2019 news announcements
Karen Hanghøj named Director of the British Geological Survey
Today, it was announced that Karen Hanghøj will take up the role of Director of the British Geological Survey from October 2019.
3 Jul 2019
Call for nominations for the Queen's Birthday Honours 2020
Do you know someone working within the environmental sciences sector who deserves to be recognised for their outstanding contribution, their achievements in public life or their commitment to serving and helping Britain?
17 Jun 2019
Queen's Birthday Honours for NERC research community
NERC extends its warmest congratulations to a number of researchers in the environmental science community who have been recognised in the Queen's Birthday Honours.
12 Jun 2019
Boaty McBoatface meets the public at the Science Museum
Visitors to the Science Museum can meet a scale model of the Autosub Long Range known as Boaty McBoatface as part of an exhibition opening today.
12 Jun 2019
Ambitious delivery plans published across UKRI
Ambitious delivery plans published today outline how UK Research & Innovation will work with its partners to ensure that world-leading research and innovation continues to flourish in the UK.
10 Jun 2019
Search starts for new NERC directors
NERC is recruiting two new directors to join its senior leadership team.
5 Jun 2019
Introducing the new NERC non-executive director
NERC is delighted to announce that Ms Caroline Bault has been appointed as a new non-executive director.
3 Jun 2019
NERC National Capability Science awards: CPOM and COMET
NERC has provided funding to two centres to enable major research programmes into the observation of earthquakes and volcanic activity, and build understanding of changes at the Earth's poles.
29 May 2019
Hay Festival and NERC launch Trans.MISSION II global project merging science and art
Hay Festival and NERC have today unveiled Trans.MISSION II, a new global project pairing leading environmental researchers with award-winning storytellers to communicate cutting-edge science to new audiences.
25 May 2019
Collaborative projects to advance understanding of biodiversity in Latin America
NERC-funded researchers have begun a series of collaborative projects with partners in Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Peru to advance understanding of the social and economic role of biodiversity in Latin America, and how it can be managed more sustainably.
17 May 2019