BEAA

The Biosciences, Environment and Agriculture Alliance (BEAA) founded in 2007 is a strategic partnership between Aberystwyth and Bangor Universities. The merging of the former BBSRC Institute of Grassland and Environmental Research (IGER) with Aberystwyth University's Biological and Rural Sciences Departments to form the Institute for Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences (IBERS), together with Bangor University's College of Natural Sciences (CNS), creates the largest multi-disciplinary Agri-Food environment grouping in the UK . The Alliance builds on the success of two joint HEFCW-funded environmental research centres: the Centre for Integrated Research in the Rural Environment (CIRRE) and the Centre for Catchment and Coastal Research (CCCR), representing £5.5M in staff and infrastructural investment (2006-2012). Initial funding for BEAA was provided by Aberystwyth and Bangor Universities, BBSRC and HEFCW (£55M) allowing significant investment in infrastructure, equipment and..

Registration numbers: 1141565 (W), 1145141 (W)

Primary location: Gwynedd United Kingdom