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Pre-announcement: Future of UK Treescapes programme – call for proposals
6 Aug 2020
UKRI (NERC, AHRC and ESRC) will shortly be inviting proposals for grants as part of the Future of UK Treescapes programme.
NERC launches £20M 'Changing the Environment' call for whole system solutions to environmental challenges
29 Jul 2020
NERC invites eligible research organisations to submit proposals for large scale inter-disciplinary research and innovation funding to provide whole system solutions to major environmental challenges.
Announcement of Opportunity: NERC-ESRC funded Unconventional Hydrocarbons in the UK Energy System (UKUH) programme launches an Open Call
2020
24 Jul 2020
Up to £400,000 of funding has been allocated up to build upon the existing NERC-ESRC funded Unconventional Hydrocarbons in the UK Energy System (UKUH) programme.
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