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Centre for Research in Animal Biology
In 1993 the University of
Waikato, the New Zealand Pastoral Agricultural Research Institute
Ltd (AgResearch) and the Dairying Research Corporation Ltd (DRC)
jointly established a Centre for Research in Animal Biology. This
agreement formalises the strong ties which have linked the University
with the Ruakura Agricultural Research Centre since the University’s
establishment in 1964, particularly through the involvement of a
large number of students in postgraduate research on agricultural
topics.
Two independent research organisations,
AgResearch and the DRC, are established on the Ruakura campus, and
are charged with research in animal biology. Research conducted
in those organisations, and at the University, is to a major extent
funded by the Foundation for Research, Science and Technology. Closer
links between these organisations will be to their mutual benefit.
The Centre for Research in Animal
Biology seeks to encourage University students, staff members and
research fellows to undertake study and research in association
with scientists of AgResearch and the DRC. Members of the Centre
have access to the facilities of all three campuses, and study at
any of these campuses may be credited to fulfilment of the requirements
for award of degrees and diplomas of the University. Senior scientists
in AgResearch and the DRC contribute to several lecture courses
in the Department of Biological Sciences and supervise a number
of graduate and postgraduate students.
The Centre aims to attract students
into the animal biology field, to attract visiting lecturers and
research workers, and to promote awareness of animal biology in
the general community.
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