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Could European mosquitoes spread Rift Valley fever?
The Pirbright Institute is to begin a new EU funded project to investigate the ability of European mosquitoes to carry and spread Rift Valley fever virus the cause of a potentially fatal disease...
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The Pirbright Institute gets ‘Thinking New’ Award
The Pirbright Institute’s construction of a brand new multi-million pound high-containment laboratory has resulted in a world-class scientific research facility along with a 360 Ingenuity ‘Thinking...
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New swine influenza project to better understand virus transmission and develop new control strategies
The Pirbright Institute in Surrey has been awarded £4.4M to work on a new collaborative long-term study on the transmission of swine influenza. The BBSRC Swine Flu Dynamics project is a five-year...
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Award for the Pirbright Institute’s Young Apprentice of The Year
Ben Sutherland, an apprentice at The Pirbright Institute, has won the Guildford College Group Apprentice of the Year Award in recognition of his exceptional achievement in his Business Intermediate...
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New collaborations with India as Pirbright is awarded grants through the Farmed Animal Health and Disease fund
The Farmed Animal Health and Disease fund is a joint initiative between the UK’s Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council and the Department of Biotechnology (DBT) in India. Set up to...
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Pirbright awarded ARC funding to improve livestock health
The Pirbright Institute has been awarded £1M of the Biotechnology and Biological Research Council’s £4M Animal Health Research Club (ARC) funding to improve livestock health. The BBSRC club funds...
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Minister launches National Avian Research Facility
A national centre for poultry health and welfare has been officially opened by the Minister for Universities and Science David Willetts. The National Avian Research Facility (NARF) at the University...
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Twinning with Uganda
It is widely recognised that a global approach is required to combat the rapid and widespread occurrence of virus diseases in livestock. Playing a pivitol role in the fight against these economically...
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BIS announces new UK Agricultural Technology Strategy
This week the government launched its UK Agricultural Technology Strategy, looking to make the UK a world leader in science and technology development for agriculture. Breakthroughs in nutrition,...
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Nature versus technology
Last autumn, students from Merrist Wood College were invited to participate in a competition to come up with a design for a quadrangle of land situated adjacent to the Institute’s new high...
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