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Queen's New Year Honours for NERC research community
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Collaborative Antarctic Science Scheme - Applications invited for 2020-21
2020
17 Jan 2020
Applications are invited for the Collaborative Antarctic Science Scheme for Antarctic fieldwork in the 2020-21 field season. The closing date is 16:00 on Monday 9 March 2020.
SMMR appoints Champions for the Strategic Priorities Fund research programme
14 Jan 2020
Sustainable Management of UK Marine Resources appoints Champions for the UKRI led Strategic Priorities Fund research programme.
Announcement of Opportunity: Enabling Research in Smart Sustainable Plastic Packaging
13 Jan 2020
UK Research & Innovation (UKRI), is inviting proposals under the Enabling Research workstream for projects to establish academic‑led research that addresses widely understood problems in relation to plastic packaging.
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