The Norwich Vision
There are three major areas of scientific excellence at Norwich – the pillars
- Environmental science
- Plant and microbial genetics
- Food, diet and health
‘A world-class centre based on three interacting pillars of excellence’
These inter-relate to address major 21st Century ‘Grand Challenges’ of global food security, (bio) energy, healthy ageing and living with environmental change. The pillars are highly distinctive in the UK and comprise a unique geographical juxtaposition world-wide.
Three ‘bridges’ of creativity and innovation link the pillars, delivering major new agenda-setting interdisciplinary research and training in key areas
- The Earth & Life Systems Alliance (ELSA)
- Food & Health Alliance (the partnership between IFR and the University)
- Plant and microbial natural products
Contributing organisations are:-
- The University of East Anglia
- John Innes Centre
- Institute of Food Research
- The Sainsbury Laboratory
- Norfolk & Norwich University Hospital NHS Trust
- The BBSRC Genome Analysis Centre (TGAC) – established for non-medical genome sequencing, with support from EEDA and local authorities.
The Norwich Vision will deliver a step-change in science quality and training output, a new drive for innovation and generate enterprise opportunities and new ‘high value’ jobs.
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