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<pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 16:07:23 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Announcement of Opportunity: Technology Clusters</title>
<description>The EO Technology Cluster invites EO practitioners to apply for small grants to support knowledge exchange activities in specific terrestrial EO themes.</description>
<link>http://www.nerc.ac.uk/research/programmes/clusters/events/ao-ke.asp</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:16:49 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Technology Clusters kick-off meeting</title>
<description>The EO Technology Cluster will kick-off with a short introductory meeting in London on Wednesday 5 May to outline the overall vision of the cluster.</description>
<link>http://www.nerc.ac.uk/research/programmes/clusters/events/meeting.asp</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:16:46 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Invitation to Tender - Identifying uncertainties in Arctic climate predictions</title>
<description>The Arctic research programme invites tenders for a five month project to identify the processes/feedbacks which contribute to the range of uncertainty in future Arctic climate predictions.</description>
<link>http://www.nerc.ac.uk/research/programmes/arctic/events/itt-uncertainties.asp</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 08:43:54 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>UK to host international science conference</title>
<description>The UK has won its bid to host a major international science conference in 2012. The London conference aims to attract 2,500 of the world&apos;s leading thinkers in global change research.</description>
<link>http://www.nerc.ac.uk/press/releases/2010/09-conference.asp</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:12:36 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Geoengineering web survey launched</title>
<description>As part of the public dialogue on geoengineering, NERC has set up a website to collect your views on geoengineering research.</description>
<link>http://www.nerc.ac.uk/about/consult/geoengineering.asp</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:42:23 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Science to Policy interactions workshop for NERC researchers and/or BES members</title>
<description>The next NERC/BES jointly funded workshop, with an LWEC theme, will take place on 18-19 May 2010 at the Defra Innovation Centre, Reading.</description>
<link>http://www.nerc.ac.uk/using/publicsector/workshop.asp</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 11:38:10 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Networks of Sensors - Post launch event summary</title>
<description>On 23 February 2010 NERC hosted a community engagement event to launch a new £5m research programme: Networks of Sensors - Demonstration High Resolution Networks.</description>
<link>http://www.nerc.ac.uk/research/themes/technologies/events/nos-postevent.asp</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 09:38:56 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Membership of Arctic Research Programme Advisory Group</title>
<description>The application process for joining the Programme Advisory Group is now finished and members have been selected.</description>
<link>http://www.nerc.ac.uk/research/programmes/arctic/management.asp</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 11:31:21 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>NERC Omics Expert Working Group</title>
<description>Nominations are invited for membership of the NERC Omics Expert Working Group.</description>
<link>http://www.nerc.ac.uk/research/themes/biodiversity/events/omics-strategy.asp#ewgcall</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2010 14:35:59 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Ice maidens go north on Arctic expedition</title>
<description>Three women funded by the Natural Environment Research Council are taking a leading role in a major Arctic expedition this spring.</description>
<link>http://www.nerc.ac.uk/press/releases/2010/08-icemaidens.asp</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 10:11:50 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Macronutrient Cycles workshop</title>
<description>Expressions of interest are invited to attend a two-day interactive workshop to consider how to develop the kind of interdisciplinary activity needed to address the science goals defined in the Macronutrient Cycles programme.</description>
<link>http://www.nerc.ac.uk/research/programmes/macronutrient/events/workshop.asp</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 13:11:22 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Announcement of Opportunity: Network of Sensors</title>
<description>NERC invites outline proposals for three-year collaborative research projects that will constitute the Networks of Sensors - Demonstration High Resolution Networks research programme.</description>
<link>http://www.nerc.ac.uk/research/themes/technologies/events/nos-ao.asp</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 13:19:41 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>NERC omics strategy development underway</title>
<description>Following an open invitation to tender, funding has been awarded to NEOMICS, led by the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology and the Cardiff School of Biosciences, to develop a NERC omics strategy.</description>
<link>http://www.nerc.ac.uk/research/themes/biodiversity/events/omics-strategy.asp</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2010 14:27:02 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Research project inspires new BBC series</title>
<description>A research project funded by the Natural Environment Research Council has inspired the BBC&apos;s latest primetime wildlife documentary series.</description>
<link>http://www.nerc.ac.uk/press/releases/2010/07-bbc.asp</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2010 13:16:16 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>UK and India forge new research collaborations</title>
<description>Two major research deals have been signed between the UK and India, Minister for Business, Innovation and Skills, Pat McFadden, announced this week.</description>
<link>http://www.nerc.ac.uk/press/releases/2010/06-india.asp</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 18 Feb 2010 16:31:07 GMT</pubDate>
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