NERC research outcomes and impact

Find out how the people and projects we invest in can make an impact on our lives and the world we live in.

The NERC Impact Awards celebrate the impact from NERC-funded research on our lives, including our society, economy and environment.

18 July 2024

Transforming environmental science with the power of AI

14 December 2023

Embedding climate and biodiversity in finance with NERC-funded research

12 December 2023

Healthy environment, healthy people

6 March 2023

Environmental science delivers benefits across the UK

11 August 2022

International zoonotic disease research leads to long term impact

18 March 2022

Force of nature: solutions for net zero, economy and society

1 November 2021

From climate science to climate solutions

16 September 2021

The story behind the discovery of the ozone hole

1 July 2021

Harnessing offshore wind to deliver clean growth

15 June 2021

Harnessing offshore wind

4 June 2021

Restoring planet Earth’s ecosystems

12 March 2021

Air pollution: research tackles a silent killer

18 January 2021

UK research key in fight against antibiotic resistance spread

1 January 2021

Cleaning up our air and cutting the costs of pollution

26 October 2020

The plastics paradox

7 October 2020

Impact on the environment

1 July 2020

Engaging with the public to strengthen science and society

1 May 2020

Environmental science benefits people across the UK

1 February 2020

Science helps the insurance industry thrive, whatever the weather

1 September 2019

Environmental science supports government decision-making

1 July 2019

Turning trailblazing science into agenda-setting TV

1 June 2019

Environmental science investment enriches the UK economy

1 February 2019

Saving our planet from a sea of plastic

More NERC research outcomes and impact

Find further NERC impact stories on the UK Government Web Archive.