Biotechnology & Biological Sciences IAA

Biotechnology & Biological Sciences

The Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council’s (BBSRC) Impact Acceleration Account (IAA) scheme awarded the University of Kent £224,000 to support Impact and Innovation work in BBSRC-facing areas. The award is active until March 2024 and includes strategic locally administered funding to flexibly support translational research projects led by academic staff, but which can also involve research staff and students.

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Aims and Objectives

Aims: 

  • To make the innovation culture more inclusive by involving people engaging with innovation across the university
  • Enabling projects to translate from core of fundamental research towards upscaling and creating opportunities
  • Maximising and increasing our knowledge base and networks within the local community

News and impact

Discover the real life impact researchers are making with the BBSRC grant.

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Biosciences and Chemistry win BBSRC grant

The School of Biosciences and the School of Chemistry and Forensic Sciences have joined forces in winning a grant of £22,000 to help develop novel imaging and artificial intelligence strategies to help improve In vitro fertilisation treatment.

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DNA Fertility Screening in Livestock

This project is enabling further development and deployment of Kent-developed screening tools for two of the most common genetic causes of infertility in livestock: chromosomal translocations and sperm DNA damage.

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