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£67 million investment in bioscience skills and training to help meet economic and social challenges for the future
The Minister for Universities and Science, David Willetts, will today (24 January) announce £67 million of new investment in postgraduate training and development in the biosciences.
The investment, from the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), includes support for 14 Doctoral Training Partnerships (DTPs) across the UK as well as a number of industrial CASE (iCASE) studentship awards. Over the next three years, the DTPs will support 660 four-year PhD students; in addition the iCASE studentships will support 70 postgraduates…
Video archive: 2012
From flies to fetal viability
Zoologists at the University of Oxford into how hoverflies achieve exquisite flight control has led to…
World-class facilities for virus research
Multi-million pound laboratory completed at Institute for Animal Health…
Video archive: 2011
Winning early-career researchers excel in entrepreneurship
Four budding entrepreneurs from the University of Oxford have…
Breakthrough in the production of flood-tolerant crops
Across the globe agricultural is at risk as flooding becomes…
Green vegetables directly influence immune defences and help intestinal health
Leafy greens, widely recognised as containing essential ingredients…
Because they’re worth it
Four of the UK's top female postdoctoral researchers awarded L'Oreal-UNESCO Fellowships For Women In Science…
From food waste to fuel in 6 days
Last week a new Biorefinery Centre was opened at IFR in Norwich by George Freeman MP…
The Roslin Institute opens its doors to the public
The Roslin Institute threw open its doors to give people in the local area a unique chance to engage…
The John Innes Centre
JIC is an independent, internationally renowned bioscience research centre in plant science and microbiology…
Tropical coral could be used to create novel sunscreens
Discovery made how coral produces sunscreen compounds to protect itself from damaging UV rays…
Bumblebee research: A day in the life
Video reveals behavioural ecology of essential crop pollinators…
The development game
Animals display a fantastic array of structures from horns to hair, feathers to fur…
Peste des Petits Ruminants could be next virus for eradication
PPR, a close relative of rinderpest, affects sheep and goats…
The Roslin Institute
A series of short video features will introduce and explore the work and research impacts of the Institutes…
Pest management: comparing conventional and organic farming
Studies show greater biodiversity doesn't lead to better pest control…
Reindeer see a weird and wonderful world of ultraviolet light
Researchers discovere that UV light is life-saving for reindeer…
Foot-and-mouth disease: controlling outbreaks
Identifying cattle infected with foot–and–mouth disease virus before they become infectious…
The Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences
How IBERS researchers investigate ways to make agriculture and land…
Modelling bee pollination: enter the ‘flight arena’
Laboratory studies investigate bee feeding and flying behaviour…
Bug busting bacterium uses genetic keep fit strategy
Scientists have shown that the predatory bacterium Bdellovibrio safeguards its hunting ability by…
BBSRC and Global Food Security at the NFU conference 2011
Global Food Security attended the 2011 NFU Conference with…
High arctic avian athlete gives lessons about animal welfare
An arctic relative of the grouse has evolved to cope with its extreme…
The Babraham Institute
Michael Wakelam, Wolf Reik, and Mike Romanos describe how the Babraham Institute fulfills BBSRC’s remit…
Global Food Security and BBSRC at the Oxford Farming Conference 2011
The need for research to underpin future food security was discussed…
Video archive: 2010
Biotechnology Young Entrepreneurs Scheme (YES) 2010
Early career bioscientists with ideas for food security have earned top…
The fungus forecast: protecting crops from attack
Mathematical models help UK farmers counter threat to oilseed rape…
Early career researchers gear up for entrepreneurship battle
11 teams from academic institutions across the UK are preparing for…
New strategic alliance for animal health research in Scotland
A new animal health partnership platform has been established in…
Visualising complex networks
Specialised computer programs help scientists interpret genomics data…
BBSRC and Global Food Security at CropWorld 2010
Members of the BBSRC and Global Food Security research communities were in attendance at CropWorld…
The Institute for Animal Health
A series of short video features will introduce and explore the work and research impacts of the Institutes…
Preserving crop biodiversity
FAO launches 2nd State of the World's Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture report…
Making safer meat
Advanced animal feed markers can reveal food contamination culprits…
Surveillance and training key to cattle plague endgame
One of the most devastating animal diseases known to man looks set…
Livestock dietary improvements for healthier meat
Natural supplements for cattle could lead to healthier meat with a…
Biofuel from inedible plant material easier to produce following enzyme discovery
Researchers have discovered key plant enzymes that normally make…
What can a New Zealand reptile tell us about false teeth?
Using a moving 3D computer model based on the skull and teeth of…
Strategic plan - the age of bioscience
BBSRC’s Vision is to lead world-class 21st century bioscience, promoting innovation and realising…
The plant that doesn’t feel the cold
Scientists have discovered that plants have a built-in thermometer that they use to control their…
Video archive: 2009
Beautiful biology from particle physics
BBSRC fellowship links life sciences to next-generation synchrotron…
Stealthy scrub-jays display social intelligence to rival great apes
They say "It takes a thief to know a thief", but what was thought to be…
Nano-magnets guide stem cells to damaged tissue
Microscopic magnetic particles have been used to bring stem cells to sites of cardiovascular injury in…
Researchers capture bacterial infection on film
Scientists have developed a new technique that allows them to make a movie of bacteria infecting their…
Running with greyhounds, horses, cheetahs… and dinosaurs
Locomotion research reveals winning edges and safer races…
Robot scientist becomes first machine to discover new scientific knowledge
Scientists have created a Robot Scientist which they believe…
Innovator of the Year 2009
Highlights from our inaugural Innovator of the Year Award held at Banqueting House, London. Features winner Prof Stephen Jackson…
BBSRC Sustainable Bioenergy Centre launch
Launched to provide the science to underpin and develop the important and emerging UK sustainable…
Video archive: 2008
Biotechnology Young Entrepreneurs Scheme (YES) 2008
A team of bioscientists from the University of Reading won top…
Opening a can of worms
Scientists have found that many of the common earthworm species found in gardens and on agricultural land are actually made up of…
New Chief Executive joins BBSRC
Professor Kell succeeds Prof Julia Goodfellow, who left BBSRC in September 2007…
Scientists overcome nanotech hurdle
A simulation of a layer of peptide molecules around a nanoparticle…
Midge-hunting scientists tackle spread of devastating bluetongue virus
Scientists at IAH are stepping up the battle against the devastating…
Human ageing gene found in flies
Scientists have found a fast and effective way to investigate important aspects of human…
Birds announce their sentry duty to help comrades get a good meal
Soldiers on sentry duty in hostile territory keep in regular radio…
Scientists determine structure of brain receptor implicated in epilepsy and PMT
Scientists have identified the…
Video archive: 2007
Scientists overcome obstacles to stem cell heart repair
Scientists have overcome two significant obstacles on the road…
Scientists reveal DNA-enzyme interaction with first ever real time footage
For the first time scientists have…
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