Natural Environment Research Council (NERC)

NERC is the driving force of investment in environmental science.

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News

13 October 2021

Levitating oil droplets research may help reduce air pollution

11 October 2021

NERC awards prestigious fellowships to outstanding UK scientists

7 October 2021

UKRI publishes updated detailed ethnicity data

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Funding opportunities

Build a network to promote academic engagement with catapults

Apply for funding to build a network that will:

  • encourage engagement between academia and the catapult centres
  • deliver the Researchers in Residence awards.

You must:

  • be a UK resident
  • be based at an eligible research organisation
  • have experience of running large centres or networks.
Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), Medical Research Council (MRC), Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£2,350,000
Maximum award:
£2,350,000
Publication date:
11 October 2021
Opening date:
13 October 2021 09:00 UK time
Closing date:

Incorporating nature into decision making in the finance sector

Apply for funding to enable the sharing of ‘nature and finance’ knowledge and expertise between:

  • academics
  • stakeholders
  • user communities.

You must be based at an eligible UK research organisation.

Your fellowship can focus on any theme or activity around research relevant to the Task Force on Nature-related Financial Disclosures.

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Natural Environment Research Council (NERC)
Co-funders:
Finance for Biodiversity (F4B)
Funding type:
Fellowship
Total fund:
£300,000
Maximum award:
£100,000
Publication date:
8 October 2021
Opening date:
20 September 2021
Closing date:

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