Posted by s.hettrick on 16 June 2013 - 7:22am

Carole Goble, one of the Software Sustainability Institute's Co-Investigators, has been appointed to the Council of the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) by the Minister for Universities and Science, David Willetts. The appointment will run until 31 March 2017.

BBSRC Chair, Professor Sir Tom Blundell FRS, said: "I am delighted with the appointment of Professor Goble, a key figure in the development of e-Science in the UK and Europe, and I welcome back Professor Baulcombe and Mr Godfrey. Their shared experiences add to a wealth of knowledge on the Council that will continue to drive forward the leading international position of UK bioscience as a foundation for the country's economic growth."

For more information, read the press release from the BBSRC.