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SPF Clean Air Steering Committee Chair
2020
9 Nov 2020
The SPF Clean Air Programme is looking to appoint a new Chair for its Steering Committee.
SPF Clean Air Steering Committee Chair
6 Nov 2020
The SPF Clean Air Programme is looking to appoint a new Chair for its Steering Committee.
Workshop to support scientists in developing IODP proposals for Mission Specific Platforms
3 Nov 2020
Through the UK IODP research programme, NERC is committed to supporting the science community in developing high quality science-driven proposals for submission to IODP.
Panel membership
2 Nov 2020
Reporting
2 Nov 2020
COVID-19 sewage tracking system supported by UKRI-funded research
23 Oct 2020
A government-led project, supported by the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and funded by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), is providing an early warning of coronavirus outbreaks by monitoring sewage across the country.
Impacts of marine plastic pollution in south-east Asia researched
22 Oct 2020
UK/Singapore partnership to reduce impacts of plastic pollution with £6 million investment to support projects in south-east Asia. How plastic enters and behaves in the environment, its effect on marine life, and suitable approaches to reducing environmental damage.
NERC Capital FUnding Net-Zero Oceanographic Capability (NZOC) Assessment Panel for 4 August 2020
22 Oct 2020
RRS Sir David Attenborough departs Cammell Laird for sea trials
21 Oct 2020
The UK’s most advanced polar research ship – RRS Sir David Attenborough – has left Cammell Laird shipyard for two weeks of technical sea trials. In November, the shipyard will formally hand over the ship to the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC).
Ocean role
20 Oct 2020
The Southern Ocean is one of the hardest places on Earth to carry out scientific research – but there is a growing realisation that in the era of climate change, we need to understand it better.
Life stranded in ice
20 Oct 2020
Scientists are currently marooned onboard the icebreaker RV Polarstern due to the COVID-19 lockdown; we hear first hand how they are coping, what life is like on the ship, and what ongoing experiments can reveal about climate change in this fascinating region.
The experts making a difference
20 Oct 2020
We meet the NERC scientists who are helping us all to understand every element of our planet, one groundbreaking discovery at a time.
Harnessing the wind
20 Oct 2020
One of the best places to exploit wind power is offshore, where the wind is more reliable and where there are fewer objections to big wind farms.
The gathering storm
20 Oct 2020
From rising sea level impact on coastal ecosystems to exciting new ways to reduce greenhouse emissions, marine scientist Dr Judith Wolf describes her research into the effect of climate change on the world’s oceans.
Flood forecaster
20 Oct 2020
Predicting when and where a flood will hit saves people's lives and livelihoods, but why is forecasting floods so hard?
Building resilience
20 Oct 2020
Hotter summers and wetter winters will bring new challenges and opportunities. The UK Climate Resilience programme, a collaboration between UKRI and the Met Office, brings a wide range of researchers to help in this effort.
Capturing carbon
20 Oct 2020
Carbon Capture and Storage offers a way to take greenhouse gases from industrial plants or power stations at source and storing them to prevent release into the atmosphere.
Heat source
20 Oct 2020
The untapped reservoir of hot water beneath UK cities could provide green energy for millions of homes.