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BBSRC international partnerships and programmes

The Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) works with partners across the globe to promote international collaborations for bioscience research in universities and research institutes throughout the UK.

Through our investments, BBSRC International continues to:

  • ensure the UK remains a partner of choice for bioscience research and innovation in a rapidly changing global environment
  • enable UK bioscientists to collaborate with the best researchers across nations to tackle global challenges
  • ensure that there is impact from our bioscience research, skills and innovation for public good
  • work with overseas partners on an equitable basis to tackle global challenges and foster benefits for the developing world, through official development assistance

See the impacts from our investments in BBSRC International: UK bioscience in a global context.

Find out more about our international activities:

Last updated: 26 February 2026

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