Briefing notes: 2011
Queen's Award for world leading research unit
6 Dec 2011
The Sea Mammal Research Unit is among the winners in the Diamond Jubilee Round of the Queen's Anniversary Prizes for Higher and Further Education. Queen's Award for world leading research unit
Update on the SPICE project
4 Oct 2011
The technology test for the Stratospheric Particle Injection for Climate Engineering (SPICE) project, originally planned for October, is being postponed. Update on the SPICE project
Queen's Birthday Honours
15 Jun 2011
NERC extends congratulations to colleagues who received Queen's Birthday Honours this year, in recognition of their outstanding achievements and dedication. Queen's Birthday Honours
Scientists monitor ash in Iceland
25 May 2011
UK scientists have installed a new LIDAR system in Iceland to measure the ash particle concentration billowing out of the Grimsvotn volcano.
Scientists monitor ash in Iceland
UK Space Agency formally launched
1 Apr 2011
Today the UK Space Agency is formally launched as an executive agency under the auspices of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills. UK Space Agency formally launched
New Year Honours
5 Jan 2011
NERC extends warmest congratulations to colleagues who received the Queen's New Year Honours, in recognition of their outstanding achievements. New Year Honours
Press links
Recent press news
- Scientists to study risks of ocean acidification to Scotland's corals
- UK report could pave the way for producing sustainable biofuels
- Researchers fly into the heart of Britain's violent storms
- NERC congratulates Defra's new Chief Scientist
- Earthquake hits northern Sumatra
- NERC Funding for the British Antarctic Survey (BAS)
- New Chairman for NERC's Science and Innovation Strategy Board
- Science Minister returns from fact-finding visit to Antarctica
- Welsh Language Scheme consultation
- Minister launches next generation of supercomputers for UK researchers