Researchers
Information for scientific researchers and academics in universities and research centres
Research news
Keep up to date with research opportunities
From our research news page you can also sign up to email alerts and RSS feeds, telling you about announcements of opportunity, deadlines and new programmes.
Fellowships
Develop your research career with a NERC Fellowship. We offer around 30 fellowships each year.
Research grants
Responsive mode research grants
We fund adventurous, cutting edge, high quality, internationally competitive research.
Research Programmes
Targeted at high-priority environmental themes - for example the environment and human health or the effects of nanoparticles in the environment. See:
Researcher development
Information and opportunities for researchers in the early stages of their careers.
NERC's remit
List of all topics within our environmental science remit.
Our science strategy
Full details of NERC's strategy, Next Generation Science for Planet Earth, published on 15 November 2007. Also see the science theme pages.
Research facilities
We operate a huge range of research facilities from research ships and aircraft to supercomputers and carbon dating.
Environmental data management
Meeting the needs of researchers in many environmental fields: atmospheric, Earth observation, freshwater, marine, polar and terrestrial.
Commercialising your research
We can help turn your idea into a commercially-viable product.
Turn your research into policy
Locally, nationally, internationally, we have an enviable track record of turning environmental science into policy. We can also place scientists at the heart of government. Contact our team.
Work internationally
We develop close links with international partners. Contact our international team to see how we can help.
NERC Open Research Archive
This archive is a central repository for published material such as academic papers or reports that have resulted from research funded by the Natural Environment Research Council. It contains the research outputs of: the British Antarctic Survey, British Geological Survey, Centre for Ecology and Hydrology and Proudman Oceanographic Laboratory.
Public engagement
All research council-funded researchers are expected to promote their work. Find ideas and contacts to help you do this.