The funding from HEFCE will allow the 3CS to be housed in a state-of-the-art research laboratory at NIAB’s Cambridge site, where it will be led by a newly-appointed Professor of Crop Science.
The Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) has announced funding for the creation of a new Cambridge Centre for Crop Science (3CS) in collaboration with the National Institute of Agricultural Botany (NIAB). The new centre will provide a major boost to the University’s existing research initiatives around global food security.
With £16.9 million from the HEFCE-managed UK Research Partnership Investment Fund as well as some £14.5 million from the NIAB Trust, the 3CS will focus on impact, working with industrial partners to translate the University’s strong fundamental plant research into outputs for the farmer, processor and consumer.
The project leads say the 3CS will be uniquely well positioned to contribute to growth and innovation due to the partnership at its core, connecting the multidisciplinary research of the University with NIAB’s pipeline to the end-users in farming and food industries.
The funding from HEFCE will allow the 3CS to be housed in a state-of-the-art research laboratory at NIAB’s Cambridge site, where it will be led by a newly-appointed Professor of Crop Science. The Centre will involve researchers from Plant Sciences and other University departments, NIAB, the Cambridge Sainsbury Laboratory, and other UK and international research institutes.