News
2010
Response to Food Ethics Council's "Food Justice" report
BBSRC, as a partner in the Global Food Security research programme, will consider the issues around food security raised by the Food Ethics Council’s “Food Justice” report.
BBSRC to join Gates Foundation to host African workshop on biotic stress crops
BBSRC is collaborating with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the Biosciences eastern and central Africa - International Livestock Research Institute (BecA-ILRI) Hub to bring together scientists from sub-Saharan Africa, the USA and UK to foster scientific collaborations with the potential to create new pathways out of poverty for African farming families.
Bluetongue vaccine given to pregnant ewes protects lamb after birth
Dr Chris Oura and colleagues at the Institute for Animal Health (IAH), an institute of BBSRC, have shown for first time that lambs born to ewes that had been vaccinated during the second year of a bluetongue (BT) vaccination programme were protected against disease after birth.
New Director for world’s oldest agricultural research institute
Professor Maurice Moloney has been announced as the new Director and Chief Executive of Rothamsted Research. He will take up the full duties of his new post from 15 April 2010.
Response from Professor Douglas Kell, BBSRC Chief Executive, to Oxford Farming Conference survey findings
“BBSRC is pleased to have had the opportunity to sponsor two surveys on agricultural research, which were presented at the Oxford Farming Conference this week.”
2009
Plant science discovery wins Times Higher research project of the year
A team of plant scientists, funded largely by BBSRC, at Lancaster University has won the coveted Research Project of the Year at the Times Higher Education Awards 2009 for their research to enable plants to cope better in dry soils.
BBSRC welcomes Royal Society report into food security
BBSRC has welcomed the publication today of the Royal Society report ‘Reaping the benefits: Science and the sustainable intensification of global agriculture’.
