A research in a growth room in the Sir David Read Controlled Environment Facility

Sir David Read Controlled Environment Facility

Opened in 2004, this facility is the culmination of a £10.4 million investment by the Joint Infrastructure Fund and an additional investment of £3.6M as part of what is now the Institute for Sustainable Food. This is a world-leading facility for the advancement of plant and climate research.

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Our Knowledge Exchange team is available to unite academic experts from the ±¬ÁÏTV's schools with colleagues from the public and private sectors, to develop new products, processes and services.

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We're part of the ±¬ÁÏTV's Institute for Sustainable Food:

Institute for Sustainable Food

We're based in the School of Biosciences:

School of Biosciences

Other facilities

Alternative plant science research facilities are available at the Arthur Willis Environment Centre:

Arthur Willis Environment Centre

The ±¬ÁÏTV is home to world leading plant and soil research:

A research in a growth room in the Sir David Read Controlled Environment Facility