Partnerships

Research & Training Partnerships
Babraham Institute has the status of a recognised postgraduate institution within the University of Cambridge; all our students are registered within the Faculty of Biology for the PhD degree and our Group Leaders are full University supervisors. The Babraham Institute is proactively involved with The Graduate School of Biological, Medical and Veterinary Sciences (Gradschool) within the University, which co-ordinates and provides training, network and career support for all postgraduate students in the biological sciences in Cambridge.

The Institute also has important working relationships with local research organisations, such as the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology who have a research building on the Campus. Much of the Institute’s research involves collaborations with the University of Cambridge, with other research institutions in the Cambridge region such as the Sanger and European Bioinformatics Institutes, and with universities and organisations worldwide. Several Institute scientists are members of formal international research networks, including those funded under EU Framework programmes, such as the Epigenome Network of Excellence and ProteomeBinders, each involving over 20 European partners.

Regional Partnerships
The Babraham Group has a key position in shaping the future development of the Greater Cambridgeshire region's biotechnology community. We have hosted several Eastern Region Biotechnology Initiative (ERBI) events, joined various 'best practice' initiatives and have joined the Board of the Cambridge Network. The Institute has Board membership of the University of Cambridge Challenge Fund and is committed to supporting innovation and knowledge transfer to stimulate the economic development of the Greater Cambridgeshire Region. Babraham Institute scientists have numerous interactions with the regional biotech community including the tenant companies on the Babraham Research Campus.

Community Partnerships
The Institute and BBT are particularly aware of their responsibilities to ensure that the Campus is a 'good neighbour' to the small village of Babraham where the Campus is situated. Open evenings are held for all village residents to enable them to see recent developments, hear about Babraham science and raise any issues. Locally, the Institute has developed more regular contact with members of the Parish Council. We are conscious of the impact traffic to the Institute may have on the village - hence we have brought forward plans for the construction of a new entrance to the Campus, from the A1307 and thus avoiding the main village. The Institute’s Science & Society programme is active in local schools and within the community.