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Natural Environment Research Council

The Natural Environment Research Council is the UKRI council that funds environmental science, including climate, oceans, polar research, biodiversity and natural hazards.

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Open calls on pitute (11)

Calls from NERC that pitute holds open today. The funder's own page has every scheme.

Advancing atmospheric and aerial autonomyNatural Environment Research Council (NERC) · United Kingdom · Closes 21 Oct 2026
Research Infrastructure RenewalNatural Environment Research Council (NERC) · United Kingdom · Closes 21 Oct 2026
Resilient economy and security through ecosystem transitions grantsNatural Environment Research Council (NERC) · United Kingdom · Closes 22 Oct 2026
Exploring the frontiers of environmental research 2026Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) · United Kingdom · Closes 12 Nov 2026
Water4All 2026 call: sustainable water managementNatural Environment Research Council (NERC) · United Kingdom · Closes 6 Apr 2027
Biodiversa+ 2026 to 2027: novel ecosystems (BiodivFuture)Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) · United Kingdom · Closes 16 Apr 2027
Work with Brazilian researchers: NERC FAPESP lead agencyNatural Environment Research Council (NERC) · United Kingdom
Work with US-based researchers on environmental science: NERC-NSF lead agency

Recently funded

The newest running awards in UKRI Gateway to Research, the funder's public register.

Are huge landslide-tsunami more frequent, larger and less predictably linked to glacial cycles?Peter Talling · Durham University · From 31 Dec 2027 · £752,786
Enhancing our understanding of volcanic clouds using long-term satellite records and next-generation instrumentsIsabelle Taylor · University of Oxford · From 30 Oct 2027 · £907,041
Mechanisms underpinning resilience to climate-mediated trophic mismatchAlbert Phillimore · University of Edinburgh · From 30 Mar 2027 · £799,753
DANCE - eDdy-mediated mechAnisms supplying Nitrogen resourCEsMar Benavides · National Oceanography Centre · From 30 Mar 2027 · £1,206,545
3D and 4D imaging of mid-ocean ridge magma-hydrothermal interactionsTim Minshull · University of Southampton · From 31 Dec 2026 · £831,538
The co-evolution of learning and social structure: how minds shape societies and societies shape mindsAlex Thornton · University of Exeter · From 31 Dec 2026 · £797,000
BREATHE: Bridging REspiration And phoTosynthesis in eartH systEm scienceLina Mercado · University of Exeter · From 31 Oct 2026 · £798,400
Quantifying The Sink-source Balance of Tropical Forests in A Warming WorldFabian Fischer · University of Bristol · From 29 Sept 2026 · £775,016

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Recently funded

The newest running awards in UKRI Gateway to Research, the funder's public register.

Are huge landslide-tsunami more frequent, larger and less predictably linked to glacial cycles?Peter Talling · Durham University · From 31 Dec 2027 · £752,786
Enhancing our understanding of volcanic clouds using long-term satellite records and next-generation instrumentsIsabelle Taylor · University of Oxford · From 30 Oct 2027 · £907,041
Mechanisms underpinning resilience to climate-mediated trophic mismatchAlbert Phillimore · University of Edinburgh · From 30 Mar 2027 · £799,753
DANCE - eDdy-mediated mechAnisms supplying Nitrogen resourCEsMar Benavides · National Oceanography Centre · From 30 Mar 2027 · £1,206,545
3D and 4D imaging of mid-ocean ridge magma-hydrothermal interactionsTim Minshull · University of Southampton · From 31 Dec 2026 · £831,538
The co-evolution of learning and social structure: how minds shape societies and societies shape mindsAlex Thornton · University of Exeter · From 31 Dec 2026 · £797,000
BREATHE: Bridging REspiration And phoTosynthesis in eartH systEm scienceLina Mercado · University of Exeter · From 31 Oct 2026 · £798,400
Quantifying The Sink-source Balance of Tropical Forests in A Warming WorldFabian Fischer · University of Bristol · From 29 Sept 2026 · £775,016

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Open calls on pitute (11)

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