Campus
The Easter Bush Campus is an interdisciplinary hub of expertise, with over 800 staff in diverse and complementary roles.
We represent the largest concentration of animal science-related expertise in Europe, impacting local, regional, national and international communities in economic growth, clinical services and the advancement of scientific knowledge. Our mission is to provide world-class education, research and clinical services, to address local and global challenges in animal health and welfare, agriculture and One Health, which considers the health of people, animals and the environment.
Research and Innovation at Easter Bush
Through our various entities, we offer access to top-tier infrastructure and expertise to promote sustainable agriculture, disease control, and improved health. Our campus provides an exceptional environment for research, innovation, and entrepreneurship, as well as training and education opportunities. We serve as a key national hub for the Agri-Tech, Aquaculture, and Animal Bioscience industries (3As).
We collaborate with public, private, and third-sector organisations to promote interdisciplinary research and innovation at local, national, and global levels. Our hub is well-connected, with both push and pull drivers for innovation, and we strive to offer a vibrant environment for new companies to form, grow, and thrive. Our hub offers a range of benefits and resources to support this goal.
The Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies is a world leader in veterinary education, research, and clinical practice. Everything on the Easter Bush Campus is part of the School.
The Roslin Institute aims to achieve sustainable agriculture, control diseases and enhance health through pioneering animal bioscience.
The Global Academy is an interdisciplinary hub of researchers, teachers and students; developing new science, curating evidence and learning on the intersection and interdependence of the systems that underpin the health and wellbeing of people and our planet.
A key part of the Easter Bush campus is the Roslin Innovation Centre, which offers physical (and virtual) co-location space for entities active in the 3As to:
- Office and laboratory space to enable tenants of the centre to incorporate and grow.
- Provide a ‘soft’ landing for overseas companies.
- Provide a hot-desk environment for commercial collaborators.
- Provide an opportunity for partner organisations to create and grow new enterprises.
- Provide a dedicated Science Outreach Centre to engage schools and the public.
The Easter Bush Agritech Hub seeks to leverage existing world-class research institutes and commercialisation facilities to help the City Region become a global location of Agritech and veterinary excellence. It does this through a campus-wide network that generates and collates, in real time, a multitude of local and global data, (e.g. veterinary activities, animal genetics, food species genetics, soil condition, weather and market drivers). It also collaborates with partners to use this information to realise the potential of having the right food species, and the right products, in the right field at the right time, to maximise agricultural productivity.
The campus is home to specialist facilities for animal research underpinned by BBSRC strategic investment, including:
The Easter Bush Campus is home to major research and innovation centres, including:
- The Centre for Tropical Livestock, Genetics and Health (CTLGH)
- The International Veterinary Vaccinology Network (IVVN)
- Supporting Evidence-Based Interventions (SEBI)
- The Centre of Expertise on Animal Disease Outbreaks (EPIC)
- The Jameel Observatory
- The Outbreak Data Analysis Platform (ODAP)
- The Jeanne Marchig International Centre for Animal Welfare Education
The campus is home to clinical services including three clinical hospitals and a pathology unit, all of which undertake research and innovation activity alongside their service offering, often taking advantage of or cross-linked with other parts of the campus.