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Link to external site Future Earth UK Town Hall Meeting

21 May 2013
Members of the research, public sector, private sector and civil society communities are invited to a town meeting on 21 June, co-hosted by the Royal Society and the British Academy, to find out about the Future Earth initiative. Future Earth UK Town Hall Meeting

The closing date is 29 May 2013

Announcement of Opportunity: Variability in the South Asian Monsoon

20 May 2013
Outline bid proposals are invited for research on drivers of variability in the South Asian Monsoon, as part of a major new collaborative research programme between NERC and the Ministry of Earth Sciences, India. Announcement of Opportunity: Variability in the South Asian Monsoon

The closing date is 22 Jul 2013

Link to external site Applying marine renewables expertise

17 May 2013
NERC's marine renewables knowledge exchange experts will be at the All-Energy event in Aberdeen on 22-23 May, meeting potential business and policy partners across the sustainable technology sectors. Free to register. Applying marine renewables expertise

Link to external site New direction for algal bioenergy collaborations

17 May 2013
NERC and TSB launch the algal bioenergy roadmap in June with speakers from industry, academia and the public sector, plus the first SPARK awards, £5k grants to encourage researcher/SME collaborations. New direction for algal bioenergy collaborations