BBSRC Council

The UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) Council is responsible for advising on scientific, research and innovation matters.

These responsibilities include:

  • the leadership of their discipline area or fields of activity, including the prioritisation of budgets within their delegated remits and the development of delivery plans
  • ensuring the future of skilled specialists, researchers, scientists and others essential to the sustainability of the UK’s research and innovation capacity
  • engaging with their community to develop ideas, raise awareness and disseminate strategic outputs
  • encouraging and facilitating collaborative work across the nine UKRI councils to foster strategic relationships.

Members

See all members of BBSRC Council.

Meeting dates

2025:

  • 12 March 2025
  • 11 June 2025
  • 24 September 2025
  • 9 December 2025

2024:

  • 14 March 2024
  • 12 June 2024
  • 25 September 2024
  • 11 December 2024

2023:

  • 14 March 2023
  • 21 June 2023
  • 20 September 2023
  • 5 December 2023

2022:

  • 16 March 2022
  • 15 June 2022
  • 29 September 2022
  • 14 December 2022

2021:

  • 4 February 2021
  • 9 March 2021
  • 16 June 2021
  • 14 September 2021
  • 7 December 2021

2020:

  • 11 March 2020
  • 10 June 2020
  • 23 September 2020
  • 9 December 2020

2019:

  • 13 March 2019
  • 12 June 2019
  • 27 September 2019
  • 4 December 2019

2018:

  • 25 to 26 July 2018
  • 20 September 2018
  • 6 December 2018

Minutes

Read minutes from past BBSRC Council meetings.

Contact

Secretariat

Email: bbsrc.cau@bbsrc.ukri.org.

Last updated: 1 August 2023

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