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Agricultural Research Council (UK research council)

 Organization

Found in 52 Collections and/or Records:

File concerning Agricultural Research Council studentships, 1979-1990

 File
Identifier: EUA IN23/2/3/2/2
Scope and Contents

Contains various proposals for studentships, correspondence with the ARC, internal memoranda, notes and a copy of the AFRC booklet 'Research Student and Supervisor: an approach to good supervisory practice.'

Dates: 1979-1990

File relating to the ARC Management Services review of engineering services and gardening and grounds services, 1982-1984

 File
Identifier: EUA IN23/2/1/3/3
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Fonds:

Comprises administrative, financial, personnel and estates records of the PRC, as well as reports, publications and visitors books. These files are chiefly those of the PRC Secretary, Alistair Menzies. There is a very limited amount of research material.

Dates: 1982-1984

File relating to the purchase of Stanhope farm by the Agricultural Research Council, 1949

 File
Identifier: EUA IN23/1/4/8/1
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Fonds:

Comprises administrative, financial and estates records of ABRO, as well as reports, publications and press cuttings. There is also a large amount of research data, including the working papers of the scientist St Clair Taylor.

Dates: 1949

Files relating to the Agricultural Research Council Rayner Review of Support Services , 1982-1985

 File
Identifier: EUA IN23/2/1/3/4
Scope and Contents

Contains a copy of the Rayner Review draft report on stores, buildings and estate management (April 1983) and related notes, memoranda and correspondence.

Dates: 1982-1985

Files relating to various audits, 1981-1993

 File
Identifier: EUA IN23/2/1/3/1
Scope and Contents

These files relate to internal audits conducted by the ARC (later AFRC) as well as the National Audit Office.

Dates: 1981-1993

Laboratory and capital equipment inventories, 1948-1982

 File — Box EUA-A-524, Box: data_value_missing_1b93d78134185c9c149642dd0c024509, Box: data_value_missing_61e87af0be815e229b026158cbbbe3b9
Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/A1/9/2
Scope and Contents

Consists of inventories of scientific apparatus and equipment in the Genetics Department, as well as in the Genetics Film Unit. Files also contain capital equipment returns to the Agricultural Research Council.

Dates: 1948-1982

Memorandum on Climatological Work at the ARC Poultry Research Centre, September 1957

 Item
Identifier: Coll-1700/2/32
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Contains various lectures and articles by Greenwood, including some texts from broadcasts and public speeches.

Dates: September 1957

Note summarising the research carried out by Beatty's group, headed 'Report for ARC', 23 March 1976

 Item
Identifier: Coll-1364/5/57
Scope and Contents From the Series: Contains: reports on visits to other institutions, such as Cambridge University and the Royal Veterinary College, University of London; report on Beatty's attendance at various conferences and congresses, including correspondence with the Agricultural Research Council; progress reports on research carried out by Beatty's colleagues and students; notes...
Dates: 23 March 1976

Papers chiefly relating to patents for the control of sex ratio in mammalian offspring, 1974-1977

 File
Identifier: Coll-1364/1/4
Scope and Contents

Chiefly contains correspondence concerning the patent application process for 'Control of Sex Ratio in Mammalian Offspring' and the grant from the Scottish Milk Marketing Board. Correspondents include the Agricultural Research Council, the University of Edinburgh's Centre for Industrial Consultancy and Liaison and the Scottish Milk Marketing Board.

Dates: 1974-1977