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Why funding for fundamental science is so important for sustainable agriculture

BBSRC 2023-06-28 | In order to feed the world's growing population we need innovative solutions to unlock the potential of agricultural systems.

The North Wyke Farm Platform is a large-scale research facility - a farm lab - with the clear and distinct aim of making farming a more sustainable endeavour. We spoke to Dr Phil Le Grice about why the work the North Wyke team does is so important.

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The journey of a BBSRC grant application

BBSRC 2023-06-20 | What happens after you submit a grant application to BBSRC? How are grants peer reviewed? And with so many world-class projects seeking support, how does BBSRC decide what to fund? This short video takes you behind the scenes.

Every funding opportunity is different, so this exact process won't apply to them all - but most will have some combination of these steps.

We're constantly working to improve our processes as part of UKRI's Simpler Better Funding programme - find out about what we're doing on our website. ukri.org/apply-for-funding/improving-your-funding-experience/about-simpler-and-better-funding

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COP27: No Time to Waste

BBSRC 2022-11-11 | BBC Future's William Park talks to experts about the research & innovation that's helping us tackle food waste, in a webinar from the Horticulture Quality and Food Loss Network. This webinar took place on 8 Novermber 2022 and was hosted by @CranfieldUni and BBSRC to accompany the COP27 climate conference.

Disruption to food supplies will be the most immediate and far-reaching of human crises as a result of climate change and environmental damage. Tackling food loss throughout the supply chain, from farm to fork, will help to maximise food security. In this webinar, three experts share food waste science that's helping to address different parts of the issue.

Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction
01:45 Professor Leon Terry, Cranfield University: Food loss and waste: a new approach
13:35 Carol Verheecke-Vaessen, Cranfield University: Food safety: a mycotoxin case study
30:15 Toby Peters, Africa Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Cooling and Cold Chain, University of Birmingham: Sustainable Cold-Chain in the Developing World
45:16 Q&A

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What are BBSRC Discovery Fellowships?

BBSRC 2022-02-14 | (Updated for 2022 round). BBSRC invests in future research leaders through our fellowships programmes, to ensure that the UK bioscience research base continues to be globally competitive.

BBSRC Discovery Fellowships support researchers who show excellent potential and who wish to undertake independent research in a host research group and gain the skills required to be successful in future leadership roles.

To apply for the 2022 round, go to ukri.org/opportunity/bbsrc-discovery-fellowships-2022

Highly skilled researchers are vital for the UK to maintain a strong science base and investing in training is a key part of BBSRC’s mission. As part of this mission we support a number of activities to help develop the next generation of research leaders.

Fellowships play an important role in this development by supporting excellent researchers when they need it most; during the transition points of their career.

This includes providing support for those researchers at an early stage in their career who demonstrate excellent potential and wish to undertake their first independent research, those more established researchers who have a proven track record and are looking to establish their first independent research group, and those excellent scientists who are looking to return to research having taken a significant career break for family, caring or health reasons.

Fellowship support is also provided to allow researchers with a business idea that builds on previous BBSRC research to develop a full business plan, seek investment, and receive training in business skills and the other skills needed to run a successful business.

An important aspect of all fellowships supported by BBSRC is the programme of mentoring and support that Fellows receive. This ensures that as well as conducting excellent research, Fellows receive extensive training, advice and guidance, allowing them to get the maximum impact out of their fellowship and use it to most successfully advance their career.

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The National Biofilm Innovation Centre

BBSRC 2022-01-14 | The National Biofilm Innovation Centre is an Innovation Knowledge Centre dedicated to harnessing the UK's strength in biofilms research. Funded by BBSRC, Innovate UK and the Hartree Centre, its mission is to establish a network of academia and industry to achieve breakthrough innovation in the study of biofilms.

What is a biofilm? Biofilms are a community of microorganisms that literally stick together using a slimy extracellular matrix. They often grow on surfaces - a familiar example is plaque on our teeth. By studying them, the National Biofilm Innovation Centre hopes to find solutions to the problems they cause - from health and hygiene to industrial efficiency - and find ways to deploy them in beneficial ways - like clearing up oil spills.

You can find out more about the National Biofilms Innovation Centre on their website: biofilms.ac.uk

The scientists trying to improve UK-grown fruit and veg

BBSRC 2021-11-08 | What if we could grow more of our fruit and veg in the UK and cut our food miles? That's one of the aims of the Horticulture Quality and Food Loss Network, a BBSRC-funded network of academics and industrial experts working on some of the industry's trickiest problems.

Professor Carol Wagstaff is the Co-Director of the network. Here, she tells us about some of the challenges the network is tackling, such as the increase in pests and diseases with climate change, and food loss and wastage.

The network hopes to make the UK's horticultural industry more resilient and offer consumers better-quality UK-grown food for more of the year.

North Wyke: the farm helping us study the impact of livestock farming

BBSRC 2021-11-08 | There's a lot of debate about how farming livestock for meat and dairy is affecting our planet. North Wyke Farm in Devon, run by Rothamsted Research, is helping to answer some of the biggest scientific questions about how we can feed the world sustainably.

Everything is monitored at North Wyke. Researchers can keep track of where the water goes and how clean it is, the farm's greenhouse gas emissions, the nutrients in its soil and more. This data is helping us answer questions like:

How can we minimise pollution and greenhouse gas emissions from livestock farming?
What will happen if traditional grazing lands are converted to crop production?
How can we optimise the type of farming we do in different parts of the UK to help us reach Net Zero?

In this video, we take a tour of some of the fascinating research taking place at North Wyke.

What happens when you switch farmland from livestock to crops?

BBSRC 2021-11-08 | What would happen to our carbon emissions if the world went vegan? The answer isn't as simple as you'd think. If falling demand for meat and dairy encourages farmers to stop farming livestock and grow crops instead, could it actually cause a net increase in greenhouse gas emissions from the soil?

Professor Andy Neal at Rothamsted Research is trying to answer that question. Working at Harpenden in Hertfordshire and North Wyke farm in Devon, one of the UK's major regions for farming cows and sheep, his team is running an experiment to see what happens to the soil when traditional grazing land is converted to growing crops. Healthy soil has an incredible ability to take carbon out of the atmosphere and store it away, so understanding how it might respond to future changes is very important as the UK aims for Net Zero emissions.

Can we help plants become more resilient to climate change?

BBSRC 2021-11-08 | Climate change is a big problem for plants - and that makes it a big problem for us. Changing rainfall and temperature patterns are making some of the world's most important agricultural regions less suitable for the crops we rely on, reducing yields and raising prices. With the world's population expanding, that's bad news for food security.

Professor Lars Østergaard heads up the Genes in the Environment programme at the John Innes Centre. His team is working to understand how the genes of plants interact with their environment and how this affects their vulnerability to climate change. They hope to use this understanding to breed plants that can stand up to change and variability in their environment.

Taking the toxins out of a climate change hero crop

BBSRC 2021-11-08 | Grasspea is a tough plant. Farmers in South Asia and East Africa plant it because they know it can withstand drought and flooding when little else can - and they're increasingly having to rely on it as climate change worsens. But there's a catch - grasspea produces a toxin, and eating too much of it when you're malnourished can leave you permanently paralysed.

Dr Peter Emmrich and his team at the John Innes Centre are trying to understand how grasspea makes the the toxin. They're using this knowledge to create varieties that are tough against climate change but easier on the human body. They're also researching the socio-economic role of grasspea and how communities use it, so they can ensure the new varieties still have all the features that people value.

Bringing together social science and biology like this is a valuable approach that makes the most of local knowledge and maximises the chances of the project's success.

Climate Change Bites: How disease-spreading bugs will impact our health and food security

BBSRC 2021-11-02 | In Oct 2021, BBSRC hosted Climate Change Bites, a UN Climate Change Conference digital event bringing together experts in vector biology & vector-borne diseases ahead of the COP26 conference in Glasgow. It was a joint discussion of a One Health approach to understand, predict and respond to the threat posed by vector borne diseases, which could have major effects on the resilience of our food supply and health as climate change progresses.

Vector-borne diseases are diseases spread by insects and ticks. They can affect humans, plants and animals, and include headline-hitting diseases such as malaria, dengue, bluetongue, Zika and Xylella fastidiosa.

Running order
00:00 Introduction: Victoria Gill, BBC
6:35 Prof Gary Foster, University of Liverpool. “Climate change changes the distribution of vectors of plant viruses: Plant viruses kill plants, no plants no food, no food big problem”
18:33 Dr Bethan Purse, UK Centre of Ecology and Hydrology. “Climate change and vector-borne disease: Ecology, ecosystems, vulnerability and adaption”
34:13 Dr Rachel Lowe, LSHTM. “Modeling the impacts of climate change on vector-borne disease transmission”
42:50 Dr Raman Velayudhan, World Health Organisation “Global threat of vector-borne disease in a changing environment”
57:23 Dr Tianna Brand , World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) “The latest buzz on vector-borne disease in animals – a global overview from the OIE”
1:13:42 Panel discussion

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ukri.org/our-work/responding-to-climate-change/ukri-towards-cop26

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How data can help us understand farmings impact on climate: Hadewij Sint from Rothamsted Research

BBSRC 2021-09-30 | In the run-up to COP26, we asked our researchers to tell us about their work and the challenges of tackling climate change.

Hadewij is a GIS and Data Specialist for Rothamsted Research, working for the Farm Platform National Capability based at the North Wyke campus in Devon. Hadewij’s hope is that research data could help to solve some important environmental issues.

Hadewij’s research focuses on the impact of livestock production on the environment. Data being collected supports scientists all over the world. It includes; surveys on soils, when fields are mown, and animal data, such as breed and date of birth. Additional automated data includes monitoring water, soil moisture, and greenhouse gas sensors. Some of these data categories consist of more than 18,000 measurements a day.

“We are really quite proud of what we have achieved over the last few years. We are especially satisfied that now the data is starting to be used be scientists all over the world. Who knows, we might even get a Nobel prize!” says Hadewij.

Tackling the climate crisis through our food system: Maia Elliot, Global Food Security Programme

BBSRC 2021-09-30 | In the run-up to COP26, we asked our researchers to tell us about their work and the challenges of tackling climate change.

Maia Elliot is a Project Manager and works on the UK Research and Innovation’s Global Food Security programme.

Maia explains that she has a tough task as our food system is complex. Her work focuses on getting different stakeholders and groups to work together to tackle the climate crisis and in turn increase our food security.

“One of the projects that I run is a research storytelling competition for early career researchers. I’ve also run a multi-stakeholder dialogue where I worked with a professional storyteller to translate cutting edge research into four short stories!” says Maia.

Can disease-resistant livestock help with climate change? Andrea Doeschl Wilson, Roslin Institute

BBSRC 2021-09-30 | In the run-up to COP26, we asked our researchers to tell us about their work and the challenges of tackling climate change.

Andrea Doeschl-Wilson is a Research Group Leader at the Roslin Institute in Scotland.

Andrea and her team’s research investigates how the genetics of farm animals affects infectious disease spread. This is essential to help farmers and breeders identify animals that are at higher risk, as reducing the spread of these infectious diseases also helps to reduce emissions from agriculture, a small part to helping to solve the climate crisis.

“I believe that new research combined with new technologies could greatly reduce the number of farm animals that succumb to disease every year” says Angela.

How does nitrogen affect our food and climate?: Alison Carswell from Rothamsted Research

BBSRC 2021-09-30 | In the run-up to COP26, we asked our researchers to tell us about their work and the challenges of tackling climate change.

Doctor Alison Carswell is a Research Scientist at Rothamsted Research.

Her research focuses on nitrogen cycling in agricultural systems. This is essential as the global nitrogen cycle has been disrupted by humans through the conversion of stable atmospheric nitrogen into reactive nitrogen.

Alison’s research aims to reduce the amount of reactive nitrogen that is lost into the environment. Although it can be used as a chemical nitrogen fertiliser on our croplands, supporting us to feed our growing population, not all of the reactive nitrogen ends up in the foods we eat, which has a detrimental effect on humans and climate change.

“There is an imbalance in parts of the world, so we have parts of the world that has lots of excess nitrogen, too much of it has been applied to the cropland. Then there are other parts of the world which don’t have enough nitrogen and would really benefit from using more nitrogen fertiliser” says Alison.

Cathie Martin, Rank Prize for Nutrition 2022 winner, on her research at the John Innes Centre

BBSRC 2021-09-22 | In the run-up to COP26, we asked our researchers to tell us about their work and the challenges of tackling climate change.

Professor Cathie Martin is a Group Leader at the John Innes Centre in Norwich. She's particularly interested in how eating plants can make us healthier, and how plant science can make plants even better for us.

Her research includes developing tomatoes enriched with additional nutrients, studying plants used in traditional Chinese medicine, and breeding African cassava crops for lower levels of toxins.

Research like this is important for preserving global food security and health as the climate changes. It could help more people achieve more plant-based diets, which generally have lower impacts on the planet, and help us grow enough food to meet everyone's nutritional needs.

"At a certain point, I started wanting to make my science relevant so that my mother would understand what I was talking about, and I think that probably has been where I have gone!" says Cathie.

The Future of Soil Science, Climate Change and Agriculture

BBSRC 2021-09-16 | In the run up to the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26), UKRI invited researchers, policymakers, farmers, environmentalists and interested parties to discuss past successes in soil research and innovation, as well as to debate what the key questions are that need the most urgent answers, and where the future lies in better managing this vital planetary resource.

Chair: Professor Angela Karp, Director of Rothamsted Research

Speakers:
Ronald Vargas, Secretary, Global Soils Partnership
Professor Gideon Henderson, Chief Scientific Advisor, Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Professor Diana Wall, Colorado State University
Professor Chris Collins, University of Reading
Dr Jonathan Scurlock, National Farmers’ Union
Professor John Crawford, University of Glasgow

Timestamps:
Introduction 00:00:00
Soils and Climate Change: Status and Challenges – Ronald Vargas 00:06:20
UK Policy Aspects – Gideon Henderson 00:20:25
Soil biodiversity science in a rapidly changing climate: successes and challenges – Diana Wall 00:30:15
Q&A 1 – Challenges 00:41:45
Presentation 4 – Chris Collins 00:57:35
Presentation 5 – Jonathan Scurlock 01:09:30
Presentation 6 – John Crawford 01:21:30
Q&A 2 – Solutions 01:33:35
Wrap Up 01:52:41

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BBSRC Discovery Fellowship Proposals : Advice from Fellows

BBSRC 2021-09-14 | BBSRC Discovery Fellowships support researchers who show excellent potential and who wish to undertake independent research in a host research group and gain the skills required to be successful in future leadership roles.

Hear from some of our successful Fellows on how to write a great proposal.
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What BBSRC looks for in Discovery Fellowship proposals

BBSRC 2021-09-14 | BBSRC Discovery Fellowship support researchers who show excellent potential and who wish to undertake independent research in a host research group and gain the skills required to be successful in future leadership roles. But what do we look for in a proposal?

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Nutrition: Bridging the gap between farm to fork. BBSRC/UNFSS Independent Dialogue

BBSRC 2021-08-19 | On 5 July 2021, ahead of the UN 2021 Food Systems Summit in September, BBSRC hosted an independent dialogue titled "Nutrition: Bridging the gap between farm to fork for improved health and resilience in a changing environment."

It brought together experts to discuss the importance of nutrition and the need to integrate research and innovation across agriculture, food, nutrition and health while considering effects on the environment and inequalities.

Timestamps:
0:00:00 Welcome by Louisa Jenkin, BBSRC
0:01:30 Introduction to the dialogue by the Chair - Professor Guy Poppy, University of Southampton
0:08:46 What is a healthy, nutritious diet for population and planetary health?
Judy Buttriss, British Nutrition Foundation
0:22:47 How can we improve linkages between agriculture and health research to produce an affordable, accessible and nutritious diet for all that is sustainable in a changing environment?
Nafees Meah, International Rice Research Institute
0:34:33 What is the role of research and innovation in improving the nutrition quality of food in a changing environment?
Simon Griffiths, John Innes Centre
0:50:06 Chair: Guy Poppy
Breakout group chairs debate each question using the points and information raised from the breakout group discussions:
Judy Buttriss, Nafees Meah, Simon Griffiths, Barbara Bray, Maggie Gill, Paul Haggarty, Laura Pereira
01:37:53 Closing remarks. What next and how to continue the discussion.

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Can Biomass replace petrochemicals as a feedstock in manufacturing?

BBSRC 2021-07-12 | Transportation fuels, clothing, medicines, cleaning products: our modern lives are built upon things made using non-renewable petrochemicals. If we are to restrict global temperature rise to 1.5-2.0 by the end of this century and meet the UK's #NetZero ambitions, we will have to eliminate the use of fossil-based resources. Can biomass - covering dedicated crops and residues from agricultural, food, industrial and municipal sources - replace them as a feedstock?

Ahead of #COP26, we brought together experts from industry and academia to discuss the opportunities and barriers for replacing petrochemicals with biomass in manufacturing, including new technology, societal attitudes and cross-sector collaboration.

Timestamps:

0.00 Welcome from Paul Mines
08.45 Why do we need to use biomass and what would be the impact on greenhouse gas emissions of using biomass for manufacturing? Adrian Higson. NNFCC
22.45 Vision for the use of biomass in manufacturing. Will Cannon, CRODA
41.06 Biomass deconstruction: Gateway to bio-based chemicals. Simon McQueen Mason, University of York
58.25 Biomass for energy carriers. Patricia Thornley, Aston University/Supergen Bioenergy Hub
1.13.45 Biomass for Materials and Chemicals, Alex Conradie, University of Nottingham
1.32.20 Societal views on biomass use in manufacturing, Alison Mohr, University of Nottingham
1.53.40 Panel discussionand Q&A

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Developing Miscanthus: a zero carbon crop

BBSRC 2020-11-06 | To meet climate targets the UK will need to rely on a variety of energy sources, including energy produced from burning biomass crops. Researchers at the Institute of Biological, Environmental & Rural Sciences (IBERS) at Aberystwyth University, with funding from BBSRC, have developed new hybrids of the biomass crop Miscanthus that will enable growers to scale-up production to meet the UK’s future biomass energy production needs.

This film follows the project from research and initial seed expeditions to commercialisation and miscanthus genome sequencing.
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Why Arabidopsis Thaliana Is The Key To Protecting Our #Plants | Thale Cress Explained

BBSRC 2020-03-26 | Are you curious about why Arabidopsis thaliana, a small plant closely related to mustard and cabbage, is being grown in large numbers all over the world despite not being used for food or providing any useful products?

In this video, we explore the importance of this plant to #plantscientists and the role it plays in protecting the health of #plants we all depend on.

Arabidopsis thaliana, also known as thale cress or rockcress, has a relatively simple genome and quick growth, making it an excellent tool for studying plant genetics and physiology. Despite its small size and lack of practical applications, Arabidopsis has become one of the most powerful tools available to plant scientists in their efforts to develop healthier and more #sustainable #crops.

Join us as we delve into the fascinating world of Arabidopsis thaliana and discover the important role it plays in the future of #agriculture and #foodproduction. Whether you're a student of #plantscience, a #gardener looking to improve your yields, or simply curious about the natural world, this video is for you.

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Can urban farming transform how we grow food?

BBSRC 2020-02-07 | Dr Jessica Davies of Lancaster University talks about the revolution in urban farming. Filmed at the Oxford Farming Conference 2020.

How can sustainable grazing help the environment and farming?

BBSRC 2020-02-07 | Dr Lisa Norton from the UK Centre of Ecology and Hydrology speaks about sustainable grazing systems and how plant diversity can result in better farming systems. Filmed at the 2020 Oxford Farming Conference.

Research at the Oxford Farming Conference: why should scientists and farmers work together?

BBSRC 2020-02-05 | BBSRC Executive Chair Melanie Welham and other researchers talk at the 2020 Oxford Farming Conference about the ways in which researchers anf farmers are working together to transform food production and farming practices in the UK and abroad.

UKRI Transforming the UK Food System Background and Scope

BBSRC 2019-11-12 | UKRI Strategic Priorities Fund: Transforming the UK food system for healthy people and a healthy environment. Presentation on the background and scope of the funding call delivered by Prof Guy Poppy Chief Scientific Advisor to the Food Standards Agency, University of Southampton, Programme Director for the UKRI Strategic Priorities Fund: Transforming the UK food system, at the UKRI launch workshop in Manchester on the 21st September.

This video represents stakeholder views and does not necessarily represent UKRI or Government policy or opinion.

UKRI Transforming the UK Food System Civil Society Perspective (Sustain)

BBSRC 2019-11-12 | UKRI Strategic Priorities Fund: Transforming the UK food system for healthy people and a healthy environment. Presentation from Kath Dalmeny, Chief Executive of Sustain, delivering a civil society perspective on the challenges and opportunities in the UK food system at the UKRI launch workshop in Manchester on the 21st September.

This video represents stakeholder views and does not necessarily represent UKRI or Government policy or opinion.

UKRI Transforming the UK Food System Business Perspective (FoodSync)

BBSRC 2019-11-12 | UKRI Strategic Priorities Fund: Transforming the UK food system for healthy people and a healthy environment. Presentation from Jemma Hynes, CEO of FoodSync, delivering a business perspective on the challenges and opportunities in the UK food system at the UKRI launch workshop in Manchester on the 21st September.

This video represents stakeholder views and does not necessarily represent UKRI or Government policy or opinion.

UKRI Transforming the UK Food System Case Study (IKnowFood)

BBSRC 2019-11-12 | UKRI Strategic Priorities Fund: Transforming the UK food system for healthy people and a healthy environment. Presentation from Prof Bob Doherty, University of York, delivering a case study of a food systems interdisciplinary project (IKnowFood) at the UKRI launch workshop in Manchester on the 21st September.

This video represents stakeholder views and does not necessarily represent UKRI or Government policy or opinion.

UKRI Transforming the UK Food System Civil Society Perspective (Food Foundation)

BBSRC 2019-11-12 | UKRI Strategic Priorities Fund: Transforming the UK food system for healthy people and a healthy environment. Presentation from Anna Taylor, Executive Director of the Food Foundation delivering a civil society perspective of some of the policy questions relevant to transformation of the UK food system at the UKRI launch workshop in London on the 25th September.

This video represents stakeholder views and does not necessarily represent UKRI or Government policy or opinion.

UKRI Transforming the UK Food System Business Perspective (Jamie Oliver)

BBSRC 2019-11-12 | UKRI Strategic Priorities Fund: Transforming the UK food system for healthy people and a healthy environment. Presentation from Jenny Rosborough, Head of Nutrition at Jamie Oliver, delivering a business perspective of some of the challenges and opportunities in the UK food system at the UKRI launch workshop in London on the 25th September.

This video represents stakeholder views and does not necessarily represent UKRI or Government policy or opinion.

UKRI Transforming the UK Food System Business Perspective (Sainsbury’s)

BBSRC 2019-11-12 | UKRI Strategic Priorities Fund: Transforming the UK food system for healthy people and a healthy environment. Presentation from Alexa Masterson-Jones, Trends and Innovation manager, Sainsbury’s, delivering a business perspective of some of the challenges and opportunities in the UK food system at the UKRI launch workshop in London on the 25th September.

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Industrial biotechnology - Sustainability

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Industrial biotechnology - Healthcare

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Industrial Biotechnology - Everyday Lives

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BBSRC Women in research and innovation - Melanie Welham

BBSRC 2019-03-12 | Women in research have changed the world. From the advent of computer programming to the discovery of dark matter, female researchers have shaped the course of history.

Here are just some of the women that have worked with BBSRC and continue to provide inspiration to us all.

Professor Melanie Welham - BBSRC Chief Executive and Visiting Professor at the University of Bath.

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BBSRC Women in research and innovation - Sarah Cleaveland

BBSRC 2019-03-12 | Women in research have changed the world. From the advent of computer programming to the discovery of dark matter, female researchers have shaped the course of history.

Here are just some of the women that have worked with BBSRC and continue to provide inspiration to us all.

Professor Sarah Cleaveland, OBE - Veterinary surgeon and Professor of Comparative Epidemiology at the University of Glasgow.

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BBSRC Women in research and innovation - Samantha Fox

BBSRC 2019-03-12 | Women in research have changed the world. From the advent of computer programming to the discovery of dark matter, female researchers have shaped the course of history.

Here are just some of the women that have worked with BBSRC and continue to provide inspiration to us all.

Samantha Fox is a researcher at the John Innes Centre and Director of the Youth STEMM Award.

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BBSRC Women in research and innovation - Athene Donald

BBSRC 2019-03-12 | Women in research have changed the world. From the advent of computer programming to the discovery of dark matter, female researchers have shaped the course of history.

Here are just some of the women that have worked with BBSRC and continue to provide inspiration to us all.

Professor Athene Donald is Master of Churchill College, Cambridge.

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BBSRC Women in research and innovation - Eleanor Riley

BBSRC 2019-03-12 | Women in research have changed the world. From the advent of computer programming to the discovery of dark matter, female researchers have shaped the course of history.

Here are just some of the women that have worked with BBSRC and continue to provide inspiration to us all.

Professor Eleanor Riley is Director of the Roslin Institute & Professor of Immunology and Infectious Disease, Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies.

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BBSRC Women in research and innovation - Ottoline Leyser

BBSRC 2019-03-12 | Women in research have changed the world. From the advent of computer programming to the discovery of dark matter, female researchers have shaped the course of history.

Here are just some of the women that have worked with BBSRC and continue to provide inspiration to us all.

Professor Ottoline Leyser is Director of the Sainsbury Laboratory, University of Cambridge.

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BBSRC Women in research and innovation - Professor Dame Nancy Rothwell

BBSRC 2019-03-12 | Women in research have changed the world. From the advent of computer programming to the discovery of dark matter, female researchers have shaped the course of history.

Here are just some of the women that have worked with BBSRC and continue to provide inspiration to us all.

Professor Dame Nancy Rothwell is President and Vice Chancellor of The University of Manchester.

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BBSRC 2019-03-08 | BBSRC Women in research and innovation

Women in research have changed the world. Members of our research community have played an important role in shaping the course of history with their commitment to the bioscience world.

Here are just some of the women that have worked with BBSRC and continue to provide inspiration to us all.

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BBSRC Innovator of the Year

BBSRC 2018-12-20 | The countdown is on to the 2019 BBSRC Innovator of the Year awards and we hear from last years overall winners. Professor Rob Honey from Cardiff University, with his colleague Sabrina Cohen-Hatton from the London Fire Brigade, were recognised for their work in the area of cognitive neuroscience to help keep fire fighters safe.

In this short video they share their experiences of winning Innovator of the Year and explain why researchers should take part.

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Transforming coffee waste - the full story

BBSRC 2018-12-11 | Polluting waste generated during coffee production could be turned into electricity, thanks to research at the University of Surrey.

Dr Claudio Avignone-Rossa and his team discovered that the community of microbes found in a wastewater treatment plant could hold the key to degrading coffee waste, which is highly damaging to the environment.

In this short video we talk to Dr Claudio Avignone-Rossa about his work.

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Worms in Space - Dr Amelia Pollard

BBSRC 2018-12-03 | Meet the Worms in Space team! Dr Amelia Pollard from the University of Nottingham talks about the Molecular Muscle Experiment that launched on Wednesday December 5th, 2018 from the Kennedy Space Centre.

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Worms in Space - Dr Tim Etheridge

BBSRC 2018-11-30 | Meet the Worms in Space team! Dr Tim Etheridge from the University of Exeter talks about the Molecular Muscle Experiment that launched on Wednesday December 5th, 2018 from the Kennedy Space Centre.

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Worms in Space - Dr Christopher Gaffney

BBSRC 2018-11-26 | Meet the Worms in Space team! Dr Chris Gaffney from Lancaster University talks about the Molecular Muscle Experiment that launched on Wednesday December 5th, 2018 from the Kennedy Space Centre.

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Transforming coffee waste into electricity

BBSRC 2018-11-02 | Polluting waste generated during coffee production could be turned into electricity, thanks to research at the University of Surrey.

Dr Claudio Avignone Rossa and his team discovered that the community of microbes found in a wastewater treatment plant could hold the key to degrading coffee waste, which is highly damaging to the environment.

In this short video we talk to Dr Claudio Avignone-Rossa about his work.

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