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FacebookSurvey: The next big things in bioscience
As part of BBSRC's long-term strategic planning, we are seeking your views on the research areas and technological developments which will be most exciting and important in bioscience over the next 5-10 years.
Ideas put forward through this exercise will be discussed by members of BBSRC's governing Council and wider strategic advisory network as part of a workshop to be held at the beginning of June 2013. Outcomes will help inform BBSRC's long-term planning, including input to future Government Spending Reviews…
Synthetic biology dialogue – Impacts
BBSRC, with input from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), has published a document outlining the impacts that their 2010 'Synthetic Biology Dialogue' has had in informing continued discussions around synthetic biology. In summer 2009 BBSRC and EPSRC, commissioned the "Synthetic Biology Dialogue" report. Synthetic biology has enormous potential to address some of the major challenges facing society…
Turf cutting ceremony marks start of building of landmark Centrum at NRP
A turf-cutting ceremony and the burial of a time capsule marked the beginning of construction of the new Centrum building at Norwich Research Park following a £26M investment from BBSRC. The new £11.5M building, due to open in Spring 2014, will form the hub of commercial research and development at the Norwich Research Park, Europe's leading centre for research in food, health and the environment…
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The Institute of Food Research
How IFR addresses the fundamental science underpinning food and health…
Debating the nature of ‘natural’
To facilitate public engagement, Bioscience for Society Working Group explores…
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The Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences
Exploring the work and research impacts of the Institutes of BBSRC…
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The Babraham Institute
Series of short features to introduce and explore the work and research impacts of the Institutes of BBSRC…
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