IBERS Mission Statement

Our vision is to be one of the top three land-based University departments in the World.

A major feature of this vision is to conduct fundamental and applied biological research to tackle some of humanities most urgent challenges. These include human and veterinary diseases, food production and bio-energy in the face of climate change, growing populations, water scarcity and competing demands for land.

IBERS will harness and develop unique interdisciplinary scientific expertise within the newly formed institute, and establish collaborative projects with other academic departments at the University, to deliver holistic solutions to the global grand challenges:

• Living with climate change
• Renewable energy
• Global food and water security
• Animal and plant diseases.

IBERS is distinguished by embracing both discovery research and its application to solve the pressing needs of our planet. Hence IBERS is well placed to make a significant contribution to the changing needs of society both nationally and internationally.

We will therefore ensure that scientists, working individually or in interdisciplinary and multi-disciplinary teams, are empowered to drive forward step changes that will deliver economic and social impact on local, national and international scales.