Hannah Research Institute
Changes for the 21st Century
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- 2nd Feb 2007
Hannah Lodges Planning Application
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Wed 6th Dec 2006
Pre-Planning Public Exhibition showing the plans for the site.
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Background
The Hannah Research Institute was established in 1928 as one of a collection of government-funded but independent research institutes to promote the scientific development of agriculture, forestry and fisheries. The Institute’s initial remit was to undertake research on dairying, addressing specific problems associated with that industry.
The Hannah Research Institute was established in 1928 as one of a collection of government-funded but independent research institutes to promote the scientific development of agriculture, forestry and fisheries. The Institute’s initial remit was to undertake research on dairying, addressing specific problems associated with that industry.
The
Institute developed a worldwide reputation for
its work and the natural progression of its
science meant that research of relevance to
agricultural animal science eventually expanded
into new areas of biomedical research and its
focus shifted to seeking to improve Scotland’s
and world health by exploring and explaining the
emerging links between lifestyle and lifelong
health and well-being.
This appeared to be more in line with the direction in which government-funded research was heading in recent years, given a lack of political support for funding agricultural research, but to no avail. Government funding in the form of grant-in-aid from the Scottish Executive Environment and Rural Affairs Department (SEERAD) was withdrawn in 2006. Institute scientists were offered transitional funding to continue their research in the university sector thereby discounting any possibility of scientific activity continuing at the Institute.
John Hannah had gifted the land on which the Institute was established to further agricultural research. It is the view of the Council of the Institute that this can now be best achieved by the development and sale of part of this land, the proceeds from which will create a Trust Fund to enable agricultural research to continue, albeit elsewhere.
This web site shows the proposed plan for a small scale new build development within the existing envelope of the Institute. Plans for the conversion of the Institute’s main building and refectory into residential units and proposals for Mount Hamilton House will be added to the site in the near future.
This appeared to be more in line with the direction in which government-funded research was heading in recent years, given a lack of political support for funding agricultural research, but to no avail. Government funding in the form of grant-in-aid from the Scottish Executive Environment and Rural Affairs Department (SEERAD) was withdrawn in 2006. Institute scientists were offered transitional funding to continue their research in the university sector thereby discounting any possibility of scientific activity continuing at the Institute.
John Hannah had gifted the land on which the Institute was established to further agricultural research. It is the view of the Council of the Institute that this can now be best achieved by the development and sale of part of this land, the proceeds from which will create a Trust Fund to enable agricultural research to continue, albeit elsewhere.
This web site shows the proposed plan for a small scale new build development within the existing envelope of the Institute. Plans for the conversion of the Institute’s main building and refectory into residential units and proposals for Mount Hamilton House will be added to the site in the near future.