Work has begun on the first phase of Burwell Architects’ £20m refurbishment and extension of the Marine Biological Association headquarters in Plymouth.

The Marine Microbiome Centre of Excellence project aims to create a world-class research centre focusing on the marine microscopic world right on the coast.

The Marine Biological Association (MBA) is a learned society based in the historic environs of the Royal Citadel in Plymouth, a scheduled monument that is still occupied by the British Army and Royal Marines.

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