Evaluation reports
The Evaluation Annual Reports provide summary information about the evaluations conducted that year, what they found, and what has happened as a result.
Evaluation annual report 2009-10 (162KB)
Evaluation annual report 2008-09 (201KB)
Evaluation annual report 2007-08 (206KB)
The following full evaluation reports are also available:
NERC citations study 2012
Citations study (3MB)
Summary of study (75KB)
Technologies theme evaluation 2011
Report (115KB)
Management response (42KB)
Natural hazards theme evaluation 2011
The fourth of an ongoing evaluation of each of NERC's seven strategic science themes. Each theme is intended to be evaluated, in turn, over a two year repeating cycle.
Report (103KB)
Management response (23KB)
Commissioning evaluation 2011
An evaluation of the process by which theme action plan strategic research is commissioned.
Report (125KB)
Management response (33KB)
Responsive Mode evaluation 2010
An evaluation of the quality and impact of NERC's Responsive Mode (RM) funded research. The outputs of grants in the areas of biodiversity and global change were assessed by two independent panels and, separately, examples of the influence of RM work on NERC strategy were investigated.
Report (514KB)
Management response (58KB)
Mid-term evaluation of NERC's Theme Action Plan process 2010
Report (615KB)
Management response (339KB)
Biodiversity theme evaluation 2010
Report (54KB)
Management response (24KB)
Sustainable use of natural resources theme evaluation 2010
Report (48KB)
Management response (20KB)
Climate system theme evaluation 2010
A pilot evaluation commencing a new rolling programme to evaluate progress delivering NERC's strategic science themes. Each theme will be evaluated every two years.
Report (50KB)
Management response (27KB)
NERC citations study 2008
Citations study (321KB)
Summary of study (12KB)
Evaluation of the Peer Review College 2008
Report (541KB)
Evaluation of the UK Energy Research Centre 2007
Report (283KB)
Management response (28KB)
Evaluation of the Ocean Margins LINK Programme 2007
Report (397KB)
Management response (21KB)
Mid-term evaluation of the Quantifying and Understanding the Earth System (QUEST) Programme 2007
Report (502KB)
Management response (73KB)
Responsive funding evaluation - climate change pilot 2007
A pilot study to consider the quality of a sample of responsive grants in the climate change research area. The study is to be followed up by further more comprehensive evaluations in future.
Report (403KB)
Management response (19KB)