Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research

NEWS - New culture project launched to support women in wheat research A progressive culture improvement initiative led by the JIC, @TheSainsburyLab and @Rothamsted has secured funding from the UKRI @BBSRC. okt.to/Zj8VlN @Saunders_Lab

Four groundbreaking research projects have been funded by BBSRC as part of an investment into long-term frontier bioscience, driving advances in healthy ageing, drug discovery and sustainable agriculture. orlo.uk/ULBjy

NEWS: The Earlham Institute has appointed Tony Burdett as the new Director of @BioFAIRUK - a £34 million programme to revolutionise UK #lifescience research by transforming how we facilitate #research #datamanagement. okt.to/BiZvQX @UKRI_News @BBSRC @ElixirNodeUk

Dr @EiriniDimidi and @ProfWhelan are leading a nutrition study that will investigate the impact of plant food diversity on gut and cardiometabolic health, funded by a £1.5m research grant from the @BBSRC. Here, Dr Dimidi tells us more ⬇️ @lifecourse_KCL @KingsCollegeLon

💬 “BBSRC’s significant investment in the new NBI Data Centre is pivotal in advancing the UK’s bioscience capabilities.” - Prof Anne Ferguson-Smith, Executive Chair, @BBSRC New Data Centre at Norwich Research Park set to bolster UK’s bioscience capability okt.to/h0kg6i

Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal today visited the Quadram Institute on the @NorwichResearch Park to hear about our work in protecting and improving health. Read more about the visit ➡️ buff.ly/3ZqbQqY @RoyalFamily @NNUH @NNUHResearch @BBSRC

Thanks to significant investment from @BBSRC, a new state-of-the-art #DataCentre is set to bolster UK #bioscience capability, delivering high-density computing power across @EarlhamInst @JohnInnesCentre @QIBioscience @TheSainsburyLab 🧬🌱🦠 tsl.ac.uk/news/new-data-…

Did you know that many plants have multiple copies of their genomes, a process that increases their complexity and diversity. Dr James Clark @MilnerCentre is leading a research team to explore how genome duplication has shaped life on Earth. @BBSRC bit.ly/3Zx7IWl

Babraham Research Campus, funded by BBSRC, plays a key role in advancing world-leading research and innovation in life sciences. A new report reveals the transformational impact of @BabrahamUK on UK economic growth and job creation. orlo.uk/4Sx8C

💻 Thanks to significant investment from @BBSRC, a new state-of-the-art #DataCentre is set to bolster UK #bioscience capability, delivering high-density computing power to support future advancements across the Norwich Bioscience Institutes. 🧬🌱🦠 ➡️earlham.ac.uk/news/new-data-…

💬 “It’s the co-creation that makes this question of how you define a technician so important.” As signatory to @TechsCommit, we're reflecting on the range of roles across the Earlham Institute to ensure visibility and support of all technicians. @BBSRC okt.to/bGk1tj

Exciting news for obesity research! 🎉 Our BRC’s @helena_fisk has secured funding from the @BBSRC iNutriLife Innovation Hub for a project with ‘huge potential’. She is looking at new ways to improve obesity-associated inflammation. Read more: southamptonbrc.nihr.ac.uk/post/southampt…

You can still register for our BBSRC community webinar on 12 December.

🚨 The deadline for the EDI Expert Advisory Group has now been extended to 3 December 2024.

A quick update at #SBUK24 from Anne Ferguson-Smith, Executive Chair of @BBSRC on the importance of #EngineeringBiology for the future of UK research and the development of the UK #bioeconomy. It's great to see that UKRI are just as excited about the future of the field as we are!

Two new BBSRC initiatives will help set new standards in inclusivity: 🔸 The Connecting Culture Fund, investing in institutes to solidify their role in improving research culture 🔸 A pilot to address under-representation within the biosciences More: orlo.uk/Svb1J

Just out! Exploring the Impact of Variability in Cell Segmentation and Tracking Approaches. Published in Microscopy Research and Technique. Thanks @BBSRC for funding. see: doi.org/10.1002/jemt.2… @laura_wiggins13 @BBSRC @BiologyatYork

The Centre for Public Engagement Practice in Arts and Humanities will create new opportunities for humanities researchers! Find out more about the Centre, launched with generous support from @UKRI_News: sas.ac.uk/news-events/ne…

We've launched a new showcase page celebrating the last decade of pioneering research breakthroughs in UK engineering biology. Find out more about the impact of how over £800m invested is helping to tackle global challenges with scalable solutions. orlo.uk/BHC74

Don't miss the deadline to apply for the @BBSRC-NC3Rs ICURe Explore programme for support to explore a commercially-promising 3Rs technology: nc3rs.org.uk/our-funding-sc… 🚨Deadline: 20 November.