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Institute of Aquaculture, University of Stirling

The Institute is the leading international centre in aquaculture and is the largest of its kind in the world. It brings together cross-disciplinary, world class researchers to meet the wide range of challenges faced as aquaculture grows to meet global demands.

The Institute currently has a staff of more 110 and 120 postgraduate students.

In the 2008 UK Research Assessment Exercise:

  • 90% of the Institute's research was rated as being internationally recognised;
  • 50% of work was judged to be internationally excellent or world-beating.

Research strategy

Research focuses on fundamental questions relating to strategies for sustainable aquaculture, whether in modern commercial markets or in feeding poor communities in developing countries.

Organisation of research

Research is carried out in the following groups:

International links

The Institute has links with many other academic institutions, throughout Europe, and further afield, including:
  • Asian Institute of Technology [Thailand];
  • Aquatic Animal Health Research Institute [Thailand];
  • National Agricultural University, Mymensingh [Bangladesh];
  • College of Fisheries, Mangalore [India];
  • Universidad Michocana, Morelia [Mexico];
  • Myazaki University [Japan].

Commercialisation of research

Disease and environmental management services are provided to industry as well as project design, development and management through Stirling Aquaculture, which received the Queens Award for Industry in 1990.

For further information, please contact:

Professor Brian Austin
Director
Institute of Aquaculture
University of Stirling
Stirling FK9 4LA
Tel: 01786 467 870
Fax: 01786 472 133
email: brian.austin@stir.ac.uk

website: Institute of Aquaculture

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University of Edinburgh Scottish Agricultural College Heriot-Watt University
St Andrews University Napier University Institute of Aquaculture
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology Edinburgh National Museums of Scotland Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
The Roslin Institute, University of Edinburgh Royal Society for the Protection of Birds Scotland Forest Research
Science & Advice for Scottish Agriculture Scottish Crop Research Institute Scottish Natural Heritage
University Marine Biological Station Millport British Geological Survey Moredun Research Institute
MRC Human Reproductive Sciences Unit Scotland & Northern Ireland Forum for Environmentasl Research Biomathematics & Statistics Scotland
University of the Highlands & Islands Millennium Institute
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