Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences

Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences
Former names
Welsh Plant Breeding Station
Institute of Grassland and Environmental Research
Institute of Biological Sciences
Institute of Rural Sciences
TypeAgricultural Sciences
Biological Sciences
Established1919
DirectorIain Donnison
Location
Aberystwyth
,
Wales
CampusGogerddan
AffiliationsAberystwyth University
Websitewww.aber.ac.uk/en/ibers/

The Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences (IBERS) is an institute of Aberystwyth University. It is committed to ensuring humanity can sustainably produce the food, feed and plant-based industrial resources it needs.

As one of only eight research institutes funded by UKRI’s Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), IBERS provides the UK with a national capability in grassland and plant breeding science, supporting strategic sustainability goals and net zero targets. It has a remit for research, teaching and business innovation in the area of bio-sciences, plant breeding, land use and the rural economy.

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