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The British agricultural research institute '''Rothamsted Research''', formerly known as the [[Institute of Arable Crops Research]] (IACR), claims to be "the oldest agricultural research station in the world".<ref>[http://www.rothamsted.bbsrc.ac.uk/corporate/Origins.html The Origins of Rothamsted Research], Rothamsted Research website, accessed December 2008</ref> Rothamsted Research has research sites at Rothamsted, Hertfordshire and Broom's Barn, Suffolk. It is one of eight UK institutes sponsored by the [[Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council]] (BBSRC). | The British agricultural research institute '''Rothamsted Research''', formerly known as the [[Institute of Arable Crops Research]] (IACR), claims to be "the oldest agricultural research station in the world".<ref>[http://www.rothamsted.bbsrc.ac.uk/corporate/Origins.html The Origins of Rothamsted Research], Rothamsted Research website, accessed December 2008</ref> Rothamsted Research has research sites at Rothamsted, Hertfordshire and Broom's Barn, Suffolk. It is one of eight UK institutes sponsored by the [[Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council]] (BBSRC). | ||
| − | Rothamsted is a charity and a company limited by guarantee and occupies land and buildings owned by the [[Lawes Agricultural Trust]]. | + | Rothamsted is a charity and a company limited by guarantee and occupies land and buildings owned by the [[Lawes Agricultural Trust]]. The Trust's purpose is described on Rothamsted's website as being "to support agricultural science".<ref>[http://www.rothamsted.bbsrc.ac.uk/corporate/LawesAgriculturalTrust.html The Lawes Agricultural Trust], Rothamsted Research website, accessed December 2008</ref> |
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| − | + | In 2005/6 Rothamsted Research had a total income of over £ 25 m, in part from corporate sponsors. | |
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* 9% industry | * 9% industry | ||
* 5% EU | * 5% EU | ||
Revision as of 17:26, 12 December 2008
The British agricultural research institute Rothamsted Research, formerly known as the Institute of Arable Crops Research (IACR), claims to be "the oldest agricultural research station in the world".[1] Rothamsted Research has research sites at Rothamsted, Hertfordshire and Broom's Barn, Suffolk. It is one of eight UK institutes sponsored by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC).
Rothamsted is a charity and a company limited by guarantee and occupies land and buildings owned by the Lawes Agricultural Trust. The Trust's purpose is described on Rothamsted's website as being "to support agricultural science".[2]
Contents
People
- Director Professor Ian Crute
Rothamsted Research Board of Directors
- Professor D J Read FRS (Chairman)
- Professor M Elves DSc (Deputy Chairman)
- Dr David Brightman
- Mr P W Chamberlain
- Professor E C Cocking DSc, FRS
- Mr R Ellis
- Professor K Kilham
- Professor B J Legg
- Dr R G Turner
Lawes Agricultural Trust Company Limited Board of Directors
- Lord De Ramsey DL (Chairman)
- Earl of Selborne KBE, FRS
- Lord Haskins of Skidby
- Professor Sir Tom Blundell, FRS
- Professor E C Cocking DSc, FRS
- Lord Cameron of Dillington
Funding
In 2005/6 Rothamsted Research had a total income of over £ 25 m, in part from corporate sponsors.
- 9% industry
- 5% EU
- 24% DEFRA
- 40% BBSRC - CSG
- 9% BBSRC Grants
- 4% Other Government
- 9% All other
According to Rothamsted's website, 'We look upon most of our arrangements with commercial companies as partnerships'. Rothamsted sees such partnerships as ideally providing the opportunity for 'a seamless mix of basic research and practical applications.' The website lists Aventis, DuPont, Novartis and Syngenta, as among Rothamsted's 'partners'.
Rothamsted is also part of the consortium of 3 research groups that carried out UK government work on farm-scale evaluations. Among the Rothamsted scientists involved in overseeing the trials were Dr Mike May and Dr Alan Dewar who have also undertaken research for Agrevo (later part of Aventis and later still Bayer) and Monsanto - companies whose crops were assessed in the farmscale trials.
Rothamsted's Dr Peter Lutman was a co-author of a report to the government on progress on the trials. Dr Lutman also works for CropGen, a pro-GM lobby group set up and financed by the biotech industry. Two other scientists who have worked for Rothamsted who are also part of CropGen are Dr Nigel Halford and Dr Guy Poppy (now at Southampton University).
Contact Details
- Address: Harpenden. Hertfordshire, AL5 2JQ
- Tel: + 44 (0) 1582 763 133
- Website: http://www.rothamsted.bbsrc.ac.uk
Notes
- ↑ The Origins of Rothamsted Research, Rothamsted Research website, accessed December 2008
- ↑ The Lawes Agricultural Trust, Rothamsted Research website, accessed December 2008
