News Find out about the latest news from the Sheffield Photosynthesis Group Photosynthesis group awarded major new BBSRC grant to investigate bioenergetic supercomplexes New UKRI funding award 20 May 2026 New research to rewire photosynthesis for sustainable food and energy Professor Matt Johnson in the School of Biosciences has been awarded a major new BBSRC grant which aims to use selective breeding (gene-editing) to rewire photosynthesis in plants. 4 June 2025 De novo designed bilin-binding proteins Hunter/ Hitchcock lab PhD student Felix Morey-Burrows makes key contribution to new Science paper 8 March 2024 Scientists show how an enigmatic bacterium from the Gobi desert harvests solar energy Sheffield Photosynthesis Group and collaborators uncover an ancient form of photosynthesis 18 February 2022 Search New quantum biology NSF-BBSRC grant for Photosynthesis Group New award of £744, 226 for a collaborative grant with Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston, USA. 16 December 2021 Photosynthesis group awarded major new Leverhulme grant Dr Matt Johnson has received £464,933 from the Leverhulme Trust to fund a project called "Why don't chloroplasts make more ATP?" 26 November 2021 Photosynthesis Group awarded major new BBSRC grant The new award will support a new project that aims to study biological electron transfer complexes at the single molecule level 30 January 2021 Structural biologists peer deeper into the world of bacterial photosynthesis Researchers have used cryo-electron microscopy to determine the structures of two key photosynthetic complexes from a purple bacterium, providing new insights into how the absorption of light is wired to the storage of energy in chemical forms. 18 January 2021 Role Of Dynamic Thylakoid Stacking In Photoprotection Uncovered New Nature Plants paper explains why plants change the shape of the photosynthetic membranes in their chloroplasts in response to light 12 January 2021 Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Next page Next › Last page Last »
