Scottish Office Agriculture and Fisheries Department (SOAFD)

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Fonds:

Comprises records of Roslin Institute which relate to governance, administration, finance, legal, estates, human resources, external relations, events and publicity. Also contains some research data. The majority of these records originate from the office of the Institute Secretary, with a number from the Director and Assistant Director. In the latter cases this is noted in the catalogue.

Scope and Contents

Papers relating to the projects 'Regulation of fetal size at birth' and 'Identification of factors and mechanisms in embryo culture associated with the large offspring syndrome'. Contains correspondence with MAFF, SOAFD and other project partners; copies of costings and grant application forms; Ian Wilmut's handwritten notes from discussions and meetings; reports and data from experiments and some reprints.

Scope and Contents Papers relating to research on large offpsring, particularly in sheep, on the projects 'Preovulatory influences on embryo development and foetal growth' and 'In vitro culture of sheep zygotes and its effect on foetal size and development'. Contains correspondence with MAFF, SOAFD and other project partners; copies of costings and grant application forms; Ian Wilmut's handwritten notes from discussions and meetings; reports and data from experiments, some reprints and some briefing notes...