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New Trustees join The Pirbright Institute Trustee Board

As a registered charity, The Pirbright Institute is governed by a Board of non-executive Trustee Directors. The Institute has appointed four new Trustees for 2021: Rona Chester, Emma Griffin, Alison Hardy, and Dr Paul Logan. Pirbright also bids a fond farewell to Sir Bertie…

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Landmark study by Pirbright uncovers crucial details of lumpy skin disease virus transmission by insects

Scientists at The Pirbright Institute have measured the risk of different insect species transmitting lumpy skin disease virus (LSDV) for the first time. LSDV causes severe disease in cattle and is rapidly emerging into new regions. It has recently spread from Africa and the…

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Pirbright scientists will progress pig and cattle health through two projects worth €3.5 million

Two projects coordinated by researchers at The Pirbright Institute designed to improve pig and cattle health have been successfully fully funded with a total of €3.5 million. The research aims to tackle three important livestock viruses – bovine respiratory syncytial virus…

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In remembrance: rare images of a young Duke of Edinburgh at Pirbright

The Pirbright Institute was deeply saddened by the news that His Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh had passed away, aged 99, on 9 April. The Institute flag was lowered to half-mast as a mark of respect. As the UK's official period of national mourning draws…

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Building a sustainable campus

Today, 22 April 2021, Earth Day is being supported across the globe to demonstrate and promote environmental awareness. It is an opportunity to focus on natural processes, emerging green technologies, and innovative thinking that can restore the world’s ecosystems. To mark…

Science Spotlight: Promoting women scientists in the fight against COVID-19

To highlight the essential role women are playing in progressing crucial COVID-19 research, the Permanent Mission of Greece to the UN, the Permanent Mission of Lebanon, with the support of the Permanent Mission of the UK and UN Women, staged an online event called ‘The…

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Pirbright collaboration reveals buffalo and gazelle unlikely to sustain spread of goat plague

A collaborative study involving scientists from The Pirbright Institute, has revealed that African buffalo and Grant’s gazelle are unlikely to sustain circulation of peste des petits ruminants virus (PPRV), improving prospects for disease eradication. Also known as goat…

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Two Pirbright scientists win Microbiology Society prizes

Two scientists from The Pirbright Institute have been awarded the Journal of General Virology - Most Promising Science prize for their poster presentations at this year’s Microbiology Society Annual Conference. Their achievements are testament to the incredibly important…

Ten years rinderpest free

Ten years on: Celebrating the eradication of rinderpest

Today the world celebrates ten years since rinderpest virus was officially declared eradicated on 25 May 2011 by the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE). This achievement particularly resonates with the goals and history of The Pirbright Institute, whose staff both…

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Pirbright twins with Philippines to improve African swine fever control

On 10 June 2021, experts at The Pirbright Institute kicked off a new World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) twinning project with the Animal Disease Diagnosis and Reference Laboratory, part of the Bureau of Animal Industry’s Veterinary Laboratory Division (BAI- VLD-…