Report to bioscience funder recommends action on niche areas of expertise

An independent panel has today (15 October) made a series of recommendations to the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) on concerns over potential shortages in strategically important and vulnerable niche areas of research expertise. The report, from the BBSRC Skills and Careers Strategy Panel, has identified potential risks in niche skills within the broad areas of Whole Animal Physiology; Industrial Biotechnologies; Plant and Agricultural sciences; and Systematics and Taxonomy. The panel recommends action in these areas by BBSRC.(Click Here to Know More)