The Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) will hold a number of roadshows around the country to gather views on its peer review system and committee structures. The roadshow meetings were announced in early August and will involve short…
UK Regenerative Medicine Platform
The Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), Engineering and Physical Science Research Council (EPSRC) and Medical Research Council (MRC) are establishing a £25M UK Regenerative Medicine Platform (UKRMP) to address the technical and scientific challenges associated with translating promising…
Promoting physical activity in older age: Call for Research Grants
Despite wide spread recognition of the physical and mental health benefits of physical activity at all ages, activity levels commonly decline in older age, whilst the prevalence of sedentary behaviour increases. The cross-Research Council Lifelong Health and Wellbeing (LLHW) programme…
BBSRC joint call with NSF for an Ideas Lab on Nitrogen: Improving on nature
The Bioscience and Biotechnology Research Council (BBSRC) have launched a call for expression of interests to participate in an “Ideas Lab”, an interactive BBSRC/NSF workshop which aims to develop radical new ideas about how to increase nitrogen availability to crop…
Fellowships Boost for Food Safety
The Bioscience and Biotechnology Research Council (BBSRC) and the Food Standards Agency (FSA) are uniting to fund two early-career fellowships in food safety. The fellowships are being made available in addition to BBSRC’s annual David Phillips awards and aim to…
BBSRC Consults Community on Predictive Biology
The Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) is inviting the UK bioscience community to help guide the development of a new ‘digital organisms’ strategy. By filling in a short 15 question survey scientists can help shape the council’s future funding…