Bellairs Research Institute
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The Bellairs Research Institute, located on the Caribbean island of Barbados, was founded in 1954 as a marine biology field-station for McGill University. The main campus of McGill University is in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Type | Field-station for McGill University. |
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Established | 1954 |
Location | , , |
Affiliations | McGill University |
Website | www |
Bellairs was initial funding was from a bequest by British naval commander, Carlyon Bellairs, for whom the institute is named.[1] The institute is used by both undergraduate and graduate students in a range of subjects, including marine science, geography, economics, engineering and international development studies.
Bellairs hosts numerous McGill University field-courses and workshops throughout the year, including Applied Tropical Ecology, Geography, and the Barbados Field Study Semester (BFSS). Bellairs also holds annual field courses from other universities from around the world including the University of Toronto (marine biology) and Western Michigan University (archeology).