3CS (research)

Cambridge Centre for Crop Science
Location within Cambridgeshire
Alternative names	3CS
General information
Type	Botany Research Centre
Address	Cambridge, CB3 0LE
Coordinates	[ ⚑ ] : 52°13′19″N 0°05′51″E / 52.222°N 0.0974°E / 52.222; 0.0974
Elevation	20 m (66 ft)
Completed	2015
Inaugurated	2015
Cost	£30m
Client	University of Cambridge

3CS or the Cambridge Centre for Crop Science is a research institute in Cambridgeshire involved with crop science and food security.^[1]

History

The 3CS collaboration began in 2015, between the University of Cambridge's Department of Plant Sciences, National Institute of Agricultural Botany and the Sainsbury Laboratory.^[2] The research institute received £16.9m funding in 2017 from the UK Research Partnership Investment Fund (UKRPIF)^[3] from Research England (United Kingdom Research and Innovation or UKRI) to build a new 3CS laboratory, opening in 2020.

Structure

The Centre will be situated in the north-west of Cambridge, on the NIAB campus off Huntingdon Road. The field station will be built next to the jam factory at Histon.

References

External links

• 3CS

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