BBSRC

8 - 9 th March 2016
Nottingham

The Biotechnology & Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) and NERC invite you to participate in a two-day interactive strategic workshop (sandpit) with the ultimate aim of funding up to six multidisciplinary research translation projects within the remit of the Sustainable Agriculture Research Club (SARIC).

For more information visit the SARIC Sandpit webpage:

Biotechnology & Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), in partnership with NERC, seeks to fund a community-led network to facilitate high-quality research relevant to the sustainable intensification (SI) of agriculture, with an emphasis on multidisciplinary approaches.

Resilience of the UK food system in a global context - call now open

NERC as part of The Global Food Security (GFS) programme is pleased to announce that the first call of its new research programme 'Resilience of the UK food system in a global context' is now open.

Announcement of Opportunity 2015- closing date 16 September 2015

The Global Food Security (GFS) programme is hosting a community building event in light of the call launch for applications to the ‘Resilience of the UK food system in a Global Context’ programme. This programme has been co-designed by BBSRC, ESRC, NERC, Defra and FSA in partnership with wider stakeholders to address the major food security challenge.

NERC, BBSRC and ESRC are hosting a workshop to launch the 2015 call for applications to the Sustainable Agriculture Research and Innovation Club (SARIC).