UK Gov't Gives Funds for Rothamsted's Upgrade
July 31, 2013| |
The Government of the United Kingdom has announced a major cash boost for Rothamsted Research, as part of its new Agri-Technology Strategy. This investment from the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) will help develop the Rothamsted Research complex into a Centre for Research and Enterprise.
BBSRC, the UK's main funding agency for research in the life sciences and the largest single public funder of agriculture and food-related research, will invest up to £8.2M towards the delivery of a shared resources hub at Rothamsted that will enable multidisciplinary interactions between industrial and academic scientists. In addition, up to £2.7M will also help deliver a new Rothamsted communications and conference centre. Support will also be provided by the Lawes Agricultural Trust and other sources to provide a total project investment of up to £25M in the first instance.
See Rothamsted Research's news release at http://www.rothamsted.ac.uk/PressReleases-PRID=233.html.
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