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Bangor University wins new contracts 6/1/2005
The University of Wales, Bangor has achieved a remarkable 52.3% increase in the value of research contracts won during the financial year 1 August 2003- 31 July 2004. The total income of competitively awarded contracts was £19.5 million compared to £12.7 million won the previous year.
One of the grants and contracts awarded is a major grant from the Natural Environment Research Council awarded jointly to UWB and the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology for a flagship Environment Centre for Wales. The building will demonstrate the best in environmental building technology while bringing together University academics working in the environmental field and staff from Centre for Ecology & Hydrology.
Also contributing to the total are grants from the Wolfson Foundation and the Welsh Assembly's Science Research Infrastructure Fund to the value of £2.8 million to establish an Institute for Clinical and Cognitive Neuroscience at the University's School of Psychology. This represents the final phase of the Schools' Adeilad Brigantia, built opposite the University's Main Arts Library.
As well as increasing by nearly 27% the grants awarded to the University by UK Research Councils (the bodies who fund fundamental research in line with UK research strategy), there is a staggering increase of 509% in the value of contracts awarded by local authorities. The University has conducted work to the value of £258,000 for local authorities and bodies within Wales. Other Welsh organisations including Coleg Menai, Menter Môn, the Welsh Language Board, the Forestry Commission and the Welsh Assembly Government have also commissioned work from the University's Schools and specialist research centres.
"Bangor is committed to conducting research at international and national levels. The relevance of our research activities to so many applied fields is reflected in our success in winning grants. We are delighted to have increased our Research Council grant capture, and are particularly pleased that so many of our national and public institutions recognise that there is expertise at hand in north Wales, and have come to the University for assistance to develop their work," said Professor John Farrar, Pro-Vice Chancellor with responsibility for the University's research strategy.
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