Common use of Life Sciences Clause in Contracts

Life Sciences. The College aspires to be a Centre of Excellence for science education and has close partnerships with local universities and employers. Many new opportunities exist, building upon existing relationships with partners such as: University of Dundee; University of Abertay Dundee; NHS Tayside; Dundee Science Centre; ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Institute; Tayside Police Forensic Labs; and local biotechnology/pharmaceutical companies such as Axis Shield, GSK, BBI Diagnostics and Gentech. After SRUC, Dundee and Angus College is the largest provider of land-based education and training in Scotland. This provision is an important element in the curriculum mix of the College and is crucial in meeting the employment and learner demands of the rural Angus economy in particular. The College plays an active role in the development of land-based qualifications and arrangements nationally, including representation on the Land-based Strategy and Providers Groups. As a provider of significant scale, the College is keen to extend this influence and ensure that its role in land-based education is optimised. The College aims to maintain current levels of mainstream land-based provision throughout the period of this agreement, whilst also seeking to exploit commercial and other niche opportunities in specialist areas such as biomass.

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Sources: Outcome Agreement, Outcome Agreement

Life Sciences. The College aspires to be a Centre of Excellence for science education and has close partnerships with local universities and employers. Many new opportunities exist, building upon existing relationships with partners such as: University of Dundee; University of Abertay Dundee; NHS Tayside; Dundee Science Centre; ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Institute; Tayside Police Forensic Labs; and local biotechnology/pharmaceutical companies such as Axis Shield, GSK, BBI Diagnostics and Gentech. After SRUC, Dundee and Angus College is the second largest provider of land-based education and training in Scotland. This provision is an important element in the curriculum mix of the College and is crucial in meeting the employment and learner demands of the rural Angus economy in particular. The College plays an active role in the development of land-based qualifications and arrangements nationally, including representation on the Land-based Strategy and Providers GroupsGroup. As a provider of significant scale, the College is keen to extend this influence and ensure that its role in land-based education is optimised. The College aims to maintain current levels of mainstream land-based provision throughout the period of this agreement, whilst also seeking to exploit commercial and other niche opportunities in specialist areas such as biomass.

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Sources: Outcome Agreement