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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Highlights

Grazing cows at sunset.

Where livestock agriculture fits in a net-zero future
Aerial view of two tractors with harvesters

BBSRC impact showcase 2021

News

6 July 2022

Research network to help UK agri-food industry reach net zero

27 June 2022

£47m to address critical environmental challenges facing the UK

20 June 2022

UK’s top scientists join forces to battle bird flu outbreaks

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Blog

6 July 2022

The value of the Animal Welfare Research Network (AWRN)

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10 June 2022

Preparing for CBD COP15: a view from Geneva

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Funding opportunities

Research for a plastics circular economy: outline proposals

Apply for funding for interdisciplinary research to support a more sustainable overall plastics system and help the UK move towards a circular plastics economy.

You must:

  • be based at a UK organisation eligible for funding
  • meet individual eligibility criteria
  • involve at least one project partner.
Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC)
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£7,000,000
Maximum award:
£1,750,000
Publication date:
6 July 2022
Opening date:
6 July 2022 08:00 UK time
Closing date:

Centre for Doctoral Training: environmental solutions to zoonoses

Apply for funding to deliver a new cross-council Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) in environmental drivers and solutions for zoonoses.

You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for UKRI research grant funding.

You will:

  • train a community of researchers working within a One Health framing
  • encourage the community of researchers to identify integrated solutions with an environmental approach.
Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), Medical Research Council (MRC)
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£4,800,000
Publication date:
23 June 2022
Opening date:
23 June 2022
Closing date:

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

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