Funding news and calls
Prospering from the Energy Revolution Challenge: Full programme of funding announced
16 May 2018
Funding will help businesses and researchers to create inexpensive, low carbon and resilient ways to provide energy.
Announcement of Opportunity: National capability services & facilities commissioning - Second round
2018
15 May 2018
NERC would like to announce key dates as part of the second round of services and facilities commissioning.
Innovation Placements
2018
10 May 2018
NERC invites academic researchers (at post-doctoral level or above) to apply for an Innovation Placement, duration between 3-12 months, working within a non-academic host organisation such as a private business, third-sector organisation or public body.
Six projects awarded funding to help make agriculture sustainable in Colombia
26 Apr 2018
The projects have been awarded funding as part of the Sustainable Tropical Agricultural Systems programme, which aims to ensure reliable and sustainable food provision for Colombia.
Resilience of the UK food system in a global context third call
2018
13 Apr 2018
The Global Food Security programme invites expressions of interest from early career researchers at lecturer level or equivalent to take part in a sandpit.
Ganga Delta - Bay of Bengal Interactions sandpit event
2018
11 Apr 2018
NERC are inviting applications from UK scientists to attend a joint sandpit event on the proposed Ganga Delta - Bay of Bengal Interactions programme, in conjunction with India's Ministry of Earth Sciences, with support from the Newton-Bhabha Fund, in Kolkata the week commencing 11-13 September 2018.
Announcement of Opportunity: China-UK AMR Partnership Hubs 2018
2018
4 Apr 2018
The UK cross-research-council AMR Initiative and the National Natural Science Foundation of China are pleased to invite proposals to the China-UK AMR Partnership Hubs under the umbrella of the Newton Fund.
UKRI Future Leaders Fellowships scheme
2018
3 Apr 2018
The UK Research & Innovation (UKRI) Future Leaders Fellowships scheme aims to develop, retain, attract and sustain research and innovation talent in the UK. Providing up to seven years of funding for at least 550 early-career researchers and innovators, the scheme will tackle difficult and novel challenges.
Global Partnerships Seedcorn Fund - Announcement of Opportunity March 2018
2018
26 Mar 2018
NERC is inviting proposals to its Global Partnerships Seedcorn Fund.
NERC UK Geoenergy Observatories project - Community event
22 Mar 2018
NERC is investing £31 million in a project to establish two centres for research into the subsurface environment, and is organising an open meeting at the Royal Society in London on 26 June 2018 to update the research community on progress with the project.