NERC: Natural Environment Research Council

Doctoral students: are you curious about how research feeds into policy? Our Policy Internship Scheme is open for applications! You'll undertake a three-month placement at an influential policy organisation, gaining training and experience in a policy area agreed by your host. Whether your ideal career lies inside or outside of academia, it's a great way to expand your horizons and understand how research makes a difference to society. The scheme is open to doctoral students funded by UKRI and our research councils: Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), BBSRC, EPSRC, ESRC: Economic and Social Research Council, Medical Research Council, NERC: Natural Environment Research Council and STFC. Find out more and how to apply: https://orlo.uk/z2M5o Open until 2 October #Policy #Internship #DoctoralStudents

Early career researchers from all research disciplines, get ready! ⛳ 🏃♂️ The ERC 2025 Starting Grant is a ⭐ great funding opportunity ⭐ for you! 🔴 Are you UK-based, or interested in doing research in the UK? 🔴 Are you interested in funding for an ambitious research project of your choice? The ERC 2025 Starting Grant might be ideal for you! Join our free webinars next week and discover how to apply successfully. The UK experts 👨⚕️ will walk you through everything you must know - from funding levels, eligibility, and evaluation criteria to submission. 🚀 Join, discover whether you are eligible and start applying! Register for our free webinars here: 1️⃣ 29 July, 10-12 UK Time ➡ https://lnkd.in/d3JG4eae 2️⃣ 1 Aug, 10-12 UK Time ➡ https://lnkd.in/dwrmr3nX #biology #medicine #chemistry #socialsciences #history #arts #humanities #funding #grant #psychology

Do you have experience and expertise in the use of marine facilities? 🌊 We are looking for 8 new members to join the Cruise Programme Review Group (CPRG). These new members will: 🔹Represent the views of the marine science community 🔹Promote productive conversations between the community and UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) The CPRG provides objective advice on all delivery aspects of the operations that make up the NERC Marine Facilities Programme and monitors and reviews the outputs from these marine services and facilities. For more information and how to apply, head to our vacancies page. Closes 7 Aug

Join us at this year’s NERC Digital Gathering 🎉 What to expect: 🔹 Two days bringing the NERC research community together to highlight the growing role of digital technologies in environmental research 🔹 Explore NERC-funded research outcomes and ongoing work by the NERC Environmental Data Service and NERC’s Data Centres 🔹 Gain insights from industry leaders in digital technologies, including representatives from IBM and Microsoft Details: 📅 11 - 12 September 🎫 Free entry 📍 The University of Manchester ⏰ Register by 09 August For further details or to submit a talk, workshop or poster: https://orlo.uk/cxtOX

Exciting investment in new research projects to boost environmental resilience, wellbeing, and sustainability across the UK! 🌍 🌊 £14.8M Resilient Coastal Communities and Seas Programme: A transdisciplinary approach to understanding and boosting the resilience of coastal communities in all four nations of the UK. We are funding this work alongside UK Research and Innovation, Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) NERC: Natural Environment Research Council and Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 🏡 £9.5M Place-based Sustainability Research: We are delighted to fund five innovative projects that will research place-based approaches to an environmentally sustainable future, providing evidence to support local and national decision making. The two sets of projects will help communities tackle issues, such as: 🔸 Landfill waste release due to erosion and flooding 🔸 Urban net zero retrofit challenges 🔸 Conflict in transitions to sustainable living 🔸 Public food procurement networks 🔸 Understanding the importance of place in responding to climate change challenges Congratulations to our successful project leads!🏆 Coastal Communities and Seas Programme ⬇️  🔸 TRANSitions in Energy for Coastal communities over Time and Space - Karen Alexander, Heriot-Watt University 🔸 ARISE: Advancing Resilience and Innovation for a Sustainable Environment - GINA YANNITELL Reinhardt (she/her), University of Essex 🔸 Resilience of Anthropocene Coasts and Communities: assessing and responding to urban and post-industrial coastal risks - Kate Spencer, Queen Mary, University of London 🔸 Transformative Research Actions for Resilient Coastal Communities - Tim Acott, University of Greenwich The UK Coastal Communities and Seas Network Plus ⬇️  🔸 COAST-R: COastal Communities and Seas Together for Resilience Network Plus - Briony McDonagh, University of Hull Place-based Approaches to Sustainable Living ⬇️  🔸 URBAN RETROFIT UK: Scaling up place-based adaptations to the urban environment through the planning and development system - James White, University of Glasgow; with Cardiff University, Dalhousie University, University of Sheffield, University of the West of England, and University of Ulster  🔸 Governing Sustainable Futures: Advancing the use of Participatory Mechanisms for addressing Place-based Contestations of Sustainable Living - Rebecca Sandover, Exeter University  🔸 Place-based approaches to sustainable food supply chains: scaling socio-technical innovations as enablers for enhancing public sector food procurement - moya kneafsey, Coventry University; with Garden Organic, and Social Farms & Gardens  🔸 REGENYSYS: Designing a regenerative regional living system in the Thames Estuary - Joanna Williams, University College London; with Cranfield University  🔸 Circular Society Innovations for place-based equitable, inclusive & environmentally sustainable living - Paul Dewick, Manchester Metropolitan University     🔍 More on our website

We are thrilled to be hosting ‘Explore our planet - Archwiliwch ein planed’, an exciting public event in partnership with the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) and Techniquest. 📅 Dates: 18 October - 20 October 📍 Location: Techniquest, Cardiff, with a special visit to the research ship RRS James Cook in Cardiff Bay. 🎟️ Price: Free We are bringing the world of environmental science to the public at this exciting two day event. Visitors can expect: ✨ Interactive science activities 🔬 Hear from the UK’s leading environmental scientists 🚢 Tour the RRS James Cook 👩🏫 Educational Fun for Everyone 👨👩👧👦 Family-Friendly Weekend Professor Louise Heathwaite, Executive Chair of NERC, said: “We’re incredibly lucky in the UK to be home to some of the world-leading environmental scientists who, together with researchers across multiple disciplines are identifying and helping to solve global environmental challenges. The ‘Explore our planet – Archwiliwch ein planed’ event will give everyone an opportunity to take a look and get involved, meeting the scientists who are delivering this research and learning about how we can live sustainably on planet” For more information, visit our website.

Exciting investment in new research projects to boost environmental resilience, wellbeing, and sustainability across the UK! 🌍 🌊 £14.8M Resilient Coastal Communities and Seas Programme: A transdisciplinary approach to understanding and boosting the resilience of coastal communities in all four nations of the UK. We are funding this work alongside UK Research and Innovation, Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) NERC: Natural Environment Research Council and Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 🏡 £9.5M Place-based Sustainability Research: We are delighted to fund five innovative projects that will research place-based approaches to an environmentally sustainable future, providing evidence to support local and national decision making. The two sets of projects will help communities tackle issues, such as: 🔸 Landfill waste release due to erosion and flooding 🔸 Urban net zero retrofit challenges 🔸 Conflict in transitions to sustainable living 🔸 Public food procurement networks 🔸 Understanding the importance of place in responding to climate change challenges Congratulations to our successful project leads!🏆 Coastal Communities and Seas Programme ⬇️  🔸 TRANSitions in Energy for Coastal communities over Time and Space - Karen Alexander, Heriot-Watt University 🔸 ARISE: Advancing Resilience and Innovation for a Sustainable Environment - GINA YANNITELL Reinhardt (she/her), University of Essex 🔸 Resilience of Anthropocene Coasts and Communities: assessing and responding to urban and post-industrial coastal risks - Kate Spencer, Queen Mary, University of London 🔸 Transformative Research Actions for Resilient Coastal Communities - Tim Acott, University of Greenwich The UK Coastal Communities and Seas Network Plus ⬇️  🔸 COAST-R: COastal Communities and Seas Together for Resilience Network Plus - Briony McDonagh, University of Hull Place-based Approaches to Sustainable Living ⬇️  🔸 URBAN RETROFIT UK: Scaling up place-based adaptations to the urban environment through the planning and development system - James White, University of Glasgow; with Cardiff University, Dalhousie University, University of Sheffield, University of the West of England, and University of Ulster  🔸 Governing Sustainable Futures: Advancing the use of Participatory Mechanisms for addressing Place-based Contestations of Sustainable Living - Rebecca Sandover, Exeter University  🔸 Place-based approaches to sustainable food supply chains: scaling socio-technical innovations as enablers for enhancing public sector food procurement - moya kneafsey, Coventry University; with Garden Organic, and Social Farms & Gardens  🔸 REGENYSYS: Designing a regenerative regional living system in the Thames Estuary - Joanna Williams, University College London; with Cranfield University  🔸 Circular Society Innovations for place-based equitable, inclusive & environmentally sustainable living - Paul Dewick, Manchester Metropolitan University     🔍 More on our website

We’re inviting applications for our Training Short Course (TSC) awards, offering you a chance to lead the development of environmental scientists. The closing date has been extended out to 15 October. The flexibility of this call enables you to apply for the non-directed aspect or our directed priority areas. Priority areas: 🟢 Future Marine Research Infrastructure - Training initiatives that'll increase awareness of the technical specs and applications of marine autonomous systems (MAS) in sustained and experimental ocean observation. 🟢 Digital Skills - Training initiatives that support one or more of these strategic themes: Data stewardship, Data analysis, understanding, and visualisation, Modelling and simulation. Non-directed areas: Training initiatives must fall within our science remit. We particularly encourage initiatives that provide significant added value to other NERC priorities and investments, such as our strategic research programs or NERC remit areas related to the UKRI strategy. Apply now: https://orlo.uk/DTCzP

New funding opportunity in collaboration with the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC). This opportunity will support five projects aimed at developing UK-Canada partnerships, focussing on enhancing the resilience and sustainability of critical minerals supply. 🔹 Up to £240k available for each of five UK research projects 🔹 Collaborate with Canadian projects under the NSERC Alliance Missions grants 🔹 Address key research priorities in optimising efficiency and minimising environmental impact across critical minerals value chains 🔹 Foster skills sharing and knowledge exchange This programme aims to build strong connections between UK and Canadian researchers, promoting collaboration across disciplines and sectors related to responsible and sustainable mining, building the foundation for future collaborative research. Join us to learn more about this opportunity and the Canadian research projects involved: 📅 Virtual Networking forum 🔗 https://orlo.uk/XmQ0F 📅 Virtual Networking Workshop 🗓️ 10 June 2024 🕒 4:00pm to 6:00pm UK time 🔗 https://orlo.uk/xamVW Registration will close 5 June 2024, 8.00pm UK time More details and how to apply: https://orlo.uk/UQWIw ⏰ Closes 3 October

Happy World Bee Day! 🌍 🐝 🌞🌸 Did you know that solar farms can create thriving habitats for bumblebees, butterflies, and other essential pollinators? To celebrate, Solar Energy UK is excited to launch it's latest briefing: "Promoting pollinators on solar farms", highlighting the incredible synergy between solar farms and pollinator biodiversity. Join us in promoting a greener, more biodiverse future where renewable energy and pollinator conservation go hand in hand! 👉 Access Briefing: ow.ly/xUMv50RNwTb This work was supported by Lancaster University, University of Reading, NERC: Natural Environment Research Council, Low Carbon, Clarkson & Woods Ltd. and WYCHWOOD BIODIVERSITY LIMITED. #WorldBeeDay #Biodiversity #RenewableEnergy