Category Archives: NERC
NERC invites applications to the CASE Studentship Open Competition
The scheme promotes partnership between eligible research organisations and public or private sector organisations, and enhances the training of the student who can spend between 3 and 18 months in a workplace outside the academic environment. The CASE partner should … Continue reading
NERC/DEFRA Policy placement secondment opportunity
Applications are invited for a new, six month, part time (25-30%), policy placement secondment opportunity, to work with the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) on its Atmosphere and Local Environment Programme (ALE) in London. This secondment is … Continue reading
Apply Now for BES – NERC Policy Training Workshop: Deadline 16th April
The deadline for applications to take part in the second BES – NERC Science Policy Interactions workshop is rapidly approaching. There are now only two working days left before the deadline of 5pm, 16th April 2010. The workshop is taking … Continue reading
Ecosystem Services for Poverty Alleviation Launches Formally
The Ecosystem Services for Poverty Alleviation programme has launched formally, following the approval of the Department for International Development. The ESPA programme, a partnership between the NERC, Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) and DFID, was established in 2007 but … Continue reading
New Funding Scheme for Systematics and Taxonomy
A new funding scheme aims to revive research in systematics and taxonomy, a crucial field which has struggled somewhat in recent years. The scheme, announced by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) and Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), … Continue reading
New Policy Training Initiative Launches with Workshop
19 – 20 June saw members of the BES and NERC-funded researchers gather in Reading for training in how to engage with policy-makers. Over the course of two days, the group of 30 PhD students and early-career researchers carried out … Continue reading