Our Applied Informatics capability draws together focus and research interests on the role of computational analytical approaches and data-driven processes and methodologies for addressing key pressing societal challenges across the environmental, agricultural and biological domains.

We have developed world-leading informatics capabilities, applying these approaches and techniques in practical solutions including food security, optimal land and production systems, ecosystem services, genetic and genomic analysis and handling of genomic, proteomic and metabolomics data, environmental contamination and fate and behaviour, and geohazard assessment. 

This involves the applications of machine learning and pattern recognition techniques to reveal hidden patterns in multivariate and high throughput datasets. These techniques are applied from global to field scale, and focus from explicit biotic cellular activities to full ecosystem dynamics. 

Our informatics expertise is drawn upon by a broad range of clients and research partners nationally and internationally in is applied in practical real-world applications.

Key recent clients include Unilever, Defra, Produce World Group Ltd, G’s, Anglian Water, Waitrose, Central Networks, EDF, EU-JRC, finance and insurance sector partners.

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