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NERC appoints new Science Committee members
£213m to upgrade the UK’s world-class research infrastructure
Science mission to investigate the world’s biggest iceberg
UK’s new underground observatory open for research
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Webinar: Sustaining Water Resources for Food, Energy & Ecosystem Services in India
16 Dec 2020
The webinar showcased the research, successes and lessons learned from the SWR programme. UK and Indian Principle Investigators demonstrated the outputs and outcomes from the projects, with a focus on outcomes relevant to end users.
Cancellation of Jan/Feb 2021 Intensive Observing Period (IOP)
7 Oct 2020
A decision has been made to cancel the Clean Air Programme winter Intensive Observing Period, previously scheduled for Monday 20 January to Friday 28 February 2021.
Future of UK Treescapes – Programme webinar and collaborator finder
2 Oct 2020
UKRI (NERC, ESRC and AHRC), Defra, Scottish Government and Welsh Government invite all potential applicants to the Future of UK Treescapes funding call to a programme webinar to learn more about the background to the programme, stakeholder perspectives, the funding call and to meet the Programme ambassadors
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