Rothamsted Research
The British agricultural research institute Rothamsted Research, formerly known as the Institute of Arable Crops Research (IACR), describes itself as "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
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
