Press releases: 2001

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Debate hots up on global warming

13 Dec 2001
Responses to the spiked-science debate on global warming, sponsored by the Natural Environment Research Council, have been flooding in from around the world. Debate hots up on global warming

Frozen shellfish to combat pollution

3 Dec 2001
Millions of tiny oysters and mussels are being frozen and stored for the future to help combat marine pollution around Britain's coast. Frozen shellfish to combat pollution

Should we implement the Kyoto protocol?

14 Nov 2001
Spiked and NERC launch debate on global warming. Should we implement the Kyoto protocol?

Making maps from space

31 Oct 2001
A new and improved Land Cover Map was launched today as a key part of the Countryside Survey 2000. Making maps from space

Jackpot win for environment business solutions

17 Oct 2001
NERC has won a share of the science jackpot announced by Trade Secretary Patricia Hewitt last week. Jackpot win for environment business solutions

New earth observation centres announced

17 Oct 2001
Two new centres, which will use satellites and models to help forecast earthquakes and the effects of carbon in climate change, were announced today by Lord Sainsbury, Science & Innovation Minister. New earth observation centres announced

Public opinion counts

21 Sep 2001
Members of the public are getting the chance to have their say about environmental issues and concerns at an Open Forum in Birmingham next week. Public opinion counts

Sunscreens from the sea

19 Jul 2001
Tiny floating plants protect themselves against the damaging effects of the sun's ultra violet rays using compounds that may prove very useful to the skincare industry. Sunscreens from the sea

New funding for the Proudman Oceanographic Laboratory

3 Jul 2001
The Proudman Oceanographic Laboratory has received the green light for its new five-year Science Plan. New funding for the Proudman Oceanographic Laboratory

New initiative for atmospheric research announced

20 Jun 2001
A new initiative to bring together the atmospheric science programmes that NERC funds is announced today. New initiative for atmospheric research announced

New Director at the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

5 Jun 2001
Renowned scientist Professor Patricia Nuttall has taken the reins at one of NERC's major research centres. New Director at the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

'Centre of Excellence' opens in Reading

9 May 2001
Weather experts and mathematicians from across Britain converged on the University of Reading today for the launch of a new, technologically advanced, data centre. 'Centre of Excellence' opens in Reading

Prize for Oxford scientists

4 May 2001
A team of scientists from the University of Oxford has picked up a £2,500 runner-up prize in a prestigious business competition run by NERC. Prize for Oxford scientists

Prize for Edinburgh scientist

4 May 2001
Jim Philp from Napier University has picked up a cool £2,500 runner-up prize for his business idea in a prestigious competition run by NERC. Prize for Edinburgh scientist

Prize for Huddersfield scientists

4 May 2001
A team of scientists from the University of Huddersfield has won a £2,500 runner-up prize in a prestigious business competition run by NERC. Prize for Huddersfield scientists

Prize for Nottingham scientists

3 May 2001
Antarctic microbes may be the key to new and novel ways of treating infectious diseases. Prize for Nottingham scientists

Science makes business sense

3 May 2001
A team of weather experts from the University of Reading has scooped the first prize in a prestigious business competition run by NERC. Science makes business sense

Science and shopping...

19 Mar 2001
Floods and global warming are of international concern, but what matters most to you? Science and shopping...