Policies
Health and safety
Policies and procedures for working across NERC. More about our policy on health and safety
Risk management
In environmental science reasonable risk taking is an acceptable practice. But we must carefully manage risk. More about our policy on risk management
Ethics
We believe it is important that people look at the ethical aspects of all the work we do. More about our policy on ethics
Openness and transparency
We aim to be transparent about how we reach decisions and be open with our information. More about our policy on openness and transparency
Environmental management
We want to minimise our environmental impact. More about our policy on reducing our environmental impact
Access to research outputs
How we manage and publish research findings. Access to research data. More about data management
Vested interests
NERC expects Council and committee members to help reduce the risk of improper conduct of business or allocation of funds by following HM Treasury's guidelines for publicly-funded agencies. Full details of our policy on vested interests
Sponsorship principles
We follow a set of principles to guide any sponsorship of NERC science. More about our policy on sponsorship
Use of Animals in Research
We expect our researchers to comply with best practice procedures when working with animals. More about our policy on animal research