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Healthy environment, healthy people

NERC Impact Awards 2023 winners and finalists

News

27 March 2024

Major research and innovation infrastructure investment announced

AHRCBBSRCEPSRCESRCInnovate UKMRCNERCResearch EnglandSTFC

18 March 2024

£4m to investigate future marine research infrastructure

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18 March 2024

New network to integrate biodiversity in the financial system

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Funding opportunities

Modelling environmental responses to solar radiation management

Apply for funding to carry out climate modelling to understand the impacts of solar radiation management (SRM) techniques if implemented at scale.

You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for NERC funding.

• Opportunity status: Upcoming
• Funders: Natural Environment Research Council (NERC)
• Funding type: Grant
• Maximum award: £3,300,650
• Publication date: 28 June 2024
• Opening date: 8 July 2024 9:00am UK time
• Closing date: 8 October 2024 4:00pm UK time

Core research challenges in digital twinning for crisis resilience

Apply to lead an interdisciplinary research programme in digital twinning which seeks to aid decision makers in their role of strengthening the resilience of transport networks – including increasing capability before and during crisis management to address a range of threats and hazards.

• Opportunity status: Open
• Funders: Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC), Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), Medical Research Council (MRC)
• Funding type: Grant
• Total fund: £4,375,000
• Maximum award: £4,375,000
• Publication date: 27 June 2024
• Opening date: 25 June 2024 9:00am UK time
• Closing date: 5 September 2024 4:00pm UK time

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Events

NERC next generation environmental modelling community workshop

5 July 2024

The Dilly, 21 Piccadilly, London W1J 0BH

Policy engagement training programme: phase two

4 September 2024 to 3 October 2024

Online and at London, Stoke-on-Trent, Bath and Glasgow

NERC digital gathering 2024

11 September 2024 to 12 September 2024

Humanities Bridgeford Street (building number 35), The University of Manchester, Manchester, M13 9PL

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