Funding news and calls
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).
Announcement of Opportunity: Reducing the Impacts of Plastic Waste in Developing Countries
2020
5 Nov 2019
NERC, on behalf of UKRI, invites proposals for international, interdisciplinary, collaborative research projects under the UKRI GCRF Reducing the Impacts of Plastic Waste in Developing Countries call.
Highlight topics – Sixth round
2020
4 Nov 2019
NERC invites proposals for the sixth round of highlight topics, a route for funding strategic research.
Call for new Peer Review College members
2019
4 Nov 2019
NERC is recruiting for Peer Review College members, Core panel members and Chairs to refresh its current membership and support its peer review processes.
Transforming the UK food system for healthy people and a healthy environment webinar
2019
31 Oct 2019
UKRI in partnership with government are pleased to announce a highly ambitious £25 million call for research to fundamentally transform the UK food system, by placing healthy people and a healthy natural environment at its centre.
Announcement of Opportunity: UK Energy Research Centre (UKERC) Director
2019
31 Oct 2019
The Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), on behalf of the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) and the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), are inviting applications for a new interdisciplinary director of the UK Energy Research Centre (UKERC).
Sixth round of highlight topics announced
30 Oct 2019
As a result of its ideas process, NERC is pleased to announce the topics that will be offered through its highlight topics programme, following the sixth cut-off for ideas.
Announcement of Opportunity: GCRF Cultures, Behaviours and Histories of Agriculture, Food, and Nutrition - Second Funding Call to Support International, Interdisciplinary Research Partnerships
2020
30 Oct 2019
AHRC, in collaboration with other Research Councils including the MRC, ESRC, NERC, and BBSRC, are pleased to announce the second of two calls through the GCRF Cultures, Behaviours and Histories of Agriculture, Food, and Nutrition programme.
Announcement of Opportunity: Sustainable Management of UK Marine Resources (SMMR) Champion
2019
28 Oct 2019
UK Research & Innovation are inviting applications for the role of UK SMMR Champion. The SMMR programme is supported through the Strategic Priorities Fund and will be jointly delivered by NERC and ESRC of behalf of UKRI, and in partnership with the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) and Marine Scotland.
Update: The Notification of Intent step has been removed by the funders and applications are welcome from applicants who have not submitted a Notification of Intent already.