Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC)

BBSRC invests to push back the frontiers of biology and deliver a healthy, prosperous and sustainable future.

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News

7 October 2021

UKRI publishes updated detailed ethnicity data

7 October 2021

Bio-researchers of the future get £22.5 million boost

17 September 2021

Global coronavirus research and innovation network launched

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Blog

16 September 2021

Reflections on the pandemic, looking to the future

BBSRC blog

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Funding opportunities

Build a network to promote academic engagement with catapults

Apply for funding to build a network that will:

  • encourage engagement between academia and the catapult centres
  • deliver the Researchers in Residence awards.

You must:

  • be a UK resident
  • be based at an eligible research organisation
  • have experience of running large centres or networks.
Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), Medical Research Council (MRC), Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£2,350,000
Maximum award:
£2,350,000
Publication date:
11 October 2021
Opening date:
13 October 2021 09:00 UK time
Closing date:

Purchase mid-range equipment for biosciences research: ALERT 2021

Apply for funding for mid-range equipment for research across BBSRC’s scientific areas.

You must be a researcher from an eligible UK research organisation.

You can only lead on one application.

This is the latest round of ALERT funding.

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC)
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£10,000,000
Award range:
£200,000 - £1,000,000
Publication date:
11 October 2021
Opening date:
11 October 2021
Closing date:

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Polaris House,
North Star Avenue,
Swindon,
SN2 1UH

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