BBSRC Council

The UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) Council is responsible for advising and making decisions, as delegated to it by the UK Research and Innovation Board, on scientific, research and innovation matters.

These responsibilities include:

  • the leadership of their discipline area or fields of activity, including the prioritisation of budgets within their delegated remits and the development of delivery plans
  • ensuring the future of skilled specialists, researchers, scientists and others essential to the sustainability of the UK’s research and innovation capacity
  • engaging with their community to develop ideas, raise awareness and disseminate strategic outputs
  • encouraging and facilitating collaborative work across the nine UKRI councils to foster strategic relationships.

Members

See all members of BBSRC Council.

Meeting dates

2024:

  • 12 March 2024
  • 12 June 2024
  • 25 September 2024
  • 11 December 2024

2023:

  • 14 March 2023
  • 21 June 2023
  • 20 September 2023
  • 5 December 2023

2022:

  • 16 March 2022
  • 15 June 2022
  • 29 September 2022
  • 14 December 2022

2021:

  • 4 February 2021
  • 9 March 2021
  • 16 June 2021
  • 14 September 2021
  • 7 December 2021

2020:

  • 11 March 2020
  • 10 June 2020
  • 23 September 2020
  • 9 December 2020

2019:

  • 13 March 2019
  • 12 June 2019
  • 27 September 2019
  • 4 December 2019

2018:

  • 25 to 26 July 2018
  • 20 September 2018
  • 6 December 2018

Minutes

Read minutes from past BBSRC Council meetings.

Contact

Secretariat

Email: bbsrc.cau@bbsrc.ukri.org.

Last updated: 14 November 2022

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