30 September 2026
Sydney Andrew Medal 2026 - Should horticulture be the poor relation of agriculture? With a focus on UK-funded research
Organised by:
SCI's Agrisciences Group
SCI, London, UK
Synopsis
The SCI Agrisciences Group is delighted to announce that Professor Rosemary Collier from the University of Warwick is the 2025 recipient of the Andrew Medal.Professor Collier’s work focusses on food production and the natural environment including the management of pest insects in horticultural crops using approaches that minimise the impact on other species. This may be through biological or physical approaches, or through host plant resistance.
Andrew Medal and Lecture
Professor Collier’s lecture will perfectly highlight why she is receiving the Andrew Medal for her work. Dr Sydney Andrew, a brilliant chemical engineer working for ICI, was a long-time SCI member who exemplified the Society’s mission to encourage the application of chemistry and related sciences for public benefit, who died in November 2011. He bequeathed a share of his estate to SCI for the founding of the Andrew Medal Lecture, to be presented on the theme of neglected science. These are areas of science which, though of importance in agriculture and the chemical industry, receive scant attention.The inaugural Andrew Medal was presented to Sir John Beddington in 2017, and Professor Jane Rickson was the recipient of the second award in 2021.
Programme
Wednesday 30 September 2026
- 14.00
- Welcome and introduction
- 14.10
- Chair’s welcome and acknowledgements
- 14.15
- Dr Jamie Pike, Earlham Institute
- 14.35
- Dr Liam Harvey, Biobest
- 14.55
- Dr Max Newbert, Syngenta
- 15.15
- Awarding of the Sydney Andrew Medal
- 15.20
- Sydney Andrew Medal Lecture: Should horticulture be the poor relation of agriculture?
Prof Rosemary Collier, University of Warwick - 15.50
- Discussion and closing remarks
- 16.15
- Networking reception
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Organising committee
Dr Robin BlakeProf Richard Hopkins