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Announcement of Opportunity: Constructing a Digital Environment – Demonstrators
2020
7 Nov 2019
NERC is inviting proposals for demonstrator projects costing up to £960,000 at 80% full economic cost, with a maximum duration of 24 months, as part of the Constructing a Digital Environment Programme.
Pre-announcement: SPF (Space Weather Instrumentation, Measurement, Modelling and Risk)
2020
6 Nov 2019
NERC will shortly be inviting proposals for the first funding call as part of the UKRI Space Weather Instrumentation, Measurement, Modelling and Risk (SWIMMR).
Space Weather Instrumentation, Measurement, Modelling and Risk (SWIMMR) kick off meeting
6 Nov 2019
The SWIMMR kick off meeting will be held on 26th November 2019 in the Wolfson Library of the Royal Society, 6-9 Carlton House Terrace, London SW1Y 5AG, starting at 11:00am (coffee available from 10:30am).
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