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Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) is a British Research Council supporting several scientific research institutes and university research departments in the UK. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The UK Research Councils are government agencies responsible for co-ordinating and funding particular areas of research including the arts humanties all areas of science and Science (from the Latin scientia, meaning " Knowledge " or "knowing" is the effort to discover, and increase human understanding A university is an institution of Higher education and Research, which grants Academic degrees in a variety of subjects The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Receiving its funding through the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills (DIUS), BBSRC's responsibility is to increase basic knowledge and understanding in biology and develop biological technology and applications. The Department for Innovation Universities and Skills ( DIUS) is a British government department created on 28 June 2007 to take over some of the functions

BBSRC's head office is at Polaris House in Swindon; its annual budget is £336 million in financial year 2007/2008. Swindon ( is a large town in the ceremonial county of Wiltshire in the South West of England, midway between Bristol (64 km / 40 miles Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common BBSRC IT services are provided by Bioscience IT Services (BITS), located at the Rothamsted site in Harpenden. BBSRC was created in 1994, replacing the earlier Agricultural and Food Research Council (AFRC) and taking over the biological science activities of the former Science and Engineering Research Council (SERC). Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) The Agricultural and Food Research Council (AFRC was a British Research Council responsible for funding and managing scientific and technological developments in The Science and Engineering Research Council ( SERC) used to be the UK agency in charge of publicly funded scientific and engineering research activities including BBSRC also manages the joint Research Councils' Office in Brussels - the UK Research Office (UKRO).

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Governance and management

BBSRC is managed by the BBSRC Council consisting of a chair (currently Dr Peter Ringrose), a chief executive (Mr Steve Visscher - interim) and from ten to eighteen representatives from British universities, government and industry. The Council approves policies, strategy, budgets and major funding.

A Strategy Board provides expert advice which BBSRC Council draws upon in making decisions. The purpose of the Strategy Board is to review and evaluate current research, future opportunities and needs, proposals, and funding issues. It provides expert opinion and judgement.

Boards, Panels and Committees

In addition to the Council and Strategy Board, the BBSRC has a series of other internal bodies for specific purposes.

BBSRC institutes

The Council sponsors seven research institutes in the UK.

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