Pre-announcement: 'Exploring the role of environmental quality in connecting people with nature to improve health’ funding opportunity
NERC will shortly be inviting applications to the ‘Exploring the role of environmental quality in connecting people with nature to improve health’ funding opportunity.
NERC is seeking a research team with existing networks of researchers and practitioners working on the links between the environment, health and wellbeing, and health equity to lead an activity that aims to:
- Facilitate greater engagement of environmental scientists with wider disciplines and practitioners in the area of environment, health and wellbeing and health equity.
- Explore how methods, approaches and datasets from the environmental sciences (e.g. concepts of non-linearity and multiple scales, longitudinal datasets of environmental change) can be incorporated into mixed-methods approaches to investigate the role of ecological quality of the environment in health and wellbeing, health equity and environmental benefits of connecting people with nature; and
- Provide foundations for understanding how best to mobilise natural assets to target health inequalities, whilst also securing environmental benefits of interventions and strategies.
It is anticipated that the activity will take the form of a series of facilitated events where researchers and practitioners from relevant disciplines and backgrounds (e.g. environment, health, arts and humanities, and social sciences) explore advances in different fields, build partnerships, and develop collaborative ideas for methodological advances, culminating in the project awarding funding to the new collaborations to progress small proof-of-concept studies. Normal individual eligibility applies. Individuals wishing to apply as a PI or Co-I can only be listed on one application.
Up to £250,000 (80% FEC) is available to support this activity.
The project should aim to commence in November 2021, holding the collaboration activities and disbursing funds for the proof of concept studies before March 2022. Proof-of-concept studies may continue up to 6 months beyond the end of the grant.
NERC values equality, diversity, and inclusion across all its funding programmes, and actively encourages teams to be made up of diverse groups of researchers, particularly from underrepresented groups.
Contact:
We anticipate that this opportunity will be published on the UKRI Funding Finder mid-September 2021. For all enquiries, please contact: HealthyEnvironment@nerc.ukri.org
Pre-announcement: A Roadmap for an Information Management Framework (IMF) for Environmental Digital Twins
Project scope:
NERC and the Met Office will shortly be inviting teams to apply for funding to develop a Roadmap for an Information Management Framework (IMF) for Environmental Digital Twins. A team will be commissioned to:
- Consider and document the key components of an IMF for Environmental Digital Twins
- Undertake mapping work to identify and document what aspects of Environmental Digital Twins IMFs currently exist
- Stakeholder Analysis of the key organisations with an interest in Environmental Digital Twins who would be needed to maximise impact
- Develop a Roadmap for an IMF for Environmental Digital Twins
This is an open call. Standard NERC eligibility criteria applies.
Projects are expected to start no later than 2nd December 2021 and complete by 30th April 2022.
Projects may be up to £250k (at 80% FEC).
Timetable:
Call Opening – 20th Sept 2021
Call Deadline – 20th Oct 2021
Assessment Panel – mid Nov 2021
Funding Outcome – end Nov 2021
Funding Period – 2nd Dec 2021 – end of April 2022
Contact:
For all enquiries please contact Sarah Campbell, and copy in digitalenvironment@nerc.ukri.org.
Opportunity to join the National Environmental Isotope Facility (NEIF) Strategy Group
NERC underpins its commitment to excellence in environmental research with the provision of access to high quality facilities. The British Geological Survey (BGS) manages a subset of the NERC facilities on behalf of NERC and relies on advice from the science community to manage and govern the facilities and ensure that they support high quality science.
BGS is inviting applications for membership of the National Environmental Isotope Facility Strategy Group (NEIF SG) and we are currently looking for someone with expertise in Ecology or Conservation Biology.
Deadline for applications is 16.00 on 23rd September 2021.
For more information please visit the NEIF website
UK Earth Observation week 2021
6th - 10th September 2021
Supporting Climate and Environmental Sustainability
through Earth Observation
The UK National Earth Observation Week 2021 will be taking place between 6th and 10th September 2021, with the theme ‘Supporting Climate and Environmental Sustainability through Earth Observation’. This virtual event will bring together world leading scientists and technologists in Earth Observation to discuss climate, environmental science, missions and innovation.
We have an exciting line up of speakers and will be holding special sessions on climate and COP26, health and the pandemic and disaster management, including sessions for early and mid-career scientists. The agenda is available on the event website.
The event is being organised by CEOI, NCEO, RSPSoc and you will be able to join three national conferences, on one virtual platform, for a single registration of £60 (£200 for exhibitors/supporters). For more information and to book a place visit the EO Week website or email: eoweek2021@leicester.ac.uk
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