The bee’s knees: New tests created to find fake honey

20-Aug-2024 - Researchers led by Cranfield University have developed new ways to detect sugar syrup adulteration in honey, paving the way for fast and accurate tests to discover fake products. There is growing consumer demand for honey, with £89.8 million worth of honey imported to the UK in 2023. But as a ...

New research center to explore how ‘untapped Kingdom’ of fungi can change our world

A new research center focused on harnessing the positive powers of fungi is being established at Cranfield University with a £7.2 million injection of funding from Research England

22-Jan-2024 - Fungi are one of the most diverse kingdoms in all living organismsand have an estimated global monetary value of 54.57 trillion US dollars. Long used forfoodand medicine, only a small proportion of classified fungi species has been studied in detail and developed for industrial use – leaving ...