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SEERAD Programme of Agricultural, Biological and Related Research 2002-2003
KEY TO PROJECT LISTING
The listing comprises all "live" projects commissioned by the Department at August 2002. Each project entered in the list shows the commission number, title, month and year of completion, and estimated annual cost (ERc). [Please note that costs for some projects are not currently available.]
The key to information contained in the listing is as follows:
Commission number: comprises a three-letter organisation code, a three-digit number, and the year in which the project was commissioned. Where the research effort is shared among several contractors, each is given the same three-figure ("800" series) number within the SEERAD commission number.
Organisation codes:
ACT | membership subscription to ACTIN |
ADA | ADAS |
BGS | British Geographical Survey |
BSS | Biomathematics and Statistics Scotland |
CEH | Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, NERC |
CJC | CJC Consulting Limited |
CPA | Crop Protection Association |
CRU | Central Research Unit, Scottish Executive |
CSL | Central Science Laboratory |
FEL | Fellowship |
GAI | Gordon and Innes |
HID | Hugh Inwood |
HRI | Hannah Research Institute, SABRI |
IAC | Institute of Arable Crops Research, BBSRC |
ITE | Institute of Terrestrial Ecology, NERC |
JEY | Just Ecology Limited |
LUC | Land Use Consultants Limited |
MLU | Macaulay Land Use Research Institute, SABRI |
MRI | Moredun Research Institute, SABRI |
MRS | Mylnefield Research Services |
NHC | National Herb Centre |
NIB | National Institute of Agricultural Botany |
QBB | Biological and Biotechnology Sciences Research Council |
QBP | British Potato Council |
QDH | Contribution to Health Department, Scottish Executive |
QEN | English Nature |
QNE | Natural Environmental Research Council |
QSR | SNIFFER |
RBG | Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh |
RPB | RSPB |
ROS | The Roslin Institute, BBSRC |
RRI | Rowett Research Institute, SABRI |
RVC | Royal Veterinary College, University of London |
SAC | Scottish Agricultural College |
SAN | Sanger Centre |
SCH | Scottish Centre for Infection and Environmental Health |
SCR | Scottish Crop Research Institute, SABRI |
SDR | Strathclyde Institute for Drug Research |
SNH | Scottish Natural Heritage |
SRI | Silsoe Research Institute, BBSRC |
UAB | University of Aberdeen |
UCR | University of Cranfield |
UEH | University of Edinburgh |
UGW | University of Glasgow |
UHE | University of Hertfordshire |
ULE | University of Leicester |
ULS | University of Leeds |
UNM | University of Nottingham |
URD | University of Reading |
USA | University of St Andrews |
UYK | University of York |
VLA | Veterinary Laboratory Agency |
WWT | Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust |
Appendix 1 gives names and addresses and a contact point for each SABRI, SAC and RBGE. Appendix 2 provides a full listing of projects and costs, including the new collaborative projects.
Core: unless otherwise identified all projects listed are funded through grant-in-aid core funding of the Department's main sponsored bodies. A project-based commissioning system operates on a rolling three-year basis. Projects are proposed by the sponsored bodies in line with both their own Corporate Plans and SEERAD's Research Strategy objectives.
Non-Commissioned Research: sponsored bodies are permitted to use up to 5% of their grant-in-aid allocation for research activity outside the commissioning framework. This Non Commissioned Research is used mainly for short term speculative work, both basic and applied. It can also be used for funding visitors to the Institute or visits by Institute staff. Such projects are not listed in this document.
Flexible Fund: if project titles are identified by (FF) they are funded from the SEERAD's Flexible Fund. The Flexible Fund is used to commission individual projects on a contractual basis and is available to both sponsored bodies and other Institutes. The fund is used to initiate research in response to specific Scottish Executive Policy requirements, to promote collaboration among the sponsored bodies and with other research organisations, and to fund research in conjunction with other research sponsors.
Fellowships: project codes beginning FEL indicate Fellowship awards given to individual researchers out of the Flexible Fund.
LINK: project titles identified by (FF-LINK) are funded from the Flexible Fund through a UK Government-wide scheme bringing together companies and research-based organisations. Each project requires the collaboration of at least one company and at least one research organisation. Government Departments and Research Councils provide up to half of the total project cost.
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