2019 news announcements
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
£25 million funding for leading disease prevention projects
NERC is one of 12 funders investing a total of £25 million into understanding and influencing the social, economic and environmental factors that affect our health. The investment marks the first funding round of the UK Prevention Research Partnership.
9 May 2019
NERC celebrates impacts of major public engagement programme
NERC and the National Coordinating Centre for Public Engagement have released a booklet to celebrate the outcomes of a major NERC-funded public engagement programme. The booklet highlights successes and learning points from the first stage of the Engaging Environments programme, to enable researchers at all stages of their career to plan and deliver high-quality public engagement activities.
2 May 2019
NERC invests £1.3 million to engage the UK public on big issues in environmental science
An innovative project that will see researchers collaborate with diverse communities on issues in environmental science has been awarded £1·3 million through NERC's Engaging Environments programme.
11 Apr 2019
National facilities commissioned for UK environmental science community
NERC has commissioned three national facilities to serve the UK environmental research community, allowing researchers to make use of specialist methods such as satellite modelling, radiocarbon dating, isotope analysis and field spectroscopy.
10 Apr 2019
Strength in Places Fund: Strong bids from every region and nation of the UK
Twenty-four ambitious projects, from pharmaceuticals to aerospace, and transport to the creative economy, are to receive early-stage funding to develop full-stage bids that could lead to significant economic growth in places across the country.
21 Mar 2019
Citizen scientists needed to unearth historic weather records to help predict future climate
As part of British Science Week 2019 NERC is funding a citizen science project that will rescue weather data to help scientists predict the future climate.
8 Mar 2019
Marine robot Boaty McBoatface to visit Science Museum
A scale model of the Autosub Long Range known as Boaty McBoatface will take centre stage in the Science Museum as part of an exhibition starting this summer.
28 Feb 2019
Artificial intelligence PhDs to tackle climate change
A new generation of PhD students will use artificial intelligence technology to tackle climate change, improve healthcare and create new commercial opportunities, thanks to a £100 million investment from UK Research & Innovation.
21 Feb 2019
New NERC Advisory Network
NERC is adapting its governance and advisory structures to provide increased agility and broader expertise in light of new opportunities within UK Research & Innovation.
20 Feb 2019