{"id":44036,"date":"2021-11-22T20:06:54","date_gmt":"2021-11-22T20:06:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beta-ukri.msappproxy.net\/?post_type=council&#038;p=44036"},"modified":"2022-02-02T09:42:07","modified_gmt":"2022-02-02T09:42:07","slug":"remit-programmes-and-priorities","status":"publish","type":"council","link":"https:\/\/www.ukri.org\/councils\/bbsrc\/remit-programmes-and-priorities\/","title":{"rendered":"Remit, programmes and priorities &#8211; BBSRC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) supports research in areas including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>plants<\/li>\n<li>microbes<\/li>\n<li>animals (including humans)<\/li>\n<li>tools and technology underpinning biological research.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This includes support for innovation from bioscience research &#8211; for example, in <a href=\"\/our-work\/supporting-collaboration-in-the-uk\/supporting-collaboration-bbsrc\/\">collaborative programmes of research<\/a> that connect academic and industry partners.<\/p>\n<p>We fund investigations on all scales, from molecules, cells and tissues to whole organisms, populations and landscapes.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ukri-callout-box\">\n<p><a href=\"\/our-work\/browse-our-areas-of-investment-and-support\/?category=bbsrc\">Browse all BBSRC research areas and programmes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>You can also find out more about <a href=\"\/about-us\/who-we-fund\/\">who we fund<\/a> and the <a href=\"\/councils\/bbsrc\/facilities-and-resources\/\">research facilities and resources we invest in<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Check if your research is within BBSRC\u2019s remit<\/h3>\n<p>The primary focus of your research should be within BBSRC\u2019s remit. You might also want to consider how your research contributes to <a href=\"\/councils\/bbsrc\/remit-programmes-and-priorities\/our-research-portfolio-and-priorities\/\">BBSRC\u2019s research portfolio and priorities<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a good idea to check if your research is within BBSRC\u2019s remit if it\u2019s interdisciplinary or not clearly within BBSRC\u2019s research areas. For example, BBSRC funds research in:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>humans &#8211; including human physiology, cell biology, genetics and genomics if it\u2019s relevant to understanding normal human function (but not if it\u2019s focused on specific human diseases or abnormal conditions)<\/li>\n<li>animal diseases &#8211; but not studies primarily involving animal models of human disease and human toxicology, including abnormal toxicological reactions and drug toxicity<\/li>\n<li>wild species &#8211; when they are pests in an agricultural setting or pollinators of agricultural crops, or when they act as a suitable model and provide wider understanding of biological processes<\/li>\n<li>managed land &#8211; where this relates to agriculture.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>BBSRC works with <a href=\"\/councils\/\">other research councils<\/a> to make sure that funding applications are assessed by the right council. It also supports multidisciplinary research in collaboration with other councils.<\/p>\n<p>Before making a research proposal, you can contact BBSRC to ask if your research is within its remit.<\/p>\n<h4>Ask a question about BBSRC\u2019s remit<\/h4>\n<p>Email: <a href=\"mailto:remit@bbsrc.ukri.org\">remit@bbsrc.ukri.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p>We aim to respond within five working days.<\/p>\n<p>If your research is not clearly within BBSRC\u2019s remit, it might be more suitable for funding from another research council, such as the Medical Research Council (MRC). You can <a href=\"\/publications\/mrc-and-bbsrc-statement-on-joint-working\/\">check if your research is within BBSRC or MRC\u2019s remit<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"parent":816,"template":"template-chapter-nav-parent.php","categories":[49],"tags":[],"wf_council_folders":[289,129],"class_list":["post-44036","council","type-council","status-publish","hentry","category-bbsrc"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ukri.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/council\/44036","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ukri.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/council"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ukri.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/council"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.ukri.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/council\/44036\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":55043,"href":"https:\/\/www.ukri.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/council\/44036\/revisions\/55043"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ukri.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/council\/816"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ukri.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44036"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ukri.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=44036"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ukri.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=44036"},{"taxonomy":"wf_council_folders","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ukri.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wf_council_folders?post=44036"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}