Links
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1. Academic Institutions:
The following links will take you to some useful academic websites. All of which are related to the Kirkhouse Trust.- The John Innes Centre: The John Innes Centre works closely with the Kirkhouse Trust, and acts as a consultancy on many research projects and PhD scholarships. The centre is based in Norwich and is recognised as a centre of excellence for many disciplines including plant science, microbiology, biochemistry, genetics and cell biology. There are instances where the Trust has provided support for students wishing to travel there to train.
- Rockefeller University: Based in New York, the Rockefeller University is an institution which focuses its research on biomedical research. Originally funded by John D. Rockefeller in 1901 it has been headed by Sir Paul Nurse since 2003, who is also one of the Kirkhouse Trust's Trustees.
- University Of Edinburgh: Professor Adrian Bird is based here as a Professor of Genetics. He is one of the four Trustees associated with the Kirkhouse Trust.
- University Of Dundee: Dr Keith Palmer is based here as a part-time Professor of Economics and Finance. He is one of the four Trustees associated with the Kirkhouse Trust.
- University Of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore: One of the institutions that receives funding from the Kirkhouse Trust. Projects on pepper, dolichos, horsegram and moth bean are funded by the Trust here, along with a laboratory and several PhD / MSc students.
- University Of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad: The Trust currently funds a dolichos research programme here. It is based in Dharwad (North of Bangalore) and is linked to the University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore.
- Sir M. Visvesvaraya Institute Of Technology: The Trust has recently approved a fifteen month pilot research project on velvet bean (mucuna spp.) here. The institute is based in Bangalore, India.
2. Charities:
The following links will take you to some other charitable websites. Some of these organisations work closely with the Kirkhouse Trust.- The Edina Trust: The 'sister' charity of the Kirkhouse Trust. The charity provides small grants to aid education in science (primarily for schools) within the Oxfordshire and Scottish border regions.
- Office Of The Scottish Charity Register (OSCR): The Kirkhouse Trust is a charity registered under OSCR. OSCR is an orginisation set up to regluate charities and ensure that the Trustees are aware of their statutory responsibilities with regard to spending public money effectively.
- The Gatsby Charitable Foundation: This charity is an endowed grant-making Trust and gives money to other charitable causes. It focuses on plant science and eduction within the science and engineering disciplines.
- The British Council: A charity which aims to improve relationships and understanding between different cultures throughout the world. It helps support people from different parts of the world to work on community based projects, aiding understanding and learning through first hand experiences.
3. Other Sites:
The following links may be useful for someone visiting this site or an existing grantee, looking for information not already listed.- XE.com: Free currency conversion site which is constantly updated with the latest exchange rates. As the Kirkhouse Trust always sends grants in GBP (£'s), it uses this site to calulate how much to send.
- Lablablab.org: Dedicated site to dolichos (lablab purpureus L.). Please visit this site to learn more about dolichos, it's habitat, disease susceptibility and taxonomic details, etc.
- Oxford Gene Technology IP Ltd: The principal source of funding for the Kirkhouse Trust comes from OGT. OGT is a commerical organisation which develops high throughput microarray services and cytogenetics.