Scots' lab resists move to York

An Aberdeen research consortium is making a last-ditch attempt to stave off 바카라사이트 relocation of a laboratory to York as part of 바카라사이트 reorganisation of 바카라사이트 Agriculture Ministry's Central Science Laboratory.

William Waldegrave, Secretary of State for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, announced this week that 바카라사이트 Torry Food Science Laboratory would be moved under a centralisation plan. But after strenuous lobbying by local MPs, he conceded a 30-day moratorium to allow alternative proposals to be made.

The CSL, which works on environmental and food safety issues for government departments, is moving nearly all its sites to a new laboratory complex near York next summer.

The Norwich and Aberdeen sites were not originally included. But Mr Waldegrave said that while Norwich was competing successfully for national and European funding, 바카라사이트 Torry site, which had very high overheads, would operate at a loss in 1995/96. The new labs would ensure that CSL worked cost-effectively, and would overcome serious shortcomings in 바카라사이트 buildings on older sites, he said.

But local academic, industrial and political interests say 바카라사이트 move would weaken Scotland's research base.

The Aberdeen Research Consortium, whose nine members include Aberdeen and 바카라사이트 Robert Gordon universities, has now set up a taskforce which will draw up plans for retaining 바카라사이트 Torry work.

Ian Lang, Secretary of State for Scotland, who has already ensured that some Torry projects move to 바카라사이트 neighbouring Scottish Office marine laboratory, said his officials would give 바카라사이트 consortium expert advice.