data-sciences, genetics, genomics, plant physiology, plus plant-microbe and plant-soil interactions.
Presentations are encouraged from all stakeholders – and regardless of your position within commercial- or academic-arenas.
The Program
While full details may be found on the registration page, for now you may anticipate this will offer the following.
Day 1 – Plenary Talk, and Presentation-day.
Day 2 – Panel Discussion Sessions, Field Trip, Poster Session, Social-dinner & Ceilidh.
Day 3 – Presentations, and Closing Session.
The James Hutton Institute Organising Committee
- Cathy Hawes, Ecologist.
- Chrizelle Krynauw, Plant-Microbe Interactions.
- David Boldrin, Plant-Soil Scientist.
- Derek Stewart, Director of the Advanced Plant Growth Centre.
- Marta Maluk, Plant Biologist.
- Nadia Macgregor Events Engagement Officer.
- Raul Huertas, Plant Molecular Physiologist.
- Pete Iannetta, Research Leader, Agroecology.
Location: Crop Innovation Centre, The James Hutton Institute, Invergowrie, DD2 5DA
The event is facilitated by The James Hutton Institute in collaboration with supporting organisations including the Agriculture & Horticulture Development Board (AHDB), Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC), SEFARI Gateway, and the Scottish Society for Crop Research (SSCR).
You can find more info here.








