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NERC goes public

8 Dec 2000
NERC today announced that it wishes to discuss with members of the public environmental issues that concern them. NERC goes public

£4.5M for new studies on gene flow in GM and conventional agriculture

23 Nov 2000
New research, totalling around £4.5M, into the behaviour and transfer of genes within and between plants and microbes is announced today by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) and the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC). £4.5M for new studies on gene flow in GM and conventional agriculture

More cash for climate research

22 Nov 2000
Today's Science Budget announcement that an additional £39 million is available for environmental sciences over the next 3 years is welcomed by NERC. More cash for climate research

Award winning science

7 Nov 2000
Oxford scientist, Professor Gus Hancock, has won one of Italy's top environmental awards. Award winning science

Blooming Southern Ocean's role in climate change

10 Oct 2000
Scientists from the University of East Anglia, Norwich, and Plymouth Marine Laboratory have solved a long-debated problem - and confirmed the vital influence of the polar waters of the Southern Ocean on the earth's climate. Blooming Southern Ocean's role in climate change

NERC scientist leads new research study on climate change prediction

4 Oct 2000
Scientists are, for the first time, using direct observations of 'man-made' climate change over the past few decades to pin down what is likely to happen next. NERC scientist leads new research study on climate change prediction

The science behind Britain's sailing gold medals

2 Oct 2000
Scientists at one of the UK?s top marine laboratories, the Proudman Oceanographic Laboratory, helped the British Sailing Team to success at the Sydney Olympics by providing information on tides and currents. The science behind Britain's sailing gold medals

Hot rocks ... and hot jazz!

8 Sep 2000
Environmental scientists will be swapping their microscopes for music next week during Creating SPARKS - an innovative month-long science and arts festival in South Kensington. Hot rocks ... and hot jazz!

Wet side story

5 Sep 2000
Barn owls back from the brink, new findings on 'gender bender' chemicals and decades of industrial pollution in rising groundwater are three of the topics up for discussion in the Wet Side Story talks at the British Association Annual Festival of Science on Wednesday 6th September. Wet side story

Fast food dive-in

30 Aug 2000
Cormorants can catch fish up to 30 times faster than other seabirds. Their prey-catching skills enable them to survive in the icy Arctic without piling on insulating layers and waterproof feathers. Fast food dive-in

Environmental science flies higher and wider

25 Jul 2000
A new and highly modified survey aircraft is the latest tool to help study our environment from the skies.  Environmental science flies higher and wider

New centres use satellites to study melting ice sheets and predict climate change

24 Jul 2000
Two new centres which will use satellites and models to help forecast environmental change are announced today by the Natural Environment Research Council. New centres use satellites to study melting ice sheets and predict climate change

Research centre to be disbanded

3 Jul 2000
The Natural Environment Research Council decided at its Council meeting last Thursday (29 June 2000) that it no longer wishes to maintain two marine science centres. Research centre to be disbanded

Dorset scientists seek environmental solutions

30 Jun 2000
Two of Britain's leading groups of ecologists have joined to form the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology Dorset. This important research group, part of the Natural Environment Research Council, has moved into new premises at Winfrith in Dorset. Dorset scientists seek environmental solutions

Visions of science

30 Jun 2000
For the first time, scientists and researchers as well as amateur and professional photographers are being given the chance to enter a prestigious science photographic competition. Visions of science

The ecological assembly line - first impressions count

24 May 2000
New research out today in Nature, shows that communities made up of more than two species of animal exhibit very different and surprising patterns in abundance depending on how they are created. The ecological assembly line - first impressions count

Gas-guzzling bacteria

11 May 2000
The discovery of a new soil bacterium that consumes methane by oxidising it under atmospheric conditions is reported in Nature, out today. Gas-guzzling bacteria

Chernobyl legacy lingers on ...

11 May 2000
Levels of radioactivity after the explosion of Chernobyl's reactor No 4 are still unexpectedly high - and will remain so for another fifty years. Chernobyl legacy lingers on ...

Salmon smells trick sea lice

12 Apr 2000
The problem of sea lice which infest salmon may be solved by researchers in Aberdeen who have found a way of tricking the lice. Salmon smells trick sea lice

Do smelly fish make better friends?

12 Apr 2000
Researchers have shown that Scottish salmon are much more likely to fight each other when their smells are concentrated. Do smelly fish make better friends?

New climate change centre - linking research to action

11 Apr 2000
A new national £10m centre for climate change research is announced today which will investigate the full implications of climate change for the UK. New climate change centre - linking research to action

Statement of intent

31 Mar 2000
Relocation of the Proudman Oceanographic Laboratory to the University of Liverpool campus. Statement of intent

Gassed by gannets!

7 Mar 2000
A study of ammonia emissions from seabirds that breed in bird colonies around the UK. Gassed by gannets!

Stay switched on!

7 Mar 2000
How many of us think, when cars pull up at road junctions, that turning off the engine is a good idea for curbing roadside pollution? Stay switched on!

Make your millions - turning science into business

6 Mar 2000
Launch of a Environmental Sciences Business Plan Competition. Make your millions - turning science into business

Flood estimation: a risky business

18 Feb 2000
A new handbook for estimating the frequency of floods for any site in the UK is being launched. Flood estimation: a risky business

'Gene flow in plants and micro-organisms'

3 Feb 2000
Launch of 'Gene flow in plants and micro-organisms' scientific initiative and consultation. 'Gene flow in plants and micro-organisms'

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