Search form Search Open Menu You are here HomeAboutHistoryRoyal Patron Royal Patron Since its foundation by a Deed of Trust in 1919, NIAB has been honoured to have Royal support and is immensely proud to have Her Majesty The Queen as Patron. HM King George V and Queen Mary, accompanied by HRH Princess Mary, were the first members of the Royal Family to visit, opening the new NIAB building on Huntingdon Road on 14 October 1921. King George VI became NIAB’s first Patron, followed by HM Queen Elizabeth II, who first visited the Institute at Huntingdon Road in 1969 on the occasion of its 50th anniversary. The Queen returned with HRH The Duke of Edinburgh Prince Philip in 1994 for NIAB’s 75th anniversary. The visit included viewing the chrysanthemum work in the glasshouse, seed health testing, variety identification, the potato virus testing work, and plant pathology research, as well as an exhibition of historic photographs from the past 75 years. In July 2019 NIAB welcomed The Queen again, this time to NIAB Park Farm as part of our centenary celebrations. The Queen viewed exhibits of variety evaluation in ornamentals and cereals, as part of the delivery of Plant Breeders’ Rights legislation, research work on monocot grafting and cowpeas, a showcase of ‘superwheat’ plants in the glasshouse, and a colourful visual display of NIAB’s history. She also spoke with some of NIAB’s longest serving members of staff, each with between 40 and 50 years’ service, before planting a tree which garnered a great deal of media coverage. NIAB TODAY PEOPLE LOCATIONS CONTACT HISTORY Royal Patron Contact NIAB 93 Lawrence Weaver Road Cambridge CB3 0LE, UK Tel: +44(0)1223 342200 Email: info@niab.com Connect Like us Tweet us Follow us Send us an email NIAB TAG Membership Or sign up to a free NIAB TAG Membership trial © NIAB 2021 Careers Site map Privacy Accessibility Terms and Conditions - services Terms and Conditions - website Sign in

Search form Search Open Menu You are here HomeAboutNIAB todayMission statement Mission statement NIAB's mission is to provide independent science-based research and information to support, develop and promote agriculture and horticulture; helping the industry to fulfil its potential in supplying food and renewable resources, while respecting the natural environment. Our charitable objectives are: NIAB The Arable Group Ltd NIAB TODAY About us Corporate information Our impact Mission Statement Supporting NIAB PEOPLE LOCATIONS CONTACT HISTORY Contact NIAB 93 Lawrence Weaver Road Cambridge CB3 0LE, UK Tel: +44(0)1223 342200 Email: info@niab.com Connect Like us Tweet us Follow us Send us an email NIAB TAG Membership Or sign up to a free NIAB TAG Membership trial © NIAB 2021 Careers Site map Privacy Accessibility Terms and Conditions - services Terms and Conditions - website Sign in