Knowledge (XXG)

National Centre for Biotechnology Education

Source 📝

354: 112: 1009: 1508: 929: 525: 1520: 540: 151:
It reaches out to schools to give up-to-date information on biotechnology. Biotechnology is a rapidly evolving subject, and schools cannot keep up-to-date with all that they would be required to know. It produces educational resources. It runs the Microbiology in Schools Advisory Committee (MISAC).
142:
The site was set up in former buildings of the University of Reading's Department of Microbiology. In 2001, the NCBE moved to new purpose-built premises in the University’s School of Food Biosciences, however the creation of a new School of Pharmacy at the University forced the NCBE to move to new
75:
It began as the National Centre for School Biotechnology (NCSB) in 1985 in the Department of Microbiology. It became the NCBE in 1990. For many years it was the only centre in Europe that was devoted to the teaching of biotechnology in schools. The
1493: 167: 471: 329: 1581: 1566: 767: 99:
was involved, but from 1990 onwards wanted the organization to become self-supporting as it had to cut back on budgets. By 1992 the government provided no money for the centre.
1546: 319: 96: 1576: 1551: 338: 293: 399: 1556: 161: 792: 998: 965: 914: 507: 1174: 1561: 772: 343: 88: 616: 286: 787: 581: 486: 1483: 1205: 545: 450: 414: 1586: 1488: 530: 279: 1332: 1099: 225: 873: 502: 445: 92: 1571: 1322: 958: 368: 1179: 621: 205: 993: 777: 762: 261: 77: 1524: 1349: 1028: 988: 782: 601: 1245: 1023: 1512: 1417: 1402: 1230: 1124: 1104: 951: 574: 440: 409: 909: 743: 708: 302: 60: 46: 353: 1442: 1305: 1169: 1119: 808: 626: 84: 1327: 1310: 1290: 1270: 888: 878: 838: 738: 718: 611: 606: 333: 1337: 1083: 848: 733: 728: 703: 378: 171: 1462: 1457: 1412: 1235: 1109: 932: 863: 853: 843: 677: 567: 476: 383: 373: 193: 1392: 1359: 1114: 893: 868: 266: 1225: 1220: 1210: 753: 1397: 1374: 1280: 1275: 1215: 1200: 1164: 1049: 883: 823: 723: 83:
It was set up as an education project by the Society for General Microbiology, now the
1008: 111: 1540: 1295: 1250: 1159: 974: 466: 404: 91:
set up the National Centre for School Biotechnology (NCSB). Money also came from the
64: 1447: 1432: 1344: 1285: 1184: 1154: 1063: 833: 713: 481: 323: 176:
Science and Plants for Schools, another well-known science resource for UK schools
1437: 1427: 1422: 813: 419: 1364: 1317: 1240: 1149: 818: 687: 667: 642: 1467: 1369: 858: 828: 672: 662: 590: 271: 1407: 1300: 1078: 1073: 1452: 1044: 682: 657: 1354: 1068: 943: 251: 947: 563: 275: 1058: 1054: 652: 647: 106: 1494:
List of largest biomedical companies by market capitalization
168:
National Centre for Excellence in the Teaching of Mathematics
559: 256: 236: 206:"The National Centre for Biotechnology Education – NCBE" 123: 262:
Education resources from the University of Leicester
1476: 1383: 1263: 1193: 1142: 1133: 1092: 1037: 1016: 981: 902: 801: 752: 696: 635: 495: 459: 433: 392: 361: 311: 42: 34: 26: 95:. For the first five years, the UK government's 267:European Initiative for Biotechnology Education 67:in schools in the UK. It was founded in 1990. 959: 575: 287: 8: 1582:Scientific organizations established in 1985 1567:Educational institutions established in 1985 59:(NCBE) is a national resource centre at the 21: 425:National Centre for Biotechnology Education 162:Centre for Industry Education Collaboration 57:National Centre for Biotechnology Education 22:National Centre for Biotechnology Education 1139: 966: 952: 944: 582: 568: 560: 294: 280: 272: 143:premises elsewhere on the campus in 2005. 20: 1547:1985 establishments in the United Kingdom 999:Competitions and prizes in biotechnology 1577:Science education in the United Kingdom 1552:Biology education in the United Kingdom 915:List of genetics research organizations 186: 7: 1519: 539: 89:Laboratory of the Government Chemist 1557:Biotechnology in the United Kingdom 16:Educational organization in the UK 14: 1518: 1507: 1506: 1007: 928: 927: 538: 524: 523: 352: 110: 1484:Index of biotechnology articles 451:Ure Museum of Greek Archaeology 1489:List of biotechnology articles 1: 1333:Genetically modified organism 1100:Biotechnology industrial park 874:Missing heritability problem 503:Reading University Boat Club 446:Museum of English Rural Life 93:Gatsby Charitable Foundation 80:had been set up in the USA. 1562:Biotechnology organizations 1323:Environmental biotechnology 1603: 1502: 1005: 994:Timeline of biotechnology 923: 597: 519: 350: 78:Dolan DNA Learning Center 1350:Microbial biodegradation 1029:Industrial biotechnology 989:History of biotechnology 63:to teach pre-university 1024:Colors of biotechnology 400:Atmospheric Observatory 1418:Biomedical engineering 1125:Pharmaceutical company 1105:Biotechnology products 441:Cole Museum of Zoology 410:Henley Business School 1587:University of Reading 910:List of genetic codes 304:University of Reading 226:Educational resources 61:University of Reading 47:University of Reading 1443:Chemical engineering 1306:Reproductive cloning 1170:Hybridoma technology 1120:Human Genome Project 809:Behavioural genetics 85:Microbiology Society 1328:Genetic engineering 1311:Therapeutic cloning 1291:Bionic architecture 1271:Animal cell culture 1038:Biological concepts 889:Population genomics 879:Molecular evolution 839:Genetic engineering 511:(student newspaper) 334:Robert Van de Noort 23: 1572:Genetics education 1384:Interdisciplinary 1338:Molecular genetics 1084:Selective breeding 849:Genetic monitoring 472:Halls of residence 172:University of York 122:. You can help by 1534: 1533: 1463:Nanobiotechnology 1458:Molecular biology 1259: 1258: 1110:Biotechnology law 941: 940: 864:He Jiankui affair 854:Genetic genealogy 844:Genetic diversity 773:the British Isles 678:Genetic variation 557: 556: 477:Region 6 War Room 374:Iskandar Malaysia 140: 139: 87:. Money from the 53: 52: 1594: 1522: 1521: 1510: 1509: 1360:Pharmacogenomics 1140: 1134:Basic techniques 1115:Green Revolution 1093:General concepts 1011: 968: 961: 954: 945: 931: 930: 894:Reverse genetics 869:Medical genetics 584: 577: 570: 561: 548: 542: 541: 533: 527: 526: 356: 330:Vice-Chancellor: 305: 296: 289: 282: 273: 239: 234: 228: 223: 217: 216: 214: 212: 202: 196: 191: 135: 132: 114: 107: 24: 1602: 1601: 1597: 1596: 1595: 1593: 1592: 1591: 1537: 1536: 1535: 1530: 1498: 1472: 1413:Biopharmacology 1385: 1379: 1255: 1226:Electrophoresis 1221:Kidney dialysis 1211:Crystallization 1189: 1135: 1129: 1088: 1033: 1012: 1003: 977: 972: 942: 937: 919: 898: 797: 788:the Middle East 754:Archaeogenetics 748: 692: 631: 593: 588: 558: 553: 546: 531: 515: 491: 455: 429: 388: 357: 348: 307: 303: 300: 248: 243: 242: 235: 231: 224: 220: 210: 208: 204: 203: 199: 192: 188: 183: 158: 149: 136: 130: 127: 120:needs expansion 105: 73: 17: 12: 11: 5: 1600: 1598: 1590: 1589: 1584: 1579: 1574: 1569: 1564: 1559: 1554: 1549: 1539: 1538: 1532: 1531: 1529: 1528: 1516: 1503: 1500: 1499: 1497: 1496: 1491: 1486: 1480: 1478: 1474: 1473: 1471: 1470: 1465: 1460: 1455: 1450: 1445: 1440: 1435: 1430: 1425: 1420: 1415: 1410: 1405: 1403:Bioengineering 1400: 1398:Bioelectronics 1395: 1389: 1387: 1381: 1380: 1378: 1377: 1375:Tissue culture 1372: 1367: 1362: 1357: 1352: 1347: 1342: 1341: 1340: 1335: 1325: 1320: 1315: 1314: 1313: 1308: 1298: 1293: 1288: 1283: 1281:Bioinformatics 1278: 1276:Biofabrication 1273: 1267: 1265: 1261: 1260: 1257: 1256: 1254: 1253: 1248: 1243: 1238: 1233: 1228: 1223: 1218: 1216:Chromatography 1213: 1208: 1203: 1201:Centrifugation 1197: 1195: 1194:Chemical field 1191: 1190: 1188: 1187: 1182: 1177: 1172: 1167: 1165:Flow cytometry 1162: 1157: 1152: 1146: 1144: 1137: 1131: 1130: 1128: 1127: 1122: 1117: 1112: 1107: 1102: 1096: 1094: 1090: 1089: 1087: 1086: 1081: 1076: 1071: 1066: 1061: 1052: 1047: 1041: 1039: 1035: 1034: 1032: 1031: 1026: 1020: 1018: 1014: 1013: 1006: 1004: 1002: 1001: 996: 991: 985: 983: 979: 978: 973: 971: 970: 963: 956: 948: 939: 938: 936: 935: 924: 921: 920: 918: 917: 912: 906: 904: 900: 899: 897: 896: 891: 886: 884:Plant genetics 881: 876: 871: 866: 861: 856: 851: 846: 841: 836: 831: 826: 824:Genome editing 821: 816: 811: 805: 803: 802:Related topics 799: 798: 796: 795: 790: 785: 780: 775: 770: 765: 759: 757: 750: 749: 747: 746: 741: 736: 731: 726: 724:Immunogenetics 721: 716: 711: 706: 700: 698: 694: 693: 691: 690: 685: 680: 675: 670: 665: 660: 655: 650: 645: 639: 637: 636:Key components 633: 632: 630: 629: 624: 619: 614: 609: 604: 598: 595: 594: 589: 587: 586: 579: 572: 564: 555: 554: 552: 551: 536: 520: 517: 516: 514: 513: 505: 499: 497: 493: 492: 490: 489: 484: 479: 474: 469: 463: 461: 457: 456: 454: 453: 448: 443: 437: 435: 431: 430: 428: 427: 422: 417: 412: 407: 402: 396: 394: 390: 389: 387: 386: 381: 376: 371: 365: 363: 359: 358: 351: 349: 347: 346: 344:List of alumni 341: 336: 326: 315: 313: 309: 308: 301: 299: 298: 291: 284: 276: 270: 269: 264: 259: 254: 247: 246:External links 244: 241: 240: 229: 218: 197: 185: 184: 182: 179: 178: 177: 174: 165: 157: 154: 148: 145: 138: 137: 117: 115: 104: 101: 72: 69: 51: 50: 44: 40: 39: 36: 32: 31: 28: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 1599: 1588: 1585: 1583: 1580: 1578: 1575: 1573: 1570: 1568: 1565: 1563: 1560: 1558: 1555: 1553: 1550: 1548: 1545: 1544: 1542: 1527: 1526: 1517: 1515: 1514: 1505: 1504: 1501: 1495: 1492: 1490: 1487: 1485: 1482: 1481: 1479: 1475: 1469: 1466: 1464: 1461: 1459: 1456: 1454: 1451: 1449: 1446: 1444: 1441: 1439: 1436: 1434: 1431: 1429: 1426: 1424: 1421: 1419: 1416: 1414: 1411: 1409: 1406: 1404: 1401: 1399: 1396: 1394: 1391: 1390: 1388: 1382: 1376: 1373: 1371: 1368: 1366: 1363: 1361: 1358: 1356: 1353: 1351: 1348: 1346: 1343: 1339: 1336: 1334: 1331: 1330: 1329: 1326: 1324: 1321: 1319: 1316: 1312: 1309: 1307: 1304: 1303: 1302: 1299: 1297: 1296:Cell immunity 1294: 1292: 1289: 1287: 1284: 1282: 1279: 1277: 1274: 1272: 1269: 1268: 1266: 1262: 1252: 1251:Sedimentation 1249: 1247: 1244: 1242: 1239: 1237: 1234: 1232: 1229: 1227: 1224: 1222: 1219: 1217: 1214: 1212: 1209: 1207: 1204: 1202: 1199: 1198: 1196: 1192: 1186: 1183: 1181: 1178: 1176: 1173: 1171: 1168: 1166: 1163: 1161: 1160:Cultured meat 1158: 1156: 1153: 1151: 1148: 1147: 1145: 1143:Biology field 1141: 1138: 1132: 1126: 1123: 1121: 1118: 1116: 1113: 1111: 1108: 1106: 1103: 1101: 1098: 1097: 1095: 1091: 1085: 1082: 1080: 1077: 1075: 1072: 1070: 1067: 1065: 1062: 1060: 1056: 1053: 1051: 1048: 1046: 1043: 1042: 1040: 1036: 1030: 1027: 1025: 1022: 1021: 1019: 1015: 1010: 1000: 997: 995: 992: 990: 987: 986: 984: 980: 976: 975:Biotechnology 969: 964: 962: 957: 955: 950: 949: 946: 934: 926: 925: 922: 916: 913: 911: 908: 907: 905: 901: 895: 892: 890: 887: 885: 882: 880: 877: 875: 872: 870: 867: 865: 862: 860: 857: 855: 852: 850: 847: 845: 842: 840: 837: 835: 832: 830: 827: 825: 822: 820: 817: 815: 812: 810: 807: 806: 804: 800: 794: 791: 789: 786: 784: 781: 779: 776: 774: 771: 769: 766: 764: 761: 760: 758: 755: 751: 745: 742: 740: 737: 735: 732: 730: 727: 725: 722: 720: 717: 715: 712: 710: 707: 705: 702: 701: 699: 695: 689: 686: 684: 681: 679: 676: 674: 671: 669: 666: 664: 661: 659: 656: 654: 651: 649: 646: 644: 641: 640: 638: 634: 628: 625: 623: 620: 618: 615: 613: 610: 608: 605: 603: 600: 599: 596: 592: 585: 580: 578: 573: 571: 566: 565: 562: 550: 549: 537: 535: 534: 522: 521: 518: 512: 510: 506: 504: 501: 500: 498: 494: 488: 485: 483: 480: 478: 475: 473: 470: 468: 467:Foxhill House 465: 464: 462: 458: 452: 449: 447: 444: 442: 439: 438: 436: 432: 426: 423: 421: 418: 416: 413: 411: 408: 406: 405:Harris Garden 403: 401: 398: 397: 395: 391: 385: 382: 380: 377: 375: 372: 370: 367: 366: 364: 360: 355: 345: 342: 340: 337: 335: 332: 331: 327: 325: 322: 321: 317: 316: 314: 310: 306: 297: 292: 290: 285: 283: 278: 277: 274: 268: 265: 263: 260: 258: 257:DNA to Darwin 255: 253: 250: 249: 245: 238: 233: 230: 227: 222: 219: 207: 201: 198: 195: 194:Establishment 190: 187: 180: 175: 173: 169: 166: 163: 160: 159: 155: 153: 146: 144: 134: 131:February 2020 125: 121: 118:This section 116: 113: 109: 108: 102: 100: 98: 94: 90: 86: 81: 79: 70: 68: 66: 65:biotechnology 62: 58: 48: 45: 41: 37: 33: 29: 25: 19: 1523: 1511: 1448:Microbiology 1433:Biochemicals 1345:Gene therapy 1286:Biosynthesis 1264:Applications 1185:Spectroscopy 1155:Cell culture 1064:Fermentation 834:Genetic code 768:the Americas 744:Quantitative 714:Cytogenetics 709:Conservation 602:Introduction 544: 529: 508: 487:War Memorial 482:Wantage Hall 424: 384:Whiteknights 328: 324:Paul Lindley 318: 232: 221: 209:. Retrieved 200: 189: 150: 141: 128: 124:adding to it 119: 82: 74: 56: 54: 27:Abbreviation 18: 1438:Biorobotics 1428:Biomimetics 1423:Biomedicine 814:Epigenetics 420:ICMA Centre 379:London Road 320:Chancellor: 1541:Categories 1393:Bioeconomy 1365:Stem cells 1318:Embryology 1241:Filtration 1231:Extraction 1150:Bioreactor 819:Geneticist 793:South Asia 739:Population 719:Ecological 688:Amino acid 668:Nucleotide 643:Chromosome 393:Facilities 369:Greenlands 181:References 43:Founded at 1236:Fed Batch 1136:and tools 734:Molecular 729:Microbial 704:Classical 460:Buildings 415:Herbarium 339:Academics 103:Structure 35:Formation 1513:Category 1468:Virology 1370:Telomere 1017:Branches 933:Category 859:Heredity 829:Genomics 673:Mutation 663:Heredity 627:Glossary 617:Timeline 591:Genetics 532:Category 362:Campuses 156:See also 147:Function 1525:Commons 1408:Biology 1301:Cloning 1079:Protein 1074:Plasmid 982:History 612:History 607:Outline 547:Commons 543:  528:  434:Museums 164:at York 71:History 1453:Mining 1386:fields 1045:Allele 778:Europe 763:Africa 697:Fields 683:Allele 658:Genome 312:People 211:13 May 1477:Lists 1355:Omics 903:Lists 783:Italy 622:Index 509:Spark 496:Other 237:MISAC 1206:CSTR 1175:HPLC 1069:Gene 1050:Cell 252:NCBE 213:2024 55:The 49:, UK 38:1990 30:NCBE 1246:PFR 1180:NMR 1059:RNA 1055:DNA 653:RNA 648:DNA 126:. 97:DTI 1543:: 756:of 170:, 1057:/ 967:e 960:t 953:v 583:e 576:t 569:v 295:e 288:t 281:v 215:. 133:) 129:(

Index

University of Reading
University of Reading
biotechnology
Dolan DNA Learning Center
Microbiology Society
Laboratory of the Government Chemist
Gatsby Charitable Foundation
DTI

adding to it
Centre for Industry Education Collaboration
National Centre for Excellence in the Teaching of Mathematics
University of York
Establishment
"The National Centre for Biotechnology Education – NCBE"
Educational resources
MISAC
NCBE
DNA to Darwin
Education resources from the University of Leicester
European Initiative for Biotechnology Education
v
t
e
University of Reading
Chancellor:
Paul Lindley
Vice-Chancellor:
Robert Van de Noort
Academics

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.