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The Crop Science Centre (informally known as 3CS during its planning) is an alliance between the University of Cambridge and National Institute of Agricultural Botany (NIAB).
| Crop Science Centre | |
|---|---|
  Location within Cambridgeshire | |
| Alternative names | 3CS |
| General information | |
| Type | Botany Research Centre |
| Address | Cambridge, CB3 0LE |
| Coordinates | 52°13′19″N 0°05′46″E / 52.22205408°N 0.096129957°E |
| Elevation | 20 m (66 ft) |
| Completed | 2015 |
| Inaugurated | 2015 |
| Cost | £30m |
| Client | University of Cambridge |
History
editThe Crop Science Centre development plans began in 2015, between the University of Cambridge's Department of Plant Sciences, National Institute of Agricultural Botany and the Sainsbury Laboratory.[1] The research institute received £16.9m funding in 2017 from the UK Research Partnership Investment Fund[2] from Research England (United Kingdom Research and Innovation) to build a new state-of-the-art building, designed exclusively for crop research, which opened on 1 October 2020.
Structure
editThe Crop Science Centre is based at NIAB's Lawrence Weaver Road HQ site in Cambridge.
References
edit- ^ "Cambridge Centre for Crop Science - 3CS". www.niab.com.
- ^ "UK Research Partnership Investment Fund - Research England". re.ukri.org.
External links
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