BBSRC-NERC Doctoral Landscape Awards

In 2024 the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), with the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), launched the BBSRC-NERC Doctoral Landscape Awards, which will provide studentship funding to train the next generation of researchers in the environmental sciences.

This marked an important step in UKRI’s transition to a collective talent funding model.

NERC will fund 14 new Doctoral Landscape Awards from this opportunity.

Together, BBSRC and NERC will invest £293 million in more than 2,300 studentships at 21 universities across five cohorts.

Read about the BBSRC-funded Doctoral Landscape Awards

Successful NERC awards

The successful NERC awards include:

Ask a question about the Doctoral Landscape Awards

If you have any questions around the BBSRC-NERC Doctoral Landscape Awards, email bbsrc.nerc.landscape@ukri.org.

Last updated: 4 November 2025

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