People, skills and training news: 2012

December

BBSRC Innovator to inspire teachers at January science event - News - 19 December
BBSRC’S Social Innovator of the Year 2012, Professor Russell Foster, will be the guest speaker at a series of talks and activities to inspire science teachers…
Hair loss entrepreneurs triumph in biotechnology business plan competition - Press release - 11 December
A team of aspiring biotechnology entrepreneurs from the University of Cambridge has won the Biotechnology Young Entrepreneurs Scheme (YES) 2012…
School pupils contribute to crop science with BBSRC-funded GROW initiative - News - 6 December
Pupils at schools across the country will have the chance to get involved in authentic scientific research by taking part in a BBSRC-funded project…
Read all about it… New competition to encourage scientists to decode science research for all - News - 5 December
A new science writing competition has been announced today by the recently launched Europe PubMed Central and the British Library to encourage scientists…
A-level student wins maths prize for work with BBSRC-funded Rothamsted Research - News - 4 December
An A-level student who spent his summer holidays working with BBSRC-funded researchers at Rothamsted Research…

November

BBSRC chief executive elected to fellowship of the American Association for the Advancement of Science - News - 29 November
Professor Douglas Kell, based at the University of Manchester, is one of 702 new fellows to be elected by members of the AAAS…
World-renowned scientist joins food research alliance - News - 26 November
Professor Sarah Gurr has joined the Food Security and Land Research Alliance between Exeter, Bristol and Rothamsted Research, taking up a post as…
Call for more champions to inspire scientists of the future - News - 15 November
BBSRC is calling on researchers to apply to become School Regional Champions (SRC), following the success of the UK-wide initiative set up in 2011…
Profile feature – Kieran Jones - Feature - 9 November
From the University of Bradford to a first paper in Nature in just six years, PhD student Kieran Jones compares lab life working on stem cells…
Public engagement training course - News - 8 November
A new date has been added for the BBSRC public engagement training. It is designed for those interested in doing public engagement but aren't sure…
Queen’s scientist wins international Emerging Scientist Award - News - 1 November
Novel systems to safely delivery drugs and monitor metabolites recognised twice in 2012…

October

£1M award launched for excellence with impact - News - 25 October
BBSRC has launched the Excellence with Impact competition which aims to recognise institutions that develop and successfully deliver a vision…
Opportunity to join BBSRC’s Council - News - 22 October
BBSRC is seeking applications from suitably qualified academics to join its Council…
Bioscience community urged to “get involved” in £1.1M innovation competitions - News - 12 October
With a month to go until the deadline for applying for BBSRC’s Fostering Innovation awards, Dr Celia Caulcott, BBSRC’s Director of…
Babraham announce initiative in open-innovation - Press release - 11 October
Three leading Cambridge based organisations today reaffirmed their commitment to the open-innovation agenda through a new initiative at the heart…
BBSRC collaborative research grants praised by independent report - News - 11 October
An independent evaluation of two of BBSRC’s collaborative research funding mechanisms, Industrial Partnership Awards (IPAs) and ‘stand-alone’ LINK…
BBSRC congratulates UK Nobel winner - News - 8 October
BBSRC warmly congratulates Prof Sir John Gurdon who has been awarded the 2012 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine…
Scientists and schoolchildren bury time capsule under £100M+ lab - Press release - 4 October
Scientists, children and constructors have buried their predictions for the future, to be dug up in 25 years, at The Pirbright Institute…

September

Cambridge symposium links science and policy - News - 27 September
BBSRC Chief Executive Professor Douglas Kell spoke about the importance of questioning preconceived ideas at the University of Cambridge’s annual…
Honour for retired BBSRC head - News - 25 September
Dr Monica Winstanley is among nine “outstanding” individuals recognised with an Honorary Fellowship from the British Science Association this month…
Help budding biologists develop their maths skills - Press release - 21 September
New project to wed maths and bioscience in the classroom. “You can’t have one without the other,” Frank Sinatra famously sang about love and marriage…
Profile feature - Caroline Relton - Feature - 9 September
Combining epigenetics with epidemiology could better our understanding of ageing and disease processes. The ARIES programme looks to that future…
Innovative awards launched to foster innovation - News - 6 September
BBSRC has launched a suite of competitions to recognise the full breadth of impacts from the research and capabilities that it funds…

July

Learning the language of immunology: an interview with Professor Carmen Molina-París - Feature - 23 July
Professor Carmen Molina-París is coming to the end of a BBSRC Research Development Fellowship which she commenced in 2009…
Fellowships boost for food safety - Press release - 17 July
BBSRC and the Food Standards Agency (FSA) are uniting to fund two early-career fellowships in food safety…
Silver success for top UK students - Press release - 17 July
Four of the UK’s most gifted sixth form students competed against some of the very best young biologists from around the world at…
Muddy good show - News - 16 July
Visitors to the 2012 Royal Norfolk Show got a real understanding of the importance of soil to farming thanks to a muddy good collaboration…
BBSRC announces appointment of new Director of Science - Press release - 11 July
BBSRC has announced the appointment of Professor Melanie Welham as Director of Science. Prof Welham will take up the role on 1 October 2012…
BBSRC congratulates Society of Experimental Biology President's Medallists 2012 - News - 3 July
The SEB President's Medals are awarded annually to young scientists of outstanding merit. The awards are presented at the Annual Main Meeting…

June

Roslin Business Development Manager is KT Achiever of the Year - Press release - 29 June
The Roslin Institute’s Business Development Manger, Dr Sonja Vujovic, has been awarded the KT Achiever of the Year' at the PraxisUnico Impact Awards…
Awards ceremony provides a send-off for talented young scientists - Press release - 29 June
Four of the UK’s most gifted sixth form students will fly to Singapore next week to compete against the cream of the world's young biologists at…
Reappointment of Chief Executive for the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council - News - 19 June
Minister for Universities and Science David Willetts today announced the reappointment of Professor Douglas Kell as Chief Executive…
Queen's Birthday Honours 2012 - News - 18 June
The following were announced in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list in 2012…
Experience new surroundings with ‘FLIP’ - Press release - 14 June
BBSRC is launching a unique people and knowledge exchange programme that offers exciting opportunities for those in the bioscience community…

May

CASE evaluation recognises high quality training with industry - Press release - 31 May
Placements are a major strength of the scheme. Students developed a broad range of scientific and professional skills…
BBSRC launches new public engagement training - News - 17 May
BBSRC has launched a public engagement training course to support BBSRC-funded researchers to carry out effective public engagement…
Funders join forces to develop biomedical entrepreneurs - Press release - 16 May
Researchers in the biomedical sciences are being offered the chance to sharpen their business skills in a new national competition…
BBSRC Chair elected Honorary Fellow of Society of Biology - News - 14 May
Professor Sir Tom Blundell, BBSRC Chair and founding Chief Executive, has been elected an Honorary Fellow of the Society of Biology in recognition of…
Innovators 2012 part three – Jim Murray - Feature - 9 May
Professor Jim Murray of University of Cardiff describes how new DNA detection technology using light could improve on-the-spot medical and food diagnostics…
Chinese delegation visit Roslin Institute - Press release - 2 May
The Roslin Institute's links with China continue to go from strength to strength with the visit of Shandong's Vice Governor Jia and his delegation…

April

BBSRC Chief Executive elected as Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales - News - 26 April
BBSRC Chief Executive Douglas Kell has been elected as a Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales…
Innovators 2012 part two – Russell Foster - Feature - 24 April
Professor Russell Foster explains how discovering an entirely new class of photoreceptor in the eye transformed our understanding of how body clocks…
BBSRC congratulates new Fellows of the Royal Society - News - 20 April
BBSRC wishes to congratulate all of those scientists who were honoured today by being elected Fellows of the Royal Society…
Prize for outstanding young neuroscientist - Press release - 19 April
Dr Joanne Bailey, a BBSRC CASE student, has been awarded the Mark A Smith prize by the editors of the Journal of Neurochemistry…
Last remaining places for free media training in May - News - 19 April
There are still a few places left on our next media training course which is being held on 10 May in central London…
Data mining for neurodegeneration leads - Feature - 19 April
Professor Bob Burgoyne and Xi Chen reveal how a literature search gained momentum and led to a highly accessed paper…
BBSRC announces new Council members - Press release - 11 April
Three new members have been appointed to the Council of BBSRC by the Minister for Universities and Science David Willetts…
Innovators 2012 part one – George Lomonossoff - Feature - 10 April
Professor George Lomonossoff of the John Innes Centre explains how a safe and accessible way to make proteins in plants…

March

Vaccine production in plants nets scientist Innovator of the Year 2012 - Press release - 29 March
Professor George Lomonossoff has been named BBSRC Innovator of the Year 2012 for his work with Dr Frank Sainsbury…
Biochemical Society awards for BBSRC chair and funded scientists - News - 14 March
Professor Sir Tom Blundell, Chair of BBSRC and Sir William Dunn, Professor…
Biochemical Society award for JIC Microbiologist - Press release - 13 March
Professor Mervyn Bibb of JIC has been awarded the Heatley Medal.…
Institute for Animal Health and John Innes Centre researchers display science in Parliament - Press release - 13 March
Dr Christopher Burt has won Bronze at competition in House of Commons…
Capturing user requirements for the next national HPC facility, ARCHER - News - 6 March
Government has made a recent capital investment of £158M in e-infrastructure…

February

2012 BBSRC Innovator of the Year finalists announced - News - 21 February
Nine shortlisted finalists announced for Innovator of the Year 2012…
Call for membership of BBSRC Strategy Advisory Panels - News - 6 February
We are looking to appoint high calibre, individuals from…

January

New Year Honours 2012 - News - 16 January
The following were announced in the New Year’s Honours list 2012...
On the road to Rio - Feature - 11 January
Encouraging collaboration and investment in UK science…