Vet experts are delivering a £5.5 million initiative to improve the health and productivity of farmed animals in sub-Saharan Africa.
Over 40 ground-breaking livestock research projects are highlighted in a new publication from SRUC to promote agricultural innovation that can benefit producers and the wider industry.
The new framework identifies the key research and innovation priorities of the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council.
A team of scientists are to pool their expertise to tackle antimicrobial resistance - one of the biggest global health challenges, which threatens to turn medical progress back a century.
Laboratories across the University of Edinburgh are opening their doors to a group of school pupils for a week of work experience.
The University of Edinburgh will be a key partner in a major initiative that seeks to make Edinburgh and its surrounding region the European leader for applying data science to products and services.
Cameroon is often called ‘Africa in miniature’ due to its geographical and cultural diversity. It now can also claim the highest M. bovis genetic diversity on the continent so far reported.
Biosourcing in partnership with The Roslin Institute is exploring the production of biopharmaceuticals for animal health.
The technical challenges of feeding a growing world population from less land is a key focus for over 400 delegates gathering in Edinburgh this week for a major conference.
Over 400 delegates from research and industry meet in Edinburgh on Monday 17th July to examine how precision agriculture can address the challenge of feeding a growing world population.