Major gift to boost research into Britain¡¯s depleted forests

The University of Birmingham has been given ?15 million by an alumnus to study 바카라사이트 impact of climate change on forests.

Jo Bradwell, who studied medicine at Birmingham and went on to found a spin-out company specializing in medical tests, said that 바카라사이트 UK¡¯s remaining woodland was under serious threat from foreign diseases and changes in 바카라사이트 climate.

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Professor Bradwell was a professor in Birmingham¡¯s Department of Immunology before making his fortune through 바카라사이트 Binding Site, a firm he founded in 1983.

The new Institute for Forest Research will comprise laboratories and monitored forests, where scientists can use sensors to take measurements from deep in 바카라사이트 soil to high in 바카라사이트 forest canopy.

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