Category Archives: NERC

Government Office for Science: roles, responsibilities and programmes

Government Office for Science: roles, responsibilities and programmes It was all change at the top of evidence based policy in Government this month, with Sir Mark Walport replacing Sir John Beddington as Government Chief Scientific Adviser (GCSA). This role is … Continue reading

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Contribute to the BES response to the Triennial Review of the Research Councils

The BES will respond through the Society of Biology to the UK Government’s Triennial Review of the seven Research Councils. The first phase is to consider the core functions of the Research Councils, to assess the need for these functions … Continue reading

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NERC – DEFRA High Level Policy Placement Fellowship

The Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) are seeking a senior member of the environmental science community to take on a key role linking NERC science with Defra policymaking at the highest … Continue reading

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NERC internships with business, policy and the third sector

The Natural Environment Research Council has launched a call for internships, inviting existing researchers to apply for projects of up to four months, based in businesses, policy or third sector organisations. Interns will explore and demonstrate how business, policy or … Continue reading

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NERC/Environment Agency Policy Placement Fellowship

Applications are invited for a nine-month policy placement secondment opportunity based in EA Bristol offices to work on the use of transient and steady state climate change information to improve decision making for climate change adaptation. This is an excellent … Continue reading

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Your help needed to develop ‘Climate Change Impacts Report Cards’

A new project to develop a series of ‘Climate Change Impacts Report Cards’ for the terrestrial and freshwater environments has started under the Living With Environmental Change programme, supported by Defra and NERC. These report cards will be accessible, high … Continue reading

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Natural Capital/ Ecosystem Services for Business: New Collaboration Opportunities

Tuesday 13th March 2012 The Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (IOM3) 1 Carlton House Terrace, London Business has been put at the centre of the stage to deliver the sustainable economy that the Government pledges to provide in the … Continue reading

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Applications sought for Chair of NERC’s Science and Innovation Strategy Board (SISB)

The Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) is seeking to appoint a new Chair of its Science and Innovation Strategy Board (SISB), to commence from April 2012, and is inviting applications from interested parties. Further information and an application pack are … Continue reading

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NERC/Environment Agency policy placement secondment opportunities

Applications are invited for two new, twelve month, full time (part time working will be considered), policy placement secondment opportunities, to work with the Environment Agency based in Bristol. These secondments are offered as part of NERC’s policy placement fellowship … Continue reading

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Planet Under Pressure 2012: New Knowledge Towards Solutions

26-29 March 2012 Abstract submission is now open for this major international science conference focusing on solutions to the global sustainability challenge. This is an open call for participants and for abstracts for presentations and posters to be submitted against … Continue reading

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