The Roslin Institute
The Roslin Institute is internationally recognised as a premier research institute in animal sciences.
The New Institute Building
The Institute is a BBSRC Institute incorporated with the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, the number one-ranked Veterinary School in the UK in the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise.
The Institute undertakes research within the framework of BBSRC Institute Strategic Programmes focussed on:
- the health and welfare of animals
- the applications of basic animal sciences in human and veterinary medicine
- the livestock industry
- food security
Roslin is a member of the Easter Bush Research Consortium (EBRC).
In 2011, The Roslin Institute will be moving to a £60.6 million state-of-the-art building on the University of Edinburgh's Easter Bush Veterinary campus, for The Roslin Institute. The building will accommodate around 500 scientists from The Roslin Institute and the Scottish Agricultural College.
Students undertaking the MSc in Animal Biosciences will join the Roslin Institute and participate in Institute seminars, lab meetings and other activities as well as completing their research projects and dissertation under the supervision of a Roslin group leader.