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"These are particularly exciting times for the biosciences and many challenging opportunities are being created for young innovative researchers. I am delighted that you have accessed the web pages of Rothamsted Research to find out more about us and the specialist research training we can offer you. We enjoy an international reputation for the quality of our research across the agricultural, environmental and plant biotechnological sciences and we have well equipped laboratories and professional support services. Most importantly, all our students gain from working in a genuinely multidisciplinary environment which is further enriched by our collaborations with many universities and institutes in the UK and abroad. I believe we can offer you unparalleled opportunities to work on stimulating research projects in a high quality, yet friendly working environment.

Please do not hesitate to contact us to obtain more information, or better still visit us if you can, to meet staff and our PhD students, the ultimate beneficiaries of our research training. You will be assured of the warmest welcome".

Professor Peter Shewry
Acting Director, Rothamsted Research January 2010.

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