University of Edinburgh Archive and Manuscript Collections

Content Description Contains photocopied documents relating to the proposed cuts and changes to ABRO's research programme.At SC-Acc-2021-0083 there is a Word document entitled "The need for food: the history of the Animal Breeding Research Organisation, before Dolly – an eyewitness account." written by Gerald Wiener in 2021. Wiener was the deputy director of the Animal Breeding Research Organisation (ABRO) until his retirement in 1986. He was also one of the scientific staff appointed to ABRO in...

Content Description

Comprises paper drafts, data and notes relating to Taylor's research on multibreed projects at the Animal Breeding Research Organisation (ABRO) during the 1970s-1980s. Taylor has also provided contemporary annotations and information on potential future projects using the digitised experimental data provided here on two DVDs.

Scope and Contents

This collection comprises the administrative records of Roslin Institute and predecessor institutions. The records cover a range of areas and include meeting papers, reports, financial and legal documents, staff files, research data and press cuttings.

The majority of the records originate from the institutional Secretary's office, although there are a number of files from the Director and some from individual scientists. This information is captured in the catalogue.

Scope and Contents

Contains bound volumes of offprints from the Roslin Institute and its predecessor institutions.