2018 news announcements
NERC beats target with 53 new apprenticeships
NERC staff began 53 apprenticeships during 2017-18, surpassing the government target set by the Apprenticeship Levy last year.
18 Sep 2018
NERC funds National Capability National Public Good awards
NERC has funded six National Capability National Public Good awards worth a total of £8 million.
12 Sep 2018
Research on the role of the environment on mental health
The role the natural environment could play in mental health will be explored as part of an ambitious research investment led by UK Research & Innovation.
10 Sep 2018
UK expertise informs Google's new dataset search
Experts from UK Research & Innovation have contributed to a new search tool launched today by Google that aims to help scientists, policy makers and other user groups more easily find the data required for their work and their stories, or simply to satisfy their intellectual curiosity.
6 Sep 2018
UK scientists to join Arctic research ship 'drifting' past North Pole
UK scientists will join what could be the largest-scale Arctic research expedition ever planned when the German research ship, RV Polarstern, is deliberately lodged into sea ice to drift past the North Pole.
29 Aug 2018
Glasgow gives warm welcome to geothermal heat research
Glasgow City Council and South Lanarkshire Council have approved plans to develop a world class geothermal research observatory in the east end of the city. Work will begin on site this autumn.
28 Aug 2018
£6 million to explore impact of hazardous chemicals on UK ecosystems
NERC has awarded £6 million to investigate the effects that potentially hazardous chemicals used by humans are having on UK habitats and wildlife.
9 Aug 2018
NERC invests £22 million in major research programme on the Atlantic Ocean
A new research programme will investigate the impacts of climate change and human activities on the Atlantic Ocean, from the surface to the deep seabed.
2 Aug 2018
Launch of the RRS Sir David Attenborough hull into River Mersey
A major milestone in the build of the UK's state-of-the-art polar research ship is reached this weekend (Saturday 14 July 2018), when the 129m-long, 10,000 tonne hull of the RRS Sir David Attenborough is launched into the River Mersey for the first time.
11 Jul 2018
UK and Germany combine forces to fund crucial Arctic science
For the first time, the UK and Germany have joined forces to investigate the impact of climate change on the Arctic Ocean.
3 Jul 2018