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701 grant, fellowship and training grant records. Total value of £25,252,930   

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14C as a tool to trace terrestrial carbon in a complex lake: implications for food-web structure and carbon cycling

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor P Reimer, Queen's University of Belfast, Geography Archaeology and Palaeoecology
Grant held at:
Queen's University of Belfast, Geography Archaeology and Palaeoecology
Period of Award:
1 Apr 2011 - 31 Aug 2012
Value:
£52,752
NERC Reference:
NE/I01666X/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants (FEC)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants

3D probing of the atmospheric boundary layer and volcanic plumes: Proof of concept

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor REA von Glasow, University of East Anglia, Environmental Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Dr RA Herd, University of East Anglia, Environmental Sciences
Grant held at:
University of East Anglia, Environmental Sciences
Period of Award:
1 Jul 2010 - 30 Sep 2011
Value:
£41,238
NERC Reference:
NE/H01098X/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants (FEC)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants



A Novel Temperature and Salinity Dataset for Northern High LAtitude Seas (ATLAS)

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor S Josey, NOC (Up to 31.10.2019), Science and Technology
Co-Investigator:
Professor M Meredith, NERC British Antarctic Survey, Science Programmes
Grant held at:
NOC (Up to 31.10.2019), Science and Technology
Period of Award:
8 Apr 2010 - 7 Apr 2011
Value:
£64,385
NERC Reference:
NE/H01103X/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants (FEC)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants




A distal impact layer linked to the giant late Triassic Manicouagan crater: dating, correlating and testing the environmental effects.

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Dr GM Walkden, University of Aberdeen, Sch of Geosciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor J Parnell, University of Aberdeen, Geology and Petroleum Geology
Grant held at:
University of Aberdeen, Sch of Geosciences
Period of Award:
1 Nov 2002 - 31 Oct 2004
Value:
£30,591
NERC Reference:
NER/B/S/2002/00405
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants


A geographical information system (GIS) study of ecological change in the terrestrial realm across the Triassic-Jurassic boundary.

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor P Barrett, University of Oxford, Zoology
Co-Investigator:
Professor K Willis, University of Oxford, Biology
Grant held at:
University of Oxford, Zoology
Period of Award:
1 Apr 2002 - 31 Dec 2002
Value:
£29,335
NERC Reference:
NER/B/S/2001/00900
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants

A high-resolution record of Holocene Monsoon intensity from Central Asia

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor DJ Weiss, Imperial College London, Earth Science and Engineering
Co-Investigator:
Professor T van de Flierdt, Imperial College London, Earth Science and Engineering
Grant held at:
Imperial College London, Earth Science and Engineering
Period of Award:
23 May 2011 - 22 May 2012
Value:
£49,492
NERC Reference:
NE/I016368/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants (FEC)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants

A holistic model of outlet calving, dynamic acceleration and drawdown for the Greenland Ice Sheet

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor A Hubbard, Aberystwyth University, Inst of Geography and Earth Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Dr A Vieli, University of Zurich, Geography
Co-Investigator:
Professor M King, University of Tasmania, Geography and Environmental Studies
Grant held at:
Aberystwyth University, Inst of Geography and Earth Sciences
Period of Award:
1 Jun 2009 - 31 May 2011
Value:
£53,057
NERC Reference:
NE/G010595/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants (FEC)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants

A laboratory investigation of the formation of ultrafine iodine particles from Laminaria macroalgae.

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor GB McFiggans, The University of Manchester, Physics and Astronomy
Co-Investigator:
Professor LJ Carpenter, University of York, Chemistry
Co-Investigator:
Professor H Coe, The University of Manchester, Earth Atmospheric and Env Sciences
Grant held at:
The University of Manchester, Physics and Astronomy
Period of Award:
1 Mar 2003 - 31 Aug 2004
Value:
£24,555
NERC Reference:
NER/B/S/2002/00551
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants

A multi-disciplinary approach towards understanding and predicting rainfall-induced lahars.

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor J Barclay, University of East Anglia, Environmental Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor J Alexander, University of East Anglia, Environmental Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor AJ Matthews, University of East Anglia, Environmental Sciences
Grant held at:
University of East Anglia, Environmental Sciences
Period of Award:
1 Dec 2000 - 30 Jun 2003
Value:
£30,303
NERC Reference:
NER/B/S/2000/00161
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants

A new approach to (U-Th)/He thermochronometry: exploiting the natural dispersion of single grain ages to obtain robust thermal history information

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor RW Brown, University of Glasgow, School of Geographical & Earth Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor FM Stuart, Scottish Universities Env Research Cen, SUERC
Co-Investigator:
Dr SM Roper, University of Glasgow, School of Mathematics & Statistics
Grant held at:
University of Glasgow, School of Geographical & Earth Sciences
Period of Award:
4 Jun 2012 - 3 Jun 2013
Value:
£41,930
NERC Reference:
NE/J013242/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants (FEC)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants


A new look at the volatile output from large flood basalt eruptions

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor M Edmonds, University of Cambridge, Earth Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor JC Maclennan, University of Cambridge, Earth Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor A Turchyn, University of Cambridge, Earth Sciences
Grant held at:
University of Cambridge, Earth Sciences
Period of Award:
1 Feb 2011 - 31 Jan 2014
Value:
£32,337
NERC Reference:
NE/H012648/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants (FEC)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants







A predictive method for the aerosol forming potentials of atmospheric organic compounds based on computed molecular properties.

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor SL Clegg, University of East Anglia, Environmental Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor PB BRIMBECOMBE, University of East Anglia, Environmental Sciences
Grant held at:
University of East Anglia, Environmental Sciences
Period of Award:
11 Jun 2004 - 10 Jun 2005
Value:
£8,885
NERC Reference:
NER/B/S/2003/00765
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants

A preliminary study of iron isotopes in atmospheric aerosol.

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Dr T Jickells, University of East Anglia, Environmental Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor AR Baker, University of East Anglia, Environmental Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Dr JA Hoogewerff, University of East Anglia, Chemistry
Grant held at:
University of East Anglia, Environmental Sciences
Period of Award:
1 Jun 2004 - 31 May 2005
Value:
£31,431
NERC Reference:
NER/B/S/2003/00780
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants




A seasonally resolved record of the 13C Suess Effect in the NE Atlantic, 1948-present

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor W Austin, University of St Andrews, School of Geography and Geosciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor M Bird, James Cook University, Earth and Oceans
Co-Investigator:
Professor M Edwards, Marine Biological Association, CPR Survey
Grant held at:
University of St Andrews, School of Geography and Geosciences
Period of Award:
1 Jun 2005 - 31 May 2007
Value:
£31,286
NERC Reference:
NE/C001060/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants






Altitude and configuration of the last British-Irish ice sheet: testing the nunatak hypothesis using cosmogenic Be-10 exposure dating

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor C Ballantyne, University of St Andrews, Geography and Sustainable Development
Co-Investigator:
Dr D Fabel, Scottish Universities Env Research Cen, SUERC
Grant held at:
University of St Andrews, Geography and Sustainable Development
Period of Award:
1 Feb 2010 - 31 Jul 2011
Value:
£27,535
NERC Reference:
NE/H010831/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants (FEC)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants


Amazonian peatlands: A potentially important but poorly characterised source of atmospheric methane and nitrous oxide

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor Y Teh, University of St Andrews, Geography and Sustainable Development
Co-Investigator:
Dr JC Berrio, University of Leicester, Sch of Geog, Geol & the Environment
Co-Investigator:
Professor SE Page, University of Leicester, Sch of Geog, Geol & the Environment
Grant held at:
University of St Andrews, Geography and Sustainable Development
Period of Award:
5 Sep 2011 - 31 May 2013
Value:
£53,417
NERC Reference:
NE/I015469/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants (FEC)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants

Amazonian peatlands: A potentially important but poorly characterised source of atmospheric methane and nitrous oxide

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor Y Teh, University of Aberdeen, Inst of Biological and Environmental Sci
Co-Investigator:
Professor SE Page, University of Leicester, Sch of Geog, Geol & the Environment
Co-Investigator:
Dr JC Berrio, University of Leicester, Sch of Geog, Geol & the Environment
Grant held at:
University of Aberdeen, Inst of Biological and Environmental Sci
Period of Award:
1 Aug 2013 - 30 Apr 2014
Value:
£14,799
NERC Reference:
NE/I015469/2
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants (FEC)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants


Ammonia Dispersion and effects on lichens in the vicinity of a penguin rookery.

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor P Crittenden, University of Nottingham, Sch of Biology
Co-Investigator:
Professor MA Sutton, UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Atmospheric Chemistry and Effects
Grant held at:
University of Nottingham, Sch of Biology
Period of Award:
1 Aug 2005 - 30 Sep 2006
Value:
£19,439
NERC Reference:
NE/C514874/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants

An automated hydraulic device for high-resolution, synchronous sectioning of multiple sediment cores.

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Dr GL Cowie, University of Edinburgh, Sch of Geosciences
Co-Investigator:
Dr G Shimmield, Bigelow Lab for Ocean Sciences, Bigelow Lab for Ocean Sciences
Grant held at:
University of Edinburgh, Sch of Geosciences
Period of Award:
1 May 2003 - 31 Jul 2003
Value:
£7,226
NERC Reference:
NER/B/S/2002/00559
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants




An integrated geochemical and mineralogical study of the biological control on Sr incorporation into coccolith calcite.

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor R Rickaby, University of Oxford, Earth Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor S Shaw, The University of Manchester, Earth Atmospheric and Env Sciences
Grant held at:
University of Oxford, Earth Sciences
Period of Award:
1 Jun 2003 - 31 May 2005
Value:
£28,926
NERC Reference:
NER/B/S/2002/00393
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants

An integrative approach to understanding soil pollutants' effects on earthworms

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Dr JG Bundy, Imperial College London, Div of Biomedical Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor DJ Spurgeon, UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Pollution (Wallingford)
Co-Investigator:
Professor P Kille, Cardiff University, School of Biosciences
Grant held at:
Imperial College London, Div of Biomedical Sciences
Period of Award:
3 Jul 2006 - 2 Jan 2007
Value:
£48,677
NERC Reference:
NE/D007755/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants (FEC)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants

An intensive study of the carbon dynamics and ecophysiology of mangrove forest.

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor YS Malhi, University of Edinburgh, Sch of Geosciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor M Williams, University of Edinburgh, Sch of Geosciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor P Meir, University of Edinburgh, Sch of Geosciences
Grant held at:
University of Edinburgh, Sch of Geosciences
Period of Award:
15 Mar 2002 - 14 Mar 2003
Value:
£21,647
NERC Reference:
NER/B/S/2001/00361
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants

An investigation of the inherent optical properties of suspended material for the improvement of ERSEM and satellite maps.

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Dr GH Tilstone, Plymouth Marine Laboratory, Plymouth Marine Lab
Co-Investigator:
Mr GF Moore, Plymouth Marine Laboratory, Plymouth Marine Lab
Co-Investigator:
Prof. I Allen, Plymouth Marine Laboratory, Plymouth Marine Lab
Grant held at:
Plymouth Marine Laboratory, Plymouth Marine Lab
Period of Award:
1 Aug 2005 - 30 Nov 2006
Value:
£30,612
NERC Reference:
NE/C514215/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants

An investigation of the time depency of concentration of naked and armoured DNA tracers under environmental conditions

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor J McCloskey, University of Ulster, Sch of Environmental Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor AJ Bjourson, University of Ulster, Sch of Biomedical Sciences
Grant held at:
University of Ulster, Sch of Environmental Sciences
Period of Award:
23 Mar 2005 - 22 Mar 2007
Value:
£28,832
NERC Reference:
NE/C001397/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants

Anabranching river development: a combined cellular modelling and field-based investigation.

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor S Tooth, Aberystwyth University, Inst of Geography and Earth Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor TJ Coulthard, University of Hull, Geography
Grant held at:
Aberystwyth University, Inst of Geography and Earth Sciences
Period of Award:
16 May 2003 - 15 May 2006
Value:
£9,690
NERC Reference:
NER/B/S/2002/00336
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants




Analytical development of the use of the isotopic composition of gypsum hydration water as a paleoclimate tool

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor DA Hodell, University of Cambridge, Earth Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor A Turchyn, University of Cambridge, Earth Sciences
Grant held at:
University of Cambridge, Earth Sciences
Period of Award:
14 Mar 2011 - 13 Mar 2012
Value:
£41,833
NERC Reference:
NE/I016716/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants (FEC)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants




Application of Bayesian network inference algorithms for foodweb analysis: evaluating the impact of jellyfish predation on Irish Sea plankton

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor AS Brierley, University of St Andrews, Biology
Co-Investigator:
Dr VA Smith, University of St Andrews, Biology
Grant held at:
University of St Andrews, Biology
Period of Award:
1 Oct 2008 - 30 Sep 2009
Value:
£169,748
NERC Reference:
NE/E010350/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants (FEC)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants

Application of a novel high resolution mass spectrometric imaging technique to elucidate nitrogen and carbon nutrition of orchids.

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor J Leake, University of Sheffield, Animal and Plant Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor D Read, University of Sheffield, School of Biosciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor M Burrell, University of Sheffield, School of Biosciences
Grant held at:
University of Sheffield, Animal and Plant Sciences
Period of Award:
1 Jun 2005 - 30 Nov 2006
Value:
£31,468
NERC Reference:
NE/C51528X/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants





Are bacterial-like structures on Silurian and Devonian plant fossils Silurian or Devonian microfossils?

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor D Edwards, Cardiff University, School of Earth and Ocean Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor RJ Parkes, Cardiff University, Sch of Earth and Environmental Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor D Rickard, Cardiff University, Sch of Earth and Environmental Sciences
Grant held at:
Cardiff University, School of Earth and Ocean Sciences
Period of Award:
1 Oct 2003 - 31 Mar 2005
Value:
£28,481
NERC Reference:
NER/B/S/2003/00228
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants





Argon solubility in metamorphic muscovite: determination of partition coefficients and implications for crust:mantle recycling

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor CJ Warren, The Open University, Environment, Earth & Ecosystems
Co-Investigator:
Professor SP Kelley, University of Leeds, School of Earth and Environment
Grant held at:
The Open University, Environment, Earth & Ecosystems
Period of Award:
1 Jun 2012 - 31 May 2015
Value:
£28,233
NERC Reference:
NE/J013072/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants (FEC)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants

Artifical Chemical Ageing of Ambient Atmospheric Aerosol

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor W Bloss, University of Birmingham, Sch of Geography, Earth & Env Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor R Harrison, University of Birmingham, Sch of Geography, Earth & Env Sciences
Grant held at:
University of Birmingham, Sch of Geography, Earth & Env Sciences
Period of Award:
14 Aug 2009 - 13 Feb 2011
Value:
£35,832
NERC Reference:
NE/G009031/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants (FEC)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants

Assessing continental weathering rates and actinide transport in groundwater systems.

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor KW Burton, The Open University, Environment, Earth & Ecosystems
Co-Investigator:
Professor CJ Ballentine, University of Oxford, Earth Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Dr D Porcelli, University of Oxford, Earth Sciences
Grant held at:
The Open University, Environment, Earth & Ecosystems
Period of Award:
1 Sep 2003 - 31 Aug 2004
Value:
£29,979
NERC Reference:
NER/B/S/2002/00547
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants

Assessing regional climate signals from delta 18 O diatom records in annually laminated lake sediments.

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor VJ Jones, University College London, Geography
Co-Investigator:
Professor MJ Leng, British Geological Survey, NERC Isotope Geosciences Laboratory
Co-Investigator:
Professor MC Todd, University of Sussex, Sch of Global Studies
Grant held at:
University College London, Geography
Period of Award:
1 Nov 2003 - 31 Oct 2005
Value:
£27,166
NERC Reference:
NER/B/S/2003/00288
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants

Assessing spatial variability of C, Fe and Al concentrations in gleyed soils as a means of understanding the stabilisation of soil organic carbon.

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Dr C Wilson, University of Stirling, Biological and Environmental Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Dr JM Cloy, SRUC, Research
Co-Investigator:
Professor M Graham, University of Edinburgh, Sch of Geosciences
Grant held at:
University of Stirling, Biological and Environmental Sciences
Period of Award:
30 Mar 2009 - 29 Apr 2010
Value:
£63,541
NERC Reference:
NE/G010102/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants (FEC)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants

Assessing the diversity of virulence mechanisms displayed by male-killing bacteria.

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor G Hurst, University College London, Biology at Galton Laboratory
Co-Investigator:
Dr HR Braig, Bangor University, Sch of Natural Sciences
Grant held at:
University College London, Biology at Galton Laboratory
Period of Award:
5 Jan 2004 - 4 Jan 2005
Value:
£30,872
NERC Reference:
NER/B/S/2003/00234
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants

Assessing the evidence for channel flow in the metamorphic core of the Himalayan mountain belt.

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Dr T Argles, The Open University, Environment, Earth & Ecosystems
Co-Investigator:
Professor NB Harris, The Open University, Faculty of Sci, Tech, Eng & Maths (STEM)
Grant held at:
The Open University, Environment, Earth & Ecosystems
Period of Award:
1 Mar 2005 - 29 Feb 2008
Value:
£26,956
NERC Reference:
NE/C513942/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants



Assessing the potential of mRNA-FISH FACS for isolation of functional soil bacterial populations for quantifying biogeochemical cycle interactions

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor E Shaw, University of Reading, Geography and Environmental Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor L Baggs, University of Edinburgh, Roslin Institute
Grant held at:
University of Reading, Geography and Environmental Sciences
Period of Award:
31 Oct 2012 - 31 Dec 2013
Value:
£51,469
NERC Reference:
NE/J013153/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants (FEC)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants


Assessment of Cadmium Isotopes as a Paleoclimate Proxy

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor M Rehkamper, Imperial College London, Earth Science and Engineering
Co-Investigator:
Professor A Ridgwell, University of California Riverside, Earth Sciences
Grant held at:
Imperial College London, Earth Science and Engineering
Period of Award:
1 Jul 2009 - 30 Jun 2011
Value:
£23,205
NERC Reference:
NE/G008973/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants (FEC)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants



Attraction of invertebrates to zones of interaction between basidiomycete mycelia.

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor L Boddy, Cardiff University, School of Biosciences
Co-Investigator:
Dr TH Jones, Cardiff University, School of Biosciences
Co-Investigator:
Dr CT Muller, Cardiff University, School of Biosciences
Grant held at:
Cardiff University, School of Biosciences
Period of Award:
1 Sep 2004 - 28 Feb 2006
Value:
£31,529
NERC Reference:
NER/B/S/2003/00731
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants




Base of slope deposition from quasi-steady turbidity currents.

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor J Alexander, University of East Anglia, Environmental Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor M Leeder, University of East Anglia, Environmental Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor CE Vincent, University of East Anglia, Environmental Sciences
Grant held at:
University of East Anglia, Environmental Sciences
Period of Award:
22 May 2003 - 21 Nov 2004
Value:
£29,181
NERC Reference:
NER/B/S/2002/00537
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants

Beach change over individual wave cycles on sand and gravel beaches

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor G Masselink, University of Plymouth, Sch of Geography
Co-Investigator:
Professor P Russell, University of Plymouth, Sch of Biological and Marine Sciences
Grant held at:
University of Plymouth, Sch of Geography
Period of Award:
1 Feb 2008 - 31 Jan 2010
Value:
£76,197
NERC Reference:
NE/F009275/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants (FEC)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants



Behavioural and physiological responses of marine mammals to prey density and accessibility: an experimental approach.

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Dr D Thompson, University of St Andrews, Sea Mammal Research Unit
Co-Investigator:
Professor M Fedak, University of St Andrews, Sea Mammal Research Unit
Grant held at:
University of St Andrews, Sea Mammal Research Unit
Period of Award:
3 Feb 2003 - 2 Feb 2004
Value:
£30,821
NERC Reference:
NER/B/S/2002/00300
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants

Biogenic silica production along the Atlantic Meridional Transect.

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor R Sanders, University of Southampton, National Oceanography Centre Southampton
Co-Investigator:
Dr R Turnewitsch, University of East Anglia, Biological Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Dr G Savidge, Queen's University of Belfast, Sch of Biological Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor RS Lampitt, National Oceanography Centre, Science and Technology
Co-Investigator:
Professor P Holligan, University of Southampton, Sch of Ocean and Earth Science
Grant held at:
University of Southampton, National Oceanography Centre Southampton
Period of Award:
1 Mar 2004 - 31 Aug 2004
Value:
£31,269
NERC Reference:
NER/B/S/2003/00200
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants



Biological controls on DMS concentration in the southern ocean and their impact on gas exchange and aerosol formation.

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Dr S Archer, Plymouth Marine Laboratory, UNLISTED
Co-Investigator:
Dr CS Law, Nat Inst of Water and Atmos Res NIWA, Wellington Office
Grant held at:
Plymouth Marine Laboratory, UNLISTED
Period of Award:
1 Nov 2003 - 28 Feb 2005
Value:
£27,141
NERC Reference:
NER/B/S/2003/00282
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants




Breaching the aquatic-terrestrial boundary: active transport of energy into freshwater ecosystems or simply seeking refuge?

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Dr MK Dobson, Manchester Metropolitan University, School of Science and the Environment
Co-Investigator:
Dr J Lancaster, Monash University, School of Biological Sciences
Grant held at:
Manchester Metropolitan University, School of Science and the Environment
Period of Award:
1 Apr 2003 - 30 Sep 2005
Value:
£25,636
NERC Reference:
NER/B/S/2002/00517
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants


Bulk and compound specific stable light isotopic ratios in recent and archaeological resins: can we detect the transport of resins in antiquity?

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor C Heron, University of Bradford, Sch of Archaeological Geog and Env Sci
Co-Investigator:
Professor AM Pollard, University of Oxford, Archaeology and History of Art Res Lab
Co-Investigator:
Dr B Stern, University of Bradford, Faculty of Life Sciences
Grant held at:
University of Bradford, Sch of Archaeological Geog and Env Sci
Period of Award:
1 Nov 2002 - 30 Jun 2003
Value:
£29,870
NERC Reference:
NER/B/S/2001/00912
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants


Calibrating novel palaeotemperature proxies in laboratory aquaria cultured long-lived Arctica islandica mollusc shells

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Dr LJ Clarke, Manchester Metropolitan University, School of Science and the Environment
Grant held at:
Manchester Metropolitan University, School of Science and the Environment
Period of Award:
9 Dec 2012 - 8 Dec 2015
Value:
£42,915
NERC Reference:
NE/J012866/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants (FEC)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants

Can emerging general purpose graphics processing unit (GPGPU) technology be used to mitigate computational burdens in environmental models?

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Dr D Topping, The University of Manchester, Earth Atmospheric and Env Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Dr MK Bane, Manchester Metropolitan University, Ctr for Advanced Computational Science
Grant held at:
The University of Manchester, Earth Atmospheric and Env Sciences
Period of Award:
1 Oct 2012 - 31 Dec 2013
Value:
£48,625
NERC Reference:
NE/J013471/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants (FEC)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants


Can kinetic signatures characterize metal binding ligands in natural waters?

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor W Davison, Lancaster University, Environmental Science
Co-Investigator:
Professor H Zhang, Lancaster University, Lancaster Environment Centre
Grant held at:
Lancaster University, Environmental Science
Period of Award:
1 Apr 2005 - 30 Sep 2005
Value:
£30,678
NERC Reference:
NE/C000765/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants

Can radiocarbon dating chironomid head capsules increase chronological accuracy in lake sediments?

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor P Langdon, University of Southampton, School of Geography
Co-Investigator:
Professor CJ Caseldine, University of Exeter, Geography
Co-Investigator:
Professor T Higham, University of Vienna, UNLISTED
Grant held at:
University of Southampton, School of Geography
Period of Award:
1 Aug 2006 - 31 Aug 2008
Value:
£34,450
NERC Reference:
NE/D007828/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants (FEC)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants

Carbon isotope and environmental changes during the end-Triassic mass extinction.

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor P Wignall, University of Leeds, School of Earth and Environment
Co-Investigator:
Professor S Bottrell, University of Leeds, School of Earth and Environment
Grant held at:
University of Leeds, School of Earth and Environment
Period of Award:
1 May 2002 - 29 Feb 2004
Value:
£21,176
NERC Reference:
NER/B/S/2001/00237
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants


Change of topic from foraging strategies of albatrosses to foraging in cormorants

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor PJ Butler, University of Birmingham, Sch of Biosciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor GR Martin, University of Birmingham, Sch of Biosciences
Grant held at:
University of Birmingham, Sch of Biosciences
Period of Award:
1 Nov 2007 - 31 Dec 2009
Value:
£76,722
NERC Reference:
NE/F012047/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants (FEC)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants



Charophyte calcification and its palaeoecological significance.

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Dr A Pentecost, King's College London, Life Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor J Andrews, University of East Anglia, Environmental Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor PF Dennis, University of East Anglia, Environmental Sciences
Grant held at:
King's College London, Life Sciences
Period of Award:
15 Jan 2003 - 14 Apr 2004
Value:
£20,149
NERC Reference:
NER/B/S/2002/00276
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants

Chemical variations in accreted ice from Lake Vostok: artefacts of sample processing or evidence of volume change?

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor M Tranter, University of Bristol, Geographical Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor MJ Siegert, University of Exeter, Earth and Environmental Science
Grant held at:
University of Bristol, Geographical Sciences
Period of Award:
1 Mar 2004 - 31 Aug 2006
Value:
£20,237
NERC Reference:
NER/B/S/2003/00762
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants

Chronology of deposition and provenance of Late Palaeozoic sedimentary basins, Argentine Patagonia.

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Dr RJ Pankhurst, British Geological Survey, NERC Isotope Geosciences Laboratory
Co-Investigator:
Professor RR Parrish, University of Portsmouth, Sch of the Env, Geography & Geosciences
Grant held at:
British Geological Survey, NERC Isotope Geosciences Laboratory
Period of Award:
9 Jan 2004 - 8 Jan 2007
Value:
£18,684
NERC Reference:
NER/B/S/2003/00173
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants

Climate change and competitive interactions: models built on evidence from 40 years of change in intertidal barnacle populations.

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor M Burrows, Scottish Association For Marine Science, Dunstaffnage Marine Laboratory
Co-Investigator:
Professor S Hawkins, University of Southampton, Sch of Ocean and Earth Science
Grant held at:
Scottish Association For Marine Science, Dunstaffnage Marine Laboratory
Period of Award:
18 Nov 2002 - 17 Aug 2003
Value:
£29,452
NERC Reference:
NER/B/S/2002/00239
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants

Climate change and the Plague of Justinian

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor CN Roberts, University of Plymouth, Sch of Geog Earth & Environ Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor MD Jones, University of Nottingham, Sch of Geography
Co-Investigator:
Dr W Eastwood, University of Birmingham, Sch of Geography, Earth & Env Sciences
Grant held at:
University of Plymouth, Sch of Geog Earth & Environ Sciences
Period of Award:
1 Oct 2012 - 31 Mar 2014
Value:
£46,786
NERC Reference:
NE/J012920/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants (FEC)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants

Climate change in the Holocene: A multi-proxy case study

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor S Belt, University of Plymouth, Sch of Earth Ocean and Environment
Co-Investigator:
Dr G Masse, University of Plymouth, Sch of Geog Earth & Environ Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor S Rowland, University of Plymouth, Sch of Geog Earth & Environ Sciences
Grant held at:
University of Plymouth, Sch of Earth Ocean and Environment
Period of Award:
1 Mar 2007 - 29 Feb 2008
Value:
£38,671
NERC Reference:
NE/E00752X/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants (FEC)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants

Climate change, seawater chemistry and planktic foraminiferal calcification in the Middle Eocene

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Dr S Gibbs, University of Southampton, Sch of Ocean and Earth Science
Co-Investigator:
Professor PA Wilson, University of Southampton, Sch of Ocean and Earth Science
Grant held at:
University of Southampton, Sch of Ocean and Earth Science
Period of Award:
1 May 2007 - 31 Oct 2008
Value:
£19,687
NERC Reference:
NE/E010199/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants (FEC)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants

Climate driven changes in recruitment success :linking long term trends in physical and biological parameters with larval abundance

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor S Hawkins, Marine Biological Association, Marine Biology
Co-Investigator:
Professor S Jenkins, Bangor University, Sch of Ocean Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor M Edwards, Marine Biological Association, CPR Survey
Grant held at:
Marine Biological Association, Marine Biology
Period of Award:
1 Feb 2007 - 31 Jan 2008
Value:
£69,183
NERC Reference:
NE/E010482/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants (FEC)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants

Climate dynamics in Scotland during the Younger Dryas: inferring changes in summer temperature and annual precipitation.

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Mr S Brooks, The Natural History Museum, Entomology
Co-Investigator:
Professor C Ballantyne, University of St Andrews, Geography and Sustainable Development
Co-Investigator:
Professor D Benn, University of St Andrews, Geography and Sustainable Development
Grant held at:
The Natural History Museum, Entomology
Period of Award:
19 Jun 2002 - 18 Dec 2004
Value:
£22,996
NERC Reference:
NER/B/S/2001/00839
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants

Climate response to orbital forcing during the Eocene deglaciated, high temperature, high CO2 state: New records from Sites 1210, 1258 & 1267

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor PA Wilson, University of Southampton, Sch of Ocean and Earth Science
Co-Investigator:
Professor H Palike, University of Bremen, MARUM Ctr for Marine Environmental Sci
Grant held at:
University of Southampton, Sch of Ocean and Earth Science
Period of Award:
1 Jun 2009 - 30 Nov 2011
Value:
£40,714
NERC Reference:
NE/G009376/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants (FEC)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants





Colloidal phosphorus speciation in agricultural run-off to catchments using field flow fractionation.

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor PJ Worsfold, University of Plymouth, Sch of Earth Ocean and Environment
Co-Investigator:
Professor PM Haygarth, Lancaster University, Lancaster Environment Centre
Grant held at:
University of Plymouth, Sch of Earth Ocean and Environment
Period of Award:
1 Mar 2005 - 30 Nov 2005
Value:
£29,747
NERC Reference:
NE/C514107/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants


Community-wide analysis of horizontal symbiont transmission: oak gallwasps as a model system.

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor G Stone, University of Edinburgh, Inst of Evolutionary Biology
Co-Investigator:
Prof. F Jiggins, University of Cambridge, Department of Genetics
Grant held at:
University of Edinburgh, Inst of Evolutionary Biology
Period of Award:
1 Mar 2006 - 31 Dec 2006
Value:
£53,425
NERC Reference:
NE/D007178/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants (FEC)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants







Constraining rates and models of normal fault evolution using in-situ cosmogenic surface exposure dating of relic fluvial landforms.

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor S Gupta, Imperial College London, Earth Science and Engineering
Co-Investigator:
Dr W Phillips, University of Idaho, Idaho Geological Survey
Co-Investigator:
Professor J Cartwright, University of Oxford, Earth Sciences
Grant held at:
Imperial College London, Earth Science and Engineering
Period of Award:
18 Jun 2002 - 17 Aug 2003
Value:
£12,938
NERC Reference:
NER/B/S/2001/00917
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants

Containerless heating for extreme melts and glasses: determining the melting temperature of the lower mantle.

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor D Dobson, University College London, Earth Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor JP Brodholt, University College London, Earth Sciences
Grant held at:
University College London, Earth Sciences
Period of Award:
1 Sep 2009 - 28 Feb 2011
Value:
£38,969
NERC Reference:
NE/G009090/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants (FEC)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants


Continuous culture system for studying microbial community dynamics in marine environments.

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor R Geider, University of Essex, Biological Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Dr K Oxborough, Chelsea Technologies Group, Registered Office
Co-Investigator:
Professor GJC Underwood, University of Essex, Life Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor AM Osborn, RMIT University, School of Applied Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Prof. D Nedwell, University of Essex, Biological Sciences
Grant held at:
University of Essex, Biological Sciences
Period of Award:
21 Jan 2004 - 20 Jul 2005
Value:
£29,824
NERC Reference:
NER/B/S/2003/00182
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants






Cosmogenic dating of mid-late quaternary Patagonian glaciations.

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Dr NRJ Hulton, University of Edinburgh, Sch of Geosciences
Co-Investigator:
Dr M Kaplan, University of Edinburgh, Sch of Geosciences
Co-Investigator:
Dr W Phillips, University of Idaho, Idaho Geological Survey
Grant held at:
University of Edinburgh, Sch of Geosciences
Period of Award:
1 Mar 2004 - 31 Aug 2005
Value:
£24,655
NERC Reference:
NER/B/S/2003/00286
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants


Coupled radiocarbon and neodymium isotopes: Improved reconstructions of deep-ocean circulation change

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Dr LC Skinner, University of Cambridge, Earth Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor D Vance, University of Bristol, Earth Sciences
Grant held at:
University of Cambridge, Earth Sciences
Period of Award:
28 Aug 2009 - 27 Aug 2011
Value:
£37,459
NERC Reference:
NE/G010501/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants (FEC)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants

Critically testing the role of delta-30 Si[diatom] as a novel productivity signal in temperate lakes

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Dr DB Ryves, Loughborough University, Geography
Co-Investigator:
Dr J Tyler, University of Oxford, Earth Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor MJ Leng, British Geological Survey, NERC Isotope Geosciences Laboratory
Grant held at:
Loughborough University, Geography
Period of Award:
1 Feb 2010 - 31 Jul 2012
Value:
£55,397
NERC Reference:
NE/H011978/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants (FEC)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants


Crustal melting and lithosphere strength in collisional orogens: an evaluation of channel flow.

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor J Grocott, Kingston University, Sch of Geography Geology & Environment
Co-Investigator:
Professor K McCaffrey, Durham University, Earth Sciences
Grant held at:
Kingston University, Sch of Geography Geology & Environment
Period of Award:
1 Apr 2003 - 31 Jul 2005
Value:
£26,307
NERC Reference:
NER/B/S/2002/00556
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants



DESI-MS: analysing ancient proteins from artefacts

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor J Thomas-Oates, University of York, Chemistry
Co-Investigator:
Professor M Collins, University of Cambridge, Archaeology & Anthropology
Co-Investigator:
Dr E Bergstrom, University of York, Chemistry
Grant held at:
University of York, Chemistry
Period of Award:
3 Sep 2007 - 2 Sep 2008
Value:
£36,946
NERC Reference:
NE/E009964/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants (FEC)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants




Dating the 'Taung Child' Australopithecus africanus type specimen through U-Pb measurements of associated calcite crystals

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor RR Parrish, British Geological Survey, NERC Isotope Geosciences Laboratory
Grant held at:
British Geological Survey, NERC Isotope Geosciences Laboratory
Period of Award:
21 Sep 2010 - 20 Sep 2012
Value:
£23,565
NERC Reference:
NE/H011102/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants (FEC)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants



Deciphering timings and rates of abrupt climate changes over the Lateglacial-Holocene period: The Lake Suigetsu biomarker record.

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Dr EJ Pearson, Newcastle University, Sch of Geog, Politics and Sociology
Co-Investigator:
Professor T Nakagawa, Ritsumeikan University, UNLISTED
Grant held at:
Newcastle University, Sch of Geog, Politics and Sociology
Period of Award:
1 Apr 2009 - 30 Nov 2010
Value:
£91,644
NERC Reference:
NE/G011001/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants (FEC)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants

Defining the role of atmospheric sulphur in the Permo-Triassic terrestrial extinction.

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor S Bottrell, University of Leeds, School of Earth and Environment
Co-Investigator:
Professor P Wignall, University of Leeds, School of Earth and Environment
Co-Investigator:
Dr RJ Newton, University of Leeds, School of Earth and Environment
Grant held at:
University of Leeds, School of Earth and Environment
Period of Award:
1 May 2005 - 31 Dec 2007
Value:
£27,924
NERC Reference:
NE/C000854/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants

Density dependence in animals: analysis of the GPDD database.

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor RM Sibly, University of Reading, Animal and Microbial Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor M Pagel, University of Reading, Sch of Biological Sciences
Grant held at:
University of Reading, Animal and Microbial Sciences
Period of Award:
1 Oct 2002 - 31 Jul 2003
Value:
£29,636
NERC Reference:
NER/B/S/2001/00867
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants


Design and feasibility study for a small-scale in situ experiment to setermine how dust inputs to the Atlantic affect ocean-atmosphere biogeochemistry

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Dr S Turner, University of East Anglia, Environmental Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor P Liss, University of East Anglia, Environmental Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Dr T Jickells, University of East Anglia, Environmental Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor A Watson, University of Exeter, Geography
Grant held at:
University of East Anglia, Environmental Sciences
Period of Award:
16 Oct 2000 - 15 Apr 2002
Value:
£26,239
NERC Reference:
NER/B/S/2000/00201
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants


Detection and characterisation of iron complexes in seawater.

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Dr M Gledhill, University of Plymouth, Sch of Earth Ocean and Environment
Co-Investigator:
Professor RF Mantoura, Plymouth Marine Laboratory, UNLISTED
Co-Investigator:
Professor PJ Worsfold, University of Plymouth, Sch of Geog Earth & Environ Sciences
Grant held at:
University of Plymouth, Sch of Earth Ocean and Environment
Period of Award:
1 Nov 2001 - 31 Oct 2002
Value:
£35,424
NERC Reference:
NER/B/S/2000/00764
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants

Detection of the Criegee intermediates by Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) Spectroscopy.

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor G Marston, University of Reading, Chemistry
Co-Investigator:
Professor R Walsh, University of Reading, Chemistry
Co-Investigator:
Dr CT Mutlow, STFC - Laboratories, RAL Space
Grant held at:
University of Reading, Chemistry
Period of Award:
20 Feb 2002 - 19 May 2005
Value:
£27,671
NERC Reference:
NER/B/S/2001/00291
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants

Detection, distribution and identification of pioneer fungi latently present in functional sapwood of angiosperm trees.

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor L Boddy, Cardiff University, School of Biosciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor H Rogers, Cardiff University, School of Biosciences
Grant held at:
Cardiff University, School of Biosciences
Period of Award:
1 Apr 2005 - 30 Nov 2005
Value:
£30,801
NERC Reference:
NE/C513785/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants


Determining the volatile budget of individual flood basalt eruptions.

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor S Self, The Open University, Environment, Earth & Ecosystems
Co-Investigator:
Dr S Blake, The Open University, Faculty of Sci, Tech, Eng & Maths (STEM)
Co-Investigator:
Professor NW Rogers, The Open University, Faculty of Sci, Tech, Eng & Maths (STEM)
Grant held at:
The Open University, Environment, Earth & Ecosystems
Period of Award:
1 Feb 2004 - 30 Apr 2006
Value:
£30,552
NERC Reference:
NER/B/S/2003/00246
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants

Develoment of ultra-low blank rhenium and osmium chemistry for the isotopic and elemental investgation of lunar rocks.

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor KW Burton, The Open University, Environment, Earth & Ecosystems
Co-Investigator:
Dr AS Cohen, The Open University, Faculty of Sci, Tech, Eng & Maths (STEM)
Co-Investigator:
Dr I Parkinson, University of Bristol, Earth Sciences
Grant held at:
The Open University, Environment, Earth & Ecosystems
Period of Award:
1 Apr 2001 - 31 Jan 2002
Value:
£36,052
NERC Reference:
NER/B/S/2000/00824
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants


Developing genetic markers for the analysis of the basis of mate choice in buzzards.

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Dr JE Lindstrom, University of Glasgow, Environmental and Evolutionary Biology
Co-Investigator:
Professor W Amos, University of Cambridge, Zoology
Grant held at:
University of Glasgow, Environmental and Evolutionary Biology
Period of Award:
1 Nov 2000 - 30 Apr 2002
Value:
£36,553
NERC Reference:
NER/B/S/2000/00059
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants

Developing methods for mass spectral imaging of environmental samples

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Dr JG Bundy, Imperial College London, Surgery and Cancer
Co-Investigator:
Dr DS McPhail, Imperial College London, Materials
Co-Investigator:
Dr s fearn, Imperial College London, Materials
Grant held at:
Imperial College London, Surgery and Cancer
Period of Award:
1 Oct 2012 - 31 Mar 2013
Value:
£51,686
NERC Reference:
NE/J013382/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants (FEC)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants


Developing rutile chrono-thermometry in polymetamorphic assemblages for deciphering stages of mountain belt evolution

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor CJ Warren, The Open University, Environment, Earth & Ecosystems
Co-Investigator:
Professor NB Harris, The Open University, Faculty of Sci, Tech, Eng & Maths (STEM)
Co-Investigator:
Professor NW Rogers, The Open University, Faculty of Sci, Tech, Eng & Maths (STEM)
Grant held at:
The Open University, Environment, Earth & Ecosystems
Period of Award:
1 Sep 2009 - 31 Dec 2012
Value:
£79,933
NERC Reference:
NE/G009813/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants (FEC)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants

Developing statistical climate forecasts for the coming decade

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor E Hawkins, University of Reading, Meteorology
Co-Investigator:
Dr F Underwood, University of Reading, Mathematics and Statistics
Co-Investigator:
Professor LC Shaffrey, University of Reading, Meteorology
Grant held at:
University of Reading, Meteorology
Period of Award:
7 Oct 2010 - 6 Aug 2011
Value:
£58,603
NERC Reference:
NE/H011420/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants (FEC)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants

Development and application of Bayesian/Maximum Entropy statistical techniques for analysis of fishery acoustic survey data.

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor AS Brierley, University of St Andrews, Biology
Co-Investigator:
Dr S Gull, University of Cambridge, Physics
Grant held at:
University of St Andrews, Biology
Period of Award:
1 Jul 2001 - 31 Jul 2002
Value:
£36,053
NERC Reference:
NER/B/S/2000/00685
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants

Development of a New Terrestrial Palaeotemperature Proxy Based on dD Values of Lipid Biomarkers of Peat Bog Vegetation

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor RP Evershed, University of Bristol, Chemistry
Co-Investigator:
Professor F Chambers, University of Gloucestershire, School of Natural and Social Sciences
Grant held at:
University of Bristol, Chemistry
Period of Award:
1 Aug 2007 - 31 Jan 2008
Value:
£48,129
NERC Reference:
NE/E010989/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants (FEC)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants

Development of a combined Lagrangian / Eulerian approach to understand coherent flow structures in gravel-bed rivers

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor R Hardy, Durham University, Geography
Co-Investigator:
Dr P Carbonneau, Durham University, Geography
Co-Investigator:
Professor DR Parsons, Loughborough University, Vice Chancellor's Office
Grant held at:
Durham University, Geography
Period of Award:
1 Oct 2008 - 31 Jan 2010
Value:
£28,567
NERC Reference:
NE/F010060/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants (FEC)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants


Development of a genetic time-series for the Park Grass Experiment.

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor JW Silvertown, The Open University, Life, Health & Chemical Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Dr J Freeland, The Open University, Faculty of Sci, Tech, Eng & Maths (STEM)
Grant held at:
The Open University, Life, Health & Chemical Sciences
Period of Award:
1 Jan 2003 - 31 Dec 2003
Value:
£31,096
NERC Reference:
NER/B/S/2002/00266
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants


Development of an innovative method to measure dynamic pressure, erosion and deposition in environmental flows

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor DR Parsons, University of Leeds, School of Earth and Environment
Co-Investigator:
Professor J Peakall, University of Leeds, School of Earth and Environment
Co-Investigator:
Mr MJ Hobby, University of Leeds, School of Earth and Environment
Grant held at:
University of Leeds, School of Earth and Environment
Period of Award:
1 Feb 2009 - 31 May 2011
Value:
£55,170
NERC Reference:
NE/G01051X/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants (FEC)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants

Development of direct dating of mineralisation by 130Te decay.

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Dr J Gilmour, The University of Manchester, Earth Atmospheric and Env Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor RA Pattrick, The University of Manchester, Earth Atmospheric and Env Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor G Turner, The University of Manchester, Earth Atmospheric and Env Sciences
Grant held at:
The University of Manchester, Earth Atmospheric and Env Sciences
Period of Award:
1 Jan 2002 - 31 Dec 2003
Value:
£15,908
NERC Reference:
NER/B/S/2001/00308
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants



Development of new models for dietary reconstruction based on bulk and compound specific Delta13C analysis of diet and consumer tissues.

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor RP Evershed, University of Bristol, Chemistry
Co-Investigator:
Dr S Jim, University of Bristol, Chemistry
Grant held at:
University of Bristol, Chemistry
Period of Award:
3 Mar 2003 - 2 Nov 2004
Value:
£27,808
NERC Reference:
NER/B/S/2002/00392
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants

Diapycnal transfer of carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus across the seasonal thermocline in stratified shelf seas.

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor HA Kennedy, Bangor University, Sch of Ocean Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor D Thomas, University of Helsinki, Dept Biological & Environmental Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor T Rippeth, Bangor University, Sch of Ocean Sciences
Grant held at:
Bangor University, Sch of Ocean Sciences
Period of Award:
1 May 2009 - 30 Apr 2010
Value:
£48,821
NERC Reference:
NE/G010986/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants (FEC)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants

Did the oceans cool during the Eocene-Oligocene greenhouse-icehouse transition?

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor C Lear, Cardiff University, School of Earth and Ocean Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Dr TR Bailey, National Museum Wales, Natural Sciences
Grant held at:
Cardiff University, School of Earth and Ocean Sciences
Period of Award:
1 Mar 2007 - 29 Feb 2008
Value:
£25,803
NERC Reference:
NE/E007902/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants (FEC)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants

Differential maternal investment of yolk hormones: the importance of egg age and embryo development on yolk androgen concentration.

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Dr N Hazon, University of St Andrews, Biology
Co-Investigator:
Dr JA Graves, University of St Andrews, Biology
Grant held at:
University of St Andrews, Biology
Period of Award:
1 Apr 2004 - 31 Dec 2004
Value:
£30,687
NERC Reference:
NER/B/S/2003/00822
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants

Dimethyl sulphide (DMS) sea-to-air transfer velocities in the Southern Ocean

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Dr S Archer, Plymouth Marine Laboratory, Plymouth Marine Lab
Co-Investigator:
Professor PD Nightingale, Plymouth Marine Laboratory, Plymouth Marine Lab
Grant held at:
Plymouth Marine Laboratory, Plymouth Marine Lab
Period of Award:
1 Feb 2008 - 31 Jan 2009
Value:
£27,835
NERC Reference:
NE/F010656/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants (FEC)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants


Distribution of extendional strain within a continental rift from high resolution marine geophysics. The offshore Corinth Rift (Central Greece).

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor L McNeill, University of Southampton, Sch of Ocean and Earth Science
Co-Investigator:
Professor J Bull, University of Southampton, Sch of Ocean and Earth Science
Co-Investigator:
Dr REL Collier, University of Leeds, School of Earth and Environment
Grant held at:
University of Southampton, Sch of Ocean and Earth Science
Period of Award:
6 Sep 2002 - 5 Jun 2005
Value:
£30,501
NERC Reference:
NER/B/S/2001/00269
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants

Diversity and biogeography of Antarctic deep-sea foraminiferal species: molecular vs morphological approaches.

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor AJ Gooday, University of Southampton, National Oceanography Centre Southampton
Grant held at:
University of Southampton, National Oceanography Centre Southampton
Period of Award:
22 Nov 2001 - 21 Nov 2004
Value:
£10,221
NERC Reference:
NER/B/S/2001/00336
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants




Do glendonites provide faithful records of bottom water temperatures

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor HA Kennedy, Bangor University, Sch of Ocean Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor R Rickaby, University of Oxford, Earth Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor S Shaw, The University of Manchester, Earth Atmospheric and Env Sciences
Grant held at:
Bangor University, Sch of Ocean Sciences
Period of Award:
1 Mar 2011 - 28 Feb 2014
Value:
£53,079
NERC Reference:
NE/I017410/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants (FEC)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants

Do herbivores decrease tundra carbon sink strength by reducing the moss layer?

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Dr SJ Woodin, University of Aberdeen, Biological Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor R van der Wal, University of Aberdeen, Inst of Biological and Environmental Sci
Grant held at:
University of Aberdeen, Biological Sciences
Period of Award:
1 Jun 2005 - 31 Jan 2006
Value:
£31,097
NERC Reference:
NE/C514866/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants

Do humid phases in costal Libya reflect an intensified Atlantic storm track?

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor M Rogerson, University of Hull, Geography, Environment and Earth Science
Co-Investigator:
Dr DL Hoffmann, University of Bristol, Geographical Sciences
Grant held at:
University of Hull, Geography, Environment and Earth Science
Period of Award:
1 Apr 2012 - 30 Mar 2014
Value:
£50,375
NERC Reference:
NE/J014133/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants (FEC)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants

Do phytochelatins play a fundamental role in invertebrate responses to toxic metals?

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Dr JG Bundy, Imperial College London, Surgery and Cancer
Co-Investigator:
Dr EJ Want, Imperial College London, Metabolism, Digestion and Reproduction
Co-Investigator:
Dr J Hassard, Imperial College London, Physics
Grant held at:
Imperial College London, Surgery and Cancer
Period of Award:
19 Oct 2009 - 18 Apr 2010
Value:
£52,780
NERC Reference:
NE/G010145/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants (FEC)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants


Does N utilization in ericoid associations reflect the intraspecific variation in N source preference by the mycorrhizal symbiont Hymensoscyphus erica

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor A Meharg, University of Aberdeen, Plant and Soil Science
Co-Investigator:
Professor IJ Alexander, University of Aberdeen, Inst of Biological and Environmental Sci
Grant held at:
University of Aberdeen, Plant and Soil Science
Period of Award:
14 May 2001 - 13 Jan 2002
Value:
£34,468
NERC Reference:
NER/B/S/2000/00825
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants


Does neonatal need for taurine explain parental prey selection in Parids

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Dr KE Arnold, University of Glasgow, Environmental and Evolutionary Biology
Co-Investigator:
Professor P Surai, SRUC, Avian Science Research Centre
Grant held at:
University of Glasgow, Environmental and Evolutionary Biology
Period of Award:
1 Mar 2004 - 31 Oct 2004
Value:
£27,724
NERC Reference:
NER/B/S/2003/00835
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants


Does resource partitioning maintain plant species diversity in nitrogen limited ecosystems?

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor RD Bardgett, Lancaster University, Biological Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor R van der Wal, University of Aberdeen, Inst of Biological and Environmental Sci
Grant held at:
Lancaster University, Biological Sciences
Period of Award:
1 Jun 2004 - 31 Aug 2005
Value:
£30,976
NERC Reference:
NER/B/S/2003/00827
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants




Early Holocene fluctuations of the North Patagonian Icefield.

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor NF Glasser, Aberystwyth University, Inst of Geography and Earth Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor GAT Duller, Aberystwyth University, Inst of Geography and Earth Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Dr S Harrison, Coventry University, Science and the Environment
Grant held at:
Aberystwyth University, Inst of Geography and Earth Sciences
Period of Award:
17 Jan 2003 - 16 Jan 2007
Value:
£31,312
NERC Reference:
NER/B/S/2002/00282
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants



Ecological influences on larval chironomid communities in shallow lakes: implications for palaeolimnological interpretations.

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor P Langdon, University of Exeter, Geography
Co-Investigator:
Professor CD Sayer, University College London, Geography
Grant held at:
University of Exeter, Geography
Period of Award:
1 Mar 2004 - 31 Dec 2004
Value:
£30,762
NERC Reference:
NER/B/S/2003/00824
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants

Ecophysiological differences between genetically-distinct sub-populations of synechococcus.

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Dr JD Parry, Lancaster University, Biological Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Dr R Smith, Lancaster University, Lancaster Environment Centre
Grant held at:
Lancaster University, Biological Sciences
Period of Award:
1 Oct 2001 - 31 Mar 2002
Value:
£28,637
NERC Reference:
NER/B/S/2001/00306
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants


Effect of temperature on gene transcription in cyanobacteria.

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor AE Walsby, University of Bristol, Biological Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor PK Hayes, University of Portsmouth, Sch of the Environment & Life Sciences
Grant held at:
University of Bristol, Biological Sciences
Period of Award:
15 Mar 2004 - 14 Apr 2005
Value:
£30,930
NERC Reference:
NER/B/S/2003/00219
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants

Effects of CO2-driven sea water acidification on the ecophysiology of neritic calcifiers, using the amphipod Gammarus locusta as a model.

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor C Hauton, University of Southampton, Sch of Ocean and Earth Science
Co-Investigator:
Professor T Tyrrell, University of Southampton, Sch of Ocean and Earth Science
Co-Investigator:
Dr JA Williams, University of Southampton, Sch of Ocean and Earth Science
Grant held at:
University of Southampton, Sch of Ocean and Earth Science
Period of Award:
20 May 2007 - 19 May 2008
Value:
£45,771
NERC Reference:
NE/E008305/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants (FEC)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants

Effects of coral reef habitat degradation and overexploitation on gastropod molluscs at the global centre of marine biodiversity

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Dr J P Hawkins, University of York, Environment
Co-Investigator:
Professor C Roberts, University of Exeter, Biosciences
Grant held at:
University of York, Environment
Period of Award:
1 Sep 2011 - 31 Aug 2012
Value:
£52,248
NERC Reference:
NE/I015566/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants (FEC)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants


Effects of temperature on the trade-off between offspring size and clutch size in different ecotypes of Chorthippus brunneus (Orthoptera:Acrididae).

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Dr M Hassall, University of East Anglia, Environmental Sciences
Grant held at:
University of East Anglia, Environmental Sciences
Period of Award:
1 Jun 2003 - 31 Jan 2004
Value:
£27,231
NERC Reference:
NER/B/S/2002/00370
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants

Efficiences and Mechanisms of Arsenic (As) Uptake from Aqueous Solution by Vivianite

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor K Hudson-Edwards, Birkbeck College, Earth and Planetary Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor KG Taylor, The University of Manchester, Earth Atmospheric and Env Sciences
Grant held at:
Birkbeck College, Earth and Planetary Sciences
Period of Award:
1 May 2007 - 31 Jul 2009
Value:
£50,491
NERC Reference:
NE/E007716/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants (FEC)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants



Elemental signals in karst: from soil to speleothem

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor IJ Fairchild, University of Birmingham, Sch of Geography, Earth & Env Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor H Zhang, Lancaster University, Lancaster Environment Centre
Co-Investigator:
Professor J Lead, University of Birmingham, Sch of Geography, Earth & Env Sciences
Grant held at:
University of Birmingham, Sch of Geography, Earth & Env Sciences
Period of Award:
1 Apr 2009 - 31 Dec 2010
Value:
£32,655
NERC Reference:
NE/G009317/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants (FEC)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants


Enantioselective Binding of PCBs to Soil Organic Matter

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor S Harrad, University of Birmingham, Sch of Geography, Earth & Env Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor A Meharg, Queen's University of Belfast, Sch of Biological Sciences
Grant held at:
University of Birmingham, Sch of Geography, Earth & Env Sciences
Period of Award:
1 Jun 2005 - 31 May 2006
Value:
£30,661
NERC Reference:
NE/C514323/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants

Energy costs and savings of arboreal locomotion in great apes: measuring a tractable model species, homo sapiens

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor L Halsey, Roehampton University, Life Science
Co-Investigator:
Professor SKS Thorpe, University of Birmingham, Sch of Biosciences
Grant held at:
Roehampton University, Life Science
Period of Award:
1 Jan 2012 - 1 Sep 2012
Value:
£51,725
NERC Reference:
NE/J005371/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants (FEC)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants

Enhanced accuracy and precision of equivalent dose estimates in quartz optical dating via pulsed and elevated temperature laboratory irradiation.

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Dr S Stokes, University of Oxford, Geography - SoGE
Co-Investigator:
Professor R Bailey, University of Oxford, Geography - SoGE
Grant held at:
University of Oxford, Geography - SoGE
Period of Award:
1 Mar 2004 - 31 Aug 2005
Value:
£28,273
NERC Reference:
NER/B/S/2003/00284
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants


Environmental and biological change during the end Ordovician glaciation - a case study from the high latitude succession of Eastern Gondwana.

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Dr B Turner, Durham University, Earth Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Dr H Armstrong, Durham University, Earth Sciences
Grant held at:
Durham University, Earth Sciences
Period of Award:
9 Feb 2001 - 8 Feb 2004
Value:
£36,862
NERC Reference:
NER/B/S/2000/00068
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants

Environmental modification of phenotypic plasticity: calcium availability, induced defences and fitness costs in gastropods.

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor S Rundle, University of Plymouth, Sch of Earth Ocean and Environment
Co-Investigator:
Professor J Spicer, University of Plymouth, Sch of Eng, Comp and Math (SECaM)
Co-Investigator:
Dr R Coleman, University of Plymouth, Sch of Biomedical & Biological Sciences
Grant held at:
University of Plymouth, Sch of Earth Ocean and Environment
Period of Award:
1 May 2002 - 30 Apr 2003
Value:
£21,963
NERC Reference:
NER/B/S/2001/00843
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants


Eocene - Oligocene climate change in Indonesia.

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor P Pearson, Cardiff University, School of Earth and Ocean Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor C Lear, Cardiff University, Sch of Earth and Environmental Sciences
Grant held at:
Cardiff University, School of Earth and Ocean Sciences
Period of Award:
1 Jan 2006 - 31 Dec 2006
Value:
£30,788
NERC Reference:
NE/C514523/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants





Estuarine and coastal primary production estimation using remote sensing data and radiative transfer modelling

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Dr PE Land, Plymouth Marine Laboratory, Remote Sensing Group
Co-Investigator:
Dr GH Tilstone, Plymouth Marine Laboratory, Plymouth Marine Lab
Grant held at:
Plymouth Marine Laboratory, Remote Sensing Group
Period of Award:
1 Jul 2006 - 31 Dec 2007
Value:
£28,710
NERC Reference:
NE/D007232/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants (FEC)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants

Evaluating the potential for using Cellular Automaton models to reconstruct temporal patterns of sediment supply resulting from environmental change.

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor T Quine, University of Exeter, Geography
Co-Investigator:
Professor A Nicholas, University of Exeter, Geography
Grant held at:
University of Exeter, Geography
Period of Award:
1 Mar 2003 - 31 May 2005
Value:
£30,874
NERC Reference:
NER/B/S/2002/00357
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants


Evaluation of Historical Earthquake Interaction and Seismic Risk to Western Sumatra

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor J McCloskey, University of Ulster, Environmental Sciences Department
Co-Investigator:
Dr S Nalbant, University of Edinburgh, Sch of Geosciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor S Steacy, University of Adelaide, Unlisted
Grant held at:
University of Ulster, Environmental Sciences Department
Period of Award:
18 Jul 2008 - 17 Jul 2010
Value:
£50,762
NERC Reference:
NE/F01161X/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants (FEC)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants




Evolution of plant resistance to pathogens: natural variation in a resistance gene in Arabidopsis

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Dr B Emerson, University of East Anglia, Biological Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor J Turner, University of East Anglia, Biological Sciences
Grant held at:
University of East Anglia, Biological Sciences
Period of Award:
26 Aug 2005 - 25 Aug 2007
Value:
£20,413
NERC Reference:
NE/C001370/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants

Evolution of reproductive strategies in the 'living fossil' Triops cancriformis: genetic and experimental approaches

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Dr A Gomez, University of Hull, Biological Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Dr B Haenfling, University of the Highlands and Islands, Inverness College UHI
Grant held at:
University of Hull, Biological Sciences
Period of Award:
1 May 2006 - 30 Apr 2007
Value:
£64,239
NERC Reference:
NE/D007496/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants (FEC)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants

Evolutionary genetics of New Caledonian Araucaria (conifer) species.

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor P Hollingsworth, Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, Edinburgh Dept
Co-Investigator:
Professor R Ennos, University of Edinburgh, Sch of Biological Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Mr M Gardner, Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, Genetics and Conservation
Grant held at:
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, Edinburgh Dept
Period of Award:
8 Jan 2001 - 7 Nov 2001
Value:
£34,689
NERC Reference:
NER/B/S/2000/00086
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants


Exceptional fossil preservation in the Comley Lagerstatte, Shropshire: testing the phylogeny of Early Cambrian animals

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor M Williams, University of Leicester, Geology
Co-Investigator:
Professor DJ Siveter, University of Leicester, Sch of Geog, Geol & the Environment
Co-Investigator:
Professor SE Gabbott, University of Leicester, Sch of Geog, Geol & the Environment
Grant held at:
University of Leicester, Geology
Period of Award:
1 Sep 2008 - 31 Jul 2009
Value:
£66,664
NERC Reference:
NE/F010834/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants (FEC)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants



Experimental evolution of phenotypic plasticity

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor M Reuter, University College London, Genetics Evolution and Environment
Co-Investigator:
Professor J Bahler, University College London, Genetics Evolution and Environment
Grant held at:
University College London, Genetics Evolution and Environment
Period of Award:
10 May 2012 - 31 Aug 2013
Value:
£50,967
NERC Reference:
NE/J013811/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants (FEC)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants

Experimental test of environmental modification of inbreeding depression in the Mauritius Kestrel.

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Dr L Keller, University of Glasgow, Environmental and Evolutionary Biology
Co-Investigator:
Dr RG Nager, University of Glasgow, College of Medical, Veterinary, Life Sci
Grant held at:
University of Glasgow, Environmental and Evolutionary Biology
Period of Award:
1 Mar 2003 - 28 Feb 2005
Value:
£17,597
NERC Reference:
NER/B/S/2002/00387
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants


Extending sea loch sedimentary records: OSL dating of shallow marine systems

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Dr RAJ Robinson, University of St Andrews, Earth and Environmental Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Dr CR Bates, University of St Andrews, Earth and Environmental Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor W Austin, University of St Andrews, Geography and Sustainable Development
Grant held at:
University of St Andrews, Earth and Environmental Sciences
Period of Award:
4 Sep 2012 - 3 Mar 2014
Value:
£45,962
NERC Reference:
NE/J012874/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants (FEC)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants







Fe(III) in freshwaters: organic complexation and solubility control.

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor E Tipping, NERC CEH (Up to 30.11.2019), NERC CEH - Windermere
Co-Investigator:
Dr J Hamilton-Taylor, Lancaster University, Lancaster Environment Centre
Grant held at:
NERC CEH (Up to 30.11.2019), NERC CEH - Windermere
Period of Award:
6 Jun 2003 - 5 Sep 2004
Value:
£27,907
NERC Reference:
NER/B/S/2002/00513
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants










Food webs: a molecular approach for determining predator-prey interactions.

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor J Memmott, University of Bristol, Biological Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor WOC Symondson, Cardiff University, School of Biosciences
Grant held at:
University of Bristol, Biological Sciences
Period of Award:
1 Jun 2002 - 30 Nov 2002
Value:
£31,259
NERC Reference:
NER/B/S/2001/00364
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants

Food, Sex and Death: Costs of Reproduction and the Mechanistic Basis of Ageing in the field cricket Teleogryllus commodus

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor J Hunt, University of Exeter, Biosciences
Co-Investigator:
Dr NJ Royle, University of Exeter, Ecology and Conservation
Grant held at:
University of Exeter, Biosciences
Period of Award:
1 Jun 2009 - 31 May 2010
Value:
£28,149
NERC Reference:
NE/G00949X/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants (FEC)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants

Fossil insect remains as indicators of the primeval forest; a modern analogue approach.

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor NJ Whitehouse, Queen's University of Belfast, Geography Archaeology and Palaeoecology
Co-Investigator:
Dr D Smith, University of Birmingham, History and Cultures
Grant held at:
Queen's University of Belfast, Geography Archaeology and Palaeoecology
Period of Award:
1 May 2006 - 30 Apr 2008
Value:
£90,287
NERC Reference:
NE/D007577/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants (FEC)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants


Fossilization in extreme environments: deep-sea hydrothermal vents

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor CTS Little, University of Leeds, School of Earth and Environment
Co-Investigator:
Professor R Raiswell, University of Leeds, School of Earth and Environment
Co-Investigator:
Professor S Bottrell, University of Leeds, School of Earth and Environment
Co-Investigator:
Professor L Benning, German Res Ctr for Geosci (Helmholtz), UNLISTED
Grant held at:
University of Leeds, School of Earth and Environment
Period of Award:
1 Mar 2005 - 28 Feb 2009
Value:
£30,936
NERC Reference:
NE/C000714/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants



Freshwater Export from the Weddell Gyre: Magnitude, Variability and Impacts

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor M Meredith, NERC British Antarctic Survey, Science Programmes
Co-Investigator:
Professor A Naveira Garabato, University of Southampton, Sch of Ocean and Earth Science
Grant held at:
NERC British Antarctic Survey, Science Programmes
Period of Award:
1 Sep 2008 - 31 Aug 2012
Value:
£30,324
NERC Reference:
NE/F010427/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants (FEC)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants







Generation of thermally differentiated zebrafish strains by selective breeding.

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor AR Cossins, University of Liverpool, Sch of Biological Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Dr LU Sneddon, University of Gothenburg, Biological and Environmental Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor S Kemp, SRUC, Research
Grant held at:
University of Liverpool, Sch of Biological Sciences
Period of Award:
27 Feb 2003 - 26 May 2006
Value:
£20,870
NERC Reference:
NER/B/S/2002/00285
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants













Geometry and Kinematics of continental breakup in the youthful Aden rift.

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor C Ebinger, Royal Holloway, Univ of London, Earth Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor G Stuart, University of Leeds, School of Earth and Environment
Grant held at:
Royal Holloway, Univ of London, Earth Sciences
Period of Award:
1 Sep 2005 - 31 Aug 2007
Value:
£30,584
NERC Reference:
NE/C514031/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants




Glacial-to-present atmospheric CO2 impacts on isoprene emissions by vascular plants.

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor D Beerling, University of Sheffield, Animal and Plant Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor CN Hewitt, Lancaster University, Lancaster Environment Centre
Grant held at:
University of Sheffield, Animal and Plant Sciences
Period of Award:
1 May 2003 - 29 Feb 2004
Value:
£31,416
NERC Reference:
NER/B/S/2002/00568
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants

Glider observations of productivity in the Alboran Sea (GOPITAS)

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor J Kaiser, University of East Anglia, Environmental Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor K Heywood, University of East Anglia, Environmental Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor C Robinson, University of East Anglia, Environmental Sciences
Grant held at:
University of East Anglia, Environmental Sciences
Period of Award:
31 Mar 2010 - 30 Mar 2012
Value:
£64,655
NERC Reference:
NE/H012532/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants (FEC)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants


Global warming and the Late Permian mass extinction event

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor RJ Twitchett, University of Plymouth, Sch of Earth Ocean and Environment
Co-Investigator:
Professor G Price, University of Plymouth, Sch of Geog Earth & Environ Sciences
Grant held at:
University of Plymouth, Sch of Earth Ocean and Environment
Period of Award:
1 Jun 2008 - 30 Nov 2009
Value:
£46,265
NERC Reference:
NE/F011091/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants (FEC)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants









High resolution tidal inundation measurements, high precision elevation measurements and the distribution of salt marsh plant species and communities.

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor A Grant, University of East Anglia, Environmental Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor AJ Davy, University of East Anglia, Biological Sciences
Grant held at:
University of East Anglia, Environmental Sciences
Period of Award:
2 Mar 2007 - 1 Mar 2008
Value:
£51,894
NERC Reference:
NE/E010652/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants (FEC)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants

High-resolution climate dynamics

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor M Joshi, University of Reading, Meteorology
Co-Investigator:
Professor A Charlton-Perez, University of Reading, Meteorology
Co-Investigator:
Dr L Steenman-Clark, University of Reading, Meteorology
Grant held at:
University of Reading, Meteorology
Period of Award:
1 Feb 2009 - 30 Sep 2010
Value:
£26,465
NERC Reference:
NE/G010706/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants (FEC)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants


Historical timescale records of coral growth and skeletal carbonate deposition under conditions of high turbidity and terrigenous sediment influence

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor C Perry, Manchester Metropolitan University, School of Science and the Environment
Co-Investigator:
Dr KG Johnson, The Natural History Museum, Earth Sciences
Grant held at:
Manchester Metropolitan University, School of Science and the Environment
Period of Award:
30 Sep 2008 - 29 Sep 2009
Value:
£50,881
NERC Reference:
NE/F01077X/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants (FEC)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants




Holocene tephra constraints on the timing of millennial-scale variability in the subpolar North Atlantic

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor W Austin, University of St Andrews, Geography and Sustainable Development
Co-Investigator:
Professor SM Davies, Swansea University, College of Science
Grant held at:
University of St Andrews, Geography and Sustainable Development
Period of Award:
1 Feb 2010 - 31 Jul 2011
Value:
£51,767
NERC Reference:
NE/H012273/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants (FEC)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants



How do submarine landslides disintegrate and form long run-out turbidity currents in the deep ocean, and how erosive are these flows?

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor RB Wynn, NOC (Up to 31.10.2019), Science and Technology
Co-Investigator:
Professor D Masson, National Oceanography Centre, Science and Technology
Grant held at:
NOC (Up to 31.10.2019), Science and Technology
Period of Award:
7 Jun 2013 - 6 Jun 2014
Value:
£9,162
NERC Reference:
NE/J012955/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants (FEC)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants

How does aquatic vegetation modify the kinematic & geometric characteristics of coherent flow structures in open channels?

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor R Hardy, Durham University, Geography
Co-Investigator:
Professor SN Lane, University of Lausanne (UNIL), Faculty of Geosciences and Environment
Co-Investigator:
Professor DR Parsons, Loughborough University, Vice Chancellor's Office
Grant held at:
Durham University, Geography
Period of Award:
1 Oct 2009 - 28 Feb 2011
Value:
£37,396
NERC Reference:
NE/G009333/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants (FEC)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants

How does temperature influence AMF respiration?

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Dr A Hodge, University of York, Biology
Co-Investigator:
Professor A Fitter, University of York, Biology
Co-Investigator:
Professor O Atkin, Australian National University, Research School of Biology
Grant held at:
University of York, Biology
Period of Award:
28 Aug 2006 - 27 Aug 2007
Value:
£39,051
NERC Reference:
NE/D008301/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants (FEC)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants




How strong is the memory of the geomagnetic field? A critical appraisal of reversal asymmetry in precambrian rocks of Scotland

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Dr GJ Potts, University of Liverpool, Earth Surface Dynamics
Co-Investigator:
Professor R Holme, University of Liverpool, Earth, Ocean and Ecological Sciences
Grant held at:
University of Liverpool, Earth Surface Dynamics
Period of Award:
2 Aug 2010 - 2 Jan 2012
Value:
£48,448
NERC Reference:
NE/H012427/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants (FEC)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants

How useful is amino acid racemization as a tool for geochronology? A test of natural variability in Quaternary sediments.

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor M Collins, University of York, Archaeology
Co-Investigator:
Professor D Maddy, Newcastle University, Sch of Geog, Politics and Sociology
Grant held at:
University of York, Archaeology
Period of Award:
1 Apr 2004 - 31 Mar 2005
Value:
£30,149
NERC Reference:
NER/B/S/2003/00227
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants

Human Impact signals from peat bogs - a combined pollen and Geochemical sensitivity test

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor KE Barber, University of Southampton, School of Geography
Co-Investigator:
Professor I Croudace, University of Southampton, Sch of Ocean and Earth Science
Grant held at:
University of Southampton, School of Geography
Period of Award:
1 Apr 2004 - 30 Nov 2004
Value:
£31,020
NERC Reference:
NER/B/S/2003/00841
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants

Hydrodynamics and macroinvertebrate use of river-bed sediment patches

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor S Rice, Loughborough University, Geography
Co-Investigator:
Professor I Reid, Loughborough University, Geography
Co-Investigator:
Dr J Lancaster, Monash University, School of Biological Sciences
Grant held at:
Loughborough University, Geography
Period of Award:
1 Aug 2001 - 31 Jan 2003
Value:
£35,877
NERC Reference:
NER/B/S/2000/00697
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants



ICE: Inuit Climate Experiment

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Dr J Wilkinson, Scottish Association For Marine Science, Dunstaffnage Marine Laboratory
Co-Investigator:
Professor D Meldrum, Scottish Association For Marine Science, Dunstaffnage Marine Laboratory
Grant held at:
Scottish Association For Marine Science, Dunstaffnage Marine Laboratory
Period of Award:
1 Feb 2010 - 31 Jan 2011
Value:
£50,847
NERC Reference:
NE/H012982/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants (FEC)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants



Identification of key enzymes/genes involved in aerobic DMS oxidation by marine bacteria

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor H Schaefer, University of Warwick, Biological Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor JC Murrell, University of East Anglia, Environmental Sciences
Grant held at:
University of Warwick, Biological Sciences
Period of Award:
8 Aug 2005 - 7 May 2006
Value:
£30,820
NERC Reference:
NE/C001109/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants


Impact of copper geochemistry on the selection and abundance of methane-oxidizing bacteria in Arctic soils

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor DW Graham, Newcastle University, Civil Engineering and Geosciences
Co-Investigator:
Dr N Gray, Newcastle University, Sch of Natural & Environmental Sciences
Grant held at:
Newcastle University, Civil Engineering and Geosciences
Period of Award:
1 May 2010 - 31 Dec 2010
Value:
£53,191
NERC Reference:
NE/G01003X/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants (FEC)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants

Impact of debris covers on mountain glacier melt rates using satellite and meteorological measurements.

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor BW Brock, University of Dundee, Geography
Co-Investigator:
Dr M Kirkbride, University of Dundee, Energy Environment and Society
Co-Investigator:
Dr MEJ Cutler, University of Dundee, Energy Environment and Society
Grant held at:
University of Dundee, Geography
Period of Award:
1 Mar 2005 - 31 Aug 2006
Value:
£27,056
NERC Reference:
NE/C514282/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants

Impact of methanotrophs, methanogens and geochemical conditions on net methane flux to the atmosphere from Arctic soils

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor DW Graham, Newcastle University, Civil Engineering and Geosciences
Co-Investigator:
Dr N Gray, Newcastle University, Sch of Natural & Environmental Sciences
Grant held at:
Newcastle University, Civil Engineering and Geosciences
Period of Award:
1 Dec 2012 - 30 Nov 2013
Value:
£51,783
NERC Reference:
NE/J01446X/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants (FEC)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants

Impact of organic acids and ectomycorrhizas on mineral weathering.

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor DL Godbold, Bangor University, Sch of Environment and Natural Resources
Co-Investigator:
Professor DL Jones, Bangor University, Sch of Natural Sciences
Grant held at:
Bangor University, Sch of Environment and Natural Resources
Period of Award:
1 Apr 2001 - 30 Jun 2002
Value:
£36,340
NERC Reference:
NER/B/S/2000/00156
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants

Impact of soil carbon decomposition on future global climate.

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor D Powlson, BBSRC Institute of Arable Crops Research, UNLISTED
Co-Investigator:
Dr T Falloon, BBSRC Institute of Arable Crops Research, UNLISTED
Co-Investigator:
Professor AP Whitmore, Rothamsted Research, Net Zero and Resilient Farming
Grant held at:
BBSRC Institute of Arable Crops Research, UNLISTED
Period of Award:
1 Mar 2004 - 31 Mar 2005
Value:
£28,104
NERC Reference:
NER/B/S/2003/00884
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants



In search of the earliest seed plants.

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor JEA Marshall, University of Southampton, Sch of Ocean and Earth Science
Co-Investigator:
Dr A Hemsley, Cardiff University, Sch of Earth and Environmental Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Dr CM Berry, Cardiff University, Sch of Earth and Environmental Sciences
Grant held at:
University of Southampton, Sch of Ocean and Earth Science
Period of Award:
1 Jul 2003 - 30 Jun 2006
Value:
£26,012
NERC Reference:
NER/B/S/2002/00272
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants



Inbreeding and sperm abnormalities in the European rabbit.

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor MJ Gage, University of East Anglia, Biological Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Dr D Bell, University of East Anglia, Biological Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor GM Hewitt, University of East Anglia, Biological Sciences
Grant held at:
University of East Anglia, Biological Sciences
Period of Award:
2 May 2002 - 1 May 2003
Value:
£31,289
NERC Reference:
NER/B/S/2001/00381
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants

Individuals or groups: testing for socially-mediated post breeding movements in a marine top predator.

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Dr P Pomeroy, University of St Andrews, Sea Mammal Research Unit
Co-Investigator:
Professor J Matthiopoulos, University of Glasgow, College of Medical, Veterinary, Life Sci
Grant held at:
University of St Andrews, Sea Mammal Research Unit
Period of Award:
1 Jan 2004 - 31 Dec 2005
Value:
£30,755
NERC Reference:
NER/B/S/2003/00215
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants

Influence of energetic particle precipitation and meteorology on NOx and ozone variability in the Arctic middle atmosphere

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Dr D A Newnham, NERC British Antarctic Survey, Science Programmes
Co-Investigator:
Dr M Clilverd, NERC British Antarctic Survey, Science Programmes
Co-Investigator:
Professor RB Horne, NERC British Antarctic Survey, Science Programmes
Grant held at:
NERC British Antarctic Survey, Science Programmes
Period of Award:
1 Jul 2011 - 30 Jun 2012
Value:
£51,185
NERC Reference:
NE/I016767/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants (FEC)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants



Integrating physical and chemical techniques to characterise soil micro-sites

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor W Otten, Abertay University, Sch of Contemporary Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Dr C Wilson, University of Stirling, Biological and Environmental Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Dr SM Hapca, University of Stirling, Computing Science and Mathematics
Grant held at:
Abertay University, Sch of Contemporary Sciences
Period of Award:
1 Jun 2010 - 31 May 2011
Value:
£48,656
NERC Reference:
NE/H01263X/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants (FEC)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants



Intercomparison of micro meteorological techniques for the measurement of air-sea gas exchange.

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor P Liss, University of East Anglia, Environmental Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor A Watson, University of Exeter, Geography
Grant held at:
University of East Anglia, Environmental Sciences
Period of Award:
29 Mar 2004 - 28 Mar 2005
Value:
£27,960
NERC Reference:
NER/B/S/2003/00844
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants

Interrogating trees as archives of environmental sulphur variability

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Dr PM Wynn, Lancaster University, Lancaster Environment Centre
Co-Investigator:
Professor IJ Fairchild, University of Birmingham, Sch of Geography, Earth & Env Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor NJ Loader, Swansea University, College of Science
Grant held at:
Lancaster University, Lancaster Environment Centre
Period of Award:
1 Sep 2010 - 31 May 2012
Value:
£40,788
NERC Reference:
NE/H012257/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants (FEC)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants


Intraguild predation and the numerical response of predators to cyclic field voles: A pilot study using stable isotope ratios.

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor X Lambin, University of Aberdeen, Inst of Biological and Environmental Sci
Co-Investigator:
Professor J Speakman, University of Aberdeen, Inst of Biological and Environmental Sci
Co-Investigator:
Mr E Milne, University of Aberdeen, Rowett Institute of Nutrition and Health
Grant held at:
University of Aberdeen, Inst of Biological and Environmental Sci
Period of Award:
17 Aug 2001 - 16 Dec 2002
Value:
£36,282
NERC Reference:
NER/B/S/2000/00753
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants

Investigating basal conditions and flow dynamics on Vestfonna Ice Cap, Svalbard

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Dr P Christoffersen, University of Cambridge, Scott Polar Research Institute
Co-Investigator:
Professor JA Dowdeswell, University of Cambridge, Scott Polar Research Institute
Co-Investigator:
Professor A Hubbard, UiT Arctic University of Norway (Tromso), UNLISTED
Grant held at:
University of Cambridge, Scott Polar Research Institute
Period of Award:
19 Mar 2008 - 18 Sep 2009
Value:
£44,236
NERC Reference:
NE/F011466/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants (FEC)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants





Investigating the temporal impact of drainage and re-wetting on interactions between microbes, enzyme kinetics and dissolved organic compounds in peat

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor E Maltby, University of Liverpool, Institute for Sustainable Water
Co-Investigator:
Professor C Freeman, Bangor University, Sch of Natural Sciences
Grant held at:
University of Liverpool, Institute for Sustainable Water
Period of Award:
16 Feb 2010 - 15 Jun 2010
Value:
£38,027
NERC Reference:
NE/H011161/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants (FEC)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants

Investigation of a new palaeothermometer: High precision isotope ratio measurement of multi-substituted isotopic molecules in carbonates

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor PF Dennis, University of East Anglia, Environmental Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Dr AD Marca, University of East Anglia, Environmental Sciences
Grant held at:
University of East Anglia, Environmental Sciences
Period of Award:
1 Nov 2007 - 28 Feb 2009
Value:
£53,764
NERC Reference:
NE/E010105/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants (FEC)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants

Investigation of changing erosion rates in the semi-arid Karoo, South Africa, as reflected in small dam sedimentation.

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Dr J Boardman, University of Oxford, Environmental Change Institute SoGE
Co-Investigator:
Professor I Foster, University of Northampton, Faculty of Arts, Science and Technology
Grant held at:
University of Oxford, Environmental Change Institute SoGE
Period of Award:
1 Oct 2003 - 31 Dec 2004
Value:
£20,572
NERC Reference:
NER/B/S/2003/00208
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants

Investigation of the nature and causes of changes in Mediterranean rainfall and temperature extremes and the implications for future climate change.

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor PD Jones, University of East Anglia, Environmental Sciences
Grant held at:
University of East Anglia, Environmental Sciences
Period of Award:
1 Aug 2001 - 28 Feb 2002
Value:
£34,660
NERC Reference:
NER/B/S/2000/00665
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants



Is increased chemical complexity of extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) related to increasing salinity in polar sea ice?

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor GJC Underwood, University of Essex, Biological Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor D Thomas, University of Helsinki, Dept Biological & Environmental Sciences
Grant held at:
University of Essex, Biological Sciences
Period of Award:
1 Jul 2006 - 30 Jun 2007
Value:
£64,459
NERC Reference:
NE/D006988/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants (FEC)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants

Island populations as a resource for sensory innovation - bumblebee colour vision as a model.

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor L Chittka, Queen Mary University of London, Sch of Biological and Chemical Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Dr P Skorupski, Queen Mary University of London, Sch of Biological and Chemical Sciences
Grant held at:
Queen Mary University of London, Sch of Biological and Chemical Sciences
Period of Award:
28 Jan 2004 - 27 Jul 2005
Value:
£29,901
NERC Reference:
NER/B/S/2003/00281
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants



Isotope fractionation associated with surface sorption reactions: A laboratory and field based study.

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor S Shaw, University of Oxford, Earth Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor G Henderson, University of Oxford, Earth Sciences
Grant held at:
University of Oxford, Earth Sciences
Period of Award:
1 Jan 2004 - 30 Jun 2006
Value:
£25,498
NERC Reference:
NER/B/S/2003/00269
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants


Laboratory simulation of solifluction processes associated with one-sided and two-sided active-layer freezing.

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor C Harris, Cardiff University, School of Earth and Ocean Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor MCR Davies, City St George's, University of London, Sch of Engineering and Mathematical Sci
Co-Investigator:
Professor J Murton, University of Sussex, Sch of Global Studies
Grant held at:
Cardiff University, School of Earth and Ocean Sciences
Period of Award:
1 Jul 2004 - 30 Sep 2007
Value:
£30,870
NERC Reference:
NER/B/S/2003/00748
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants

Late Holocene temperature reconstruction from Hawes Water northwest England using chironomid analysis

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Dr AP Bedford, Edge Hill University, Natural Geographical & Applied Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor AT Worsley, Edge Hill University, Natural Geographical & Applied Sciences
Grant held at:
Edge Hill University, Natural Geographical & Applied Sciences
Period of Award:
5 Mar 2012 - 4 Dec 2012
Value:
£48,344
NERC Reference:
NE/J014192/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants (FEC)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants

Late Pliocene soils and lakes: A global data set for the analysis of climate feedbacks in a warmer world

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor U Salzmann, Northumbria University, Fac of Engineering and Environment
Co-Investigator:
Professor AM Haywood, University of Leeds, School of Earth and Environment
Grant held at:
Northumbria University, Fac of Engineering and Environment
Period of Award:
1 Feb 2012 - 31 Jan 2013
Value:
£45,886
NERC Reference:
NE/I016287/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants (FEC)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants

Late-glacial and Holocene deglaciation chronology of the northeast Icelandic Ice Cap

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Dr A Meriaux, Newcastle University, Sch of Geog, Politics and Sociology
Co-Investigator:
Professor AJ Russell, Newcastle University, Sch of Geog, Politics and Sociology
Grant held at:
Newcastle University, Sch of Geog, Politics and Sociology
Period of Award:
1 Jun 2011 - 31 May 2013
Value:
£52,963
NERC Reference:
NE/I016058/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants (FEC)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants

Lifetime consequences of male parentage in Abies balsamea.

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor JW Silvertown, The Open University, Life, Health & Chemical Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Dr J Freeland, The Open University, Faculty of Sci, Tech, Eng & Maths (STEM)
Grant held at:
The Open University, Life, Health & Chemical Sciences
Period of Award:
4 Mar 2002 - 3 Mar 2003
Value:
£32,203
NERC Reference:
NER/B/S/2001/00223
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants




Long-term forest dynamics in Peruvian Amazonia

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Dr KH Roucoux, University of Leeds, Sch of Geography
Co-Investigator:
Dr I T Lawson, University of St Andrews, Geography and Sustainable Development
Co-Investigator:
Professor T Baker, University of Leeds, Sch of Geography
Grant held at:
University of Leeds, Sch of Geography
Period of Award:
1 Jul 2010 - 31 Jan 2012
Value:
£59,268
NERC Reference:
NE/H011773/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants (FEC)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants

Long-term impact of a major oil spill on a seabird population.

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor B Hatchwell, University of Sheffield, Animal and Plant Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor T Birkhead, University of Sheffield, School of Biosciences
Grant held at:
University of Sheffield, Animal and Plant Sciences
Period of Award:
15 Nov 2004 - 14 Aug 2005
Value:
£30,869
NERC Reference:
NER/B/S/2003/00812
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants

Long-term soil acidification from persistently active volcanoes.

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor N Dise, The Open University, Environment, Earth & Ecosystems
Co-Investigator:
Mr D Jones, The Open University, Faculty of Sci, Tech, Eng & Maths (STEM)
Co-Investigator:
Professor DA Rothery, The Open University, Faculty of Sci, Tech, Eng & Maths (STEM)
Grant held at:
The Open University, Environment, Earth & Ecosystems
Period of Award:
1 Jan 2001 - 31 Dec 2003
Value:
£30,429
NERC Reference:
NER/B/S/2000/00213
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants


Male-killing Wolbachia: the causes of high prevalence and consequences for the host.

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Dr MEN Majerus, University of Cambridge, Genetics
Co-Investigator:
Professor G Hurst, University of Liverpool, Evolution, Ecology and Behaviour
Grant held at:
University of Cambridge, Genetics
Period of Award:
1 Nov 2000 - 30 Jun 2003
Value:
£24,025
NERC Reference:
NER/B/S/2000/00144
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants




Mass Independent Fractionation of Magnesium Isotopes by Bacteria; A New Tool for Searching for Life on Earth and Beyond

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Dr I Parkinson, The Open University, Environment, Earth & Ecosystems
Co-Investigator:
Dr C Pearce, National Oceanography Centre, Science and Technology
Co-Investigator:
Professor CS Cockell, University of Edinburgh, Sch of Physics and Astronomy
Grant held at:
The Open University, Environment, Earth & Ecosystems
Period of Award:
1 Apr 2011 - 31 Jan 2013
Value:
£50,659
NERC Reference:
NE/I017151/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants (FEC)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants

Mass balance of Svalbard glaciers and ice caps using high-accuracy airborne laser altimetry.

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor J Bamber, University of Bristol, Geographical Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor JA Dowdeswell, University of Cambridge, Scott Polar Research Institute
Grant held at:
University of Bristol, Geographical Sciences
Period of Award:
1 Jul 2001 - 30 Apr 2003
Value:
£35,017
NERC Reference:
NER/B/S/2000/00083
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants


Match or mismatch: do climate-induced changes in phenology lead to a de-coupling of multi-trophic interactions in a marine ecosystem?

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor S Wanless, NERC CEH (Up to 30.11.2019), NERC CEH - Banchory
Co-Investigator:
Professor M Edwards, Marine Biological Association, CPR Survey
Co-Investigator:
Dr AJ Richardson, Marine Biological Association, CPR Survey
Grant held at:
NERC CEH (Up to 30.11.2019), NERC CEH - Banchory
Period of Award:
1 Apr 2004 - 31 Mar 2005
Value:
£30,928
NERC Reference:
NER/B/S/2003/00794
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants


Maternal fitness effects on survival, health and disease resistance in Weddell seals.

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor AJ Hall, University of St Andrews, Sea Mammal Research Unit
Co-Investigator:
Dr VJ Smith, University of St Andrews, Biology
Grant held at:
University of St Andrews, Sea Mammal Research Unit
Period of Award:
1 Aug 2003 - 31 Jul 2005
Value:
£31,329
NERC Reference:
NER/B/S/2002/00271
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants

Mating success of large and small males in honey bees: the effect of sexual selection on social behaviour and intracolony reproductive conflict.

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor FLW Ratnieks, University of Sheffield, Animal and Plant Sciences
Grant held at:
University of Sheffield, Animal and Plant Sciences
Period of Award:
1 Mar 2005 - 31 Dec 2006
Value:
£26,910
NERC Reference:
NE/C514115/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants



Measurements of Amery Ice Shelf, East Antarctica, thickness change from surface elevation observations 1968-present

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor P Moore, Newcastle University, Civil Engineering and Geosciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor M King, University of Tasmania, Geography and Environmental Studies
Grant held at:
Newcastle University, Civil Engineering and Geosciences
Period of Award:
13 Feb 2006 - 12 Nov 2006
Value:
£30,849
NERC Reference:
NE/C000862/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants

Measuring how sexual selection history impacts on population viability under genetic stress

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor MJ Gage, University of East Anglia, Biological Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor T Chapman, University of East Anglia, Biological Sciences
Grant held at:
University of East Anglia, Biological Sciences
Period of Award:
29 Sep 2012 - 31 Jul 2014
Value:
£51,723
NERC Reference:
NE/J012416/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants (FEC)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants






Methane as a novel energy subsidy in rivers: old or new carbon?

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor M Trimmer, Queen Mary University of London, Sch of Biological and Chemical Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor P Reimer, Queen's University of Belfast, Sch of Natural and Built Environment
Co-Investigator:
Professor J Grey, Lancaster University, Lancaster Environment Centre
Grant held at:
Queen Mary University of London, Sch of Biological and Chemical Sciences
Period of Award:
1 Apr 2010 - 31 Mar 2011
Value:
£46,550
NERC Reference:
NE/H011366/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants (FEC)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants

Microbial assimilation of phosphorus in the subtropical Atlantic Ocean: a molecular approach

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor C Mahaffey, University of Liverpool, Earth, Ocean and Ecological Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor A McCarthy, University of Liverpool, Institute of Integrative Biology
Grant held at:
University of Liverpool, Earth, Ocean and Ecological Sciences
Period of Award:
7 Jan 2013 - 31 Mar 2014
Value:
£51,932
NERC Reference:
NE/J013676/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants (FEC)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants

Microbial community metabolism and carbon budget on glaciers

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor AM Anesio, Aberystwyth University, Inst of Biological, Environ & Rural Sci
Co-Investigator:
Professor AJ Hodson, University of Sheffield, Geography
Grant held at:
Aberystwyth University, Inst of Biological, Environ & Rural Sci
Period of Award:
10 Mar 2006 - 9 Sep 2008
Value:
£22,832
NERC Reference:
NE/D007321/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants (FEC)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants

Microecology and dispersal of gastropods at hydrothermal vents.

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor P Tyler, University of Southampton, Sch of Ocean and Earth Science
Co-Investigator:
Professor EJ Rohling, University of Southampton, Sch of Ocean and Earth Science
Grant held at:
University of Southampton, Sch of Ocean and Earth Science
Period of Award:
20 Feb 2003 - 19 Feb 2005
Value:
£10,508
NERC Reference:
NER/B/S/2002/00252
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants


Microfossil provenance of British Iron Age lowland ceramic artefacts

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor M Williams, University of Leicester, Geology
Co-Investigator:
Dr J Taylor, University of Leicester, Sch of Archaeology and Ancient History
Co-Investigator:
Dr I Whitbread, University of Leicester, Sch of Archaeology and Ancient History
Grant held at:
University of Leicester, Geology
Period of Award:
1 May 2012 - 30 Sep 2013
Value:
£30,796
NERC Reference:
NE/J012580/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants (FEC)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants

Micrometre to decimetre scale diffusion in feldspars

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor SP Kelley, The Open University, Environment, Earth & Ecosystems
Co-Investigator:
Dr S Sherlock, The Open University, Faculty of Sci, Tech, Eng & Maths (STEM)
Grant held at:
The Open University, Environment, Earth & Ecosystems
Period of Award:
1 Mar 2011 - 29 Feb 2012
Value:
£48,346
NERC Reference:
NE/I016023/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants (FEC)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants


Microscopic plastic, the extent of the problem: a new method for separating plastic fragments from natural sediments

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Dr L Gaunt, University of Southampton, Electronics and Computer Science
Co-Investigator:
Professor RC Thompson, University of Plymouth, Sch of Biological and Marine Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Mr GL Hearn, University of Southampton, Sch of Electronics and Computer Sci
Grant held at:
University of Southampton, Electronics and Computer Science
Period of Award:
1 Apr 2005 - 31 Mar 2006
Value:
£30,869
NERC Reference:
NE/C000994/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants



Millenial-scale climate cycles through the Holocene: a global, synchronous phenomena?

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor C Turney, Queen's University of Belfast, Geography Archaeology and Palaeoecology
Co-Investigator:
Dr J Palmer, Queen's University of Belfast, Sch of Natural and Built Environment
Co-Investigator:
Dr F McCormac, Queen's University of Belfast, Sch of Natural and Built Environment
Grant held at:
Queen's University of Belfast, Geography Archaeology and Palaeoecology
Period of Award:
1 Jul 2002 - 31 Dec 2003
Value:
£31,103
NERC Reference:
NER/B/S/2001/00259
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants

Millennial-scale climate control on the structure of the Amazon Fan?

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor MA Maslin, University College London, Geography
Co-Investigator:
Dr T Ramsay, Cardiff University, Sch of Earth and Environmental Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Dr P Burgess, Shell International Exploration & Produc, Global Stratigraphic Prediction Team
Grant held at:
University College London, Geography
Period of Award:
1 Apr 2002 - 31 Mar 2004
Value:
£31,728
NERC Reference:
NER/B/S/2001/00380
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants


Modelling DOC production, transport and retention in forest soils, exploiting recent 14C enrichment at Oak Ridge, USA

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor E Tipping, NERC CEH (Up to 30.11.2019), Environmental Chemistry and Pollution
Grant held at:
NERC CEH (Up to 30.11.2019), Environmental Chemistry and Pollution
Period of Award:
25 May 2006 - 24 Sep 2007
Value:
£40,022
NERC Reference:
NE/D00697X/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants (FEC)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants

Modelling of Gravity Flows in Porous Media: Implications for the Geological Sequestration of Carbon Dioxide.

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor H E Huppert, University of Cambridge, Applied Maths and Theoretical Physics
Co-Investigator:
Professor MJ Bickle, University of Cambridge, Earth Sciences
Grant held at:
University of Cambridge, Applied Maths and Theoretical Physics
Period of Award:
21 Aug 2007 - 20 Jun 2008
Value:
£69,510
NERC Reference:
NE/D007119/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants (FEC)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants


Modelling streamwater organic carbon in upland catchments, using 14C.

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor E Tipping, NERC CEH (Up to 30.11.2019), NERC CEH - Windermere
Co-Investigator:
Dr C Bryant, NERC Radiocarbon Laboratory, NERC Radiocarbon Laboratory
Co-Investigator:
Mr J Adamson, NERC CEH (Up to 30.11.2019), Parr
Grant held at:
NERC CEH (Up to 30.11.2019), NERC CEH - Windermere
Period of Award:
1 Jan 2002 - 31 Dec 2003
Value:
£29,677
NERC Reference:
NER/B/S/2001/00244
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants



Modelling vegetation growth and its impact on slope hydrology and stability

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor PD Bates, University of Bristol, Geographical Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor mg anderson, University of Bristol, Vice-Chancellor's Office
Grant held at:
University of Bristol, Geographical Sciences
Period of Award:
1 Feb 2008 - 31 Jan 2009
Value:
£22,276
NERC Reference:
NE/F011113/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants (FEC)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants


Molecular phylogeny and evolutionary diversification of Lucinidae, the largest family of chemoautotrophic molluscs.

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Dr J Taylor, The Natural History Museum, Zoology
Co-Investigator:
Dr S Williams, The Natural History Museum, Life Sciences
Grant held at:
The Natural History Museum, Zoology
Period of Award:
8 Nov 2004 - 7 Jun 2005
Value:
£18,799
NERC Reference:
NER/B/S/2003/00759
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants

Multi-element chemistry, tree rings and volcanic eruptions: investigation of causal connections and absolute dating of past volcanism.

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor S Manning, University of Reading, Archaeology
Co-Investigator:
Professor ML Coleman, University of Reading, Geography and Environmental Sciences
Grant held at:
University of Reading, Archaeology
Period of Award:
15 May 2003 - 14 May 2004
Value:
£7,115
NERC Reference:
NER/B/S/2002/00328
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants

Multitrophic links between arbuscular mycorrizal fungi and insect parasitoids.

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor A Gange, Royal Holloway, Univ of London, Biological Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor V Brown, University of Reading, Agriculture
Grant held at:
Royal Holloway, Univ of London, Biological Sciences
Period of Award:
1 Mar 2001 - 28 Feb 2002
Value:
£35,451
NERC Reference:
NER/B/S/2000/00158
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants



Neodymium isotopes in benthic foraminifera as robust tracers of ocean circulation

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor D Vance, University of Bristol, Earth Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor DN Schmidt, University of Bristol, Earth Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Dr LC Skinner, University of Cambridge, Earth Sciences
Grant held at:
University of Bristol, Earth Sciences
Period of Award:
19 Jun 2006 - 18 Jun 2008
Value:
£40,025
NERC Reference:
NE/D007046/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants (FEC)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants


New Mesozoic spiders from Brazil and China: a phylogenetic and palaeoecological study using novel microscopical techniques.

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor PA Selden, The University of Manchester, Earth Atmospheric and Env Sciences
Grant held at:
The University of Manchester, Earth Atmospheric and Env Sciences
Period of Award:
1 Oct 2001 - 30 Sep 2004
Value:
£29,010
NERC Reference:
NER/B/S/2001/00374
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants











Ocean wave period retrieval from nadir altimeters: validation and climatology.

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor M Srokosz, University of Southampton, National Oceanography Centre Southampton
Co-Investigator:
Professor P Challenor, University of Exeter, Mathematics and Statistics
Grant held at:
University of Southampton, National Oceanography Centre Southampton
Period of Award:
1 Apr 2003 - 31 Mar 2005
Value:
£31,921
NERC Reference:
NER/B/S/2002/00514
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants


Opening the black box: Imaging nanoparticle transport with magnetic resonance imaging

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor VR Phoenix, University of Glasgow, School of Geographical & Earth Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Dr WM Holmes, University of Glasgow, College of Medical, Veterinary, Life Sci
Grant held at:
University of Glasgow, School of Geographical & Earth Sciences
Period of Award:
1 May 2009 - 31 Jan 2010
Value:
£23,268
NERC Reference:
NE/G010269/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants (FEC)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants

Optically Stimulated Luminescence (OSL) dating of glacial lake drainage during the deglaciation of the Patagonian Ice Sheet

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor NF Glasser, Aberystwyth University, Inst of Geography and Earth Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor GAT Duller, Aberystwyth University, Inst of Geography and Earth Sciences
Grant held at:
Aberystwyth University, Inst of Geography and Earth Sciences
Period of Award:
1 Oct 2009 - 30 Sep 2012
Value:
£44,199
NERC Reference:
NE/G00952X/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants (FEC)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants

Orbital tuning of a thick late Oligocene peat: a basis for high-resolution studies of long-term peatland evolution in W Europe.

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor DJ Large, University of Nottingham, Sch of Chemical and Environmental Eng
Grant held at:
University of Nottingham, Sch of Chemical and Environmental Eng
Period of Award:
1 Jul 2005 - 30 Sep 2006
Value:
£10,168
NERC Reference:
NE/C513585/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants

Organic acids in atmospheric aerosol: Measurements of partition constants, enthalpy of desorption & an inventory of organic acids in an urban centre

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor M King, Royal Holloway, Univ of London, Earth Sciences
Grant held at:
Royal Holloway, Univ of London, Earth Sciences
Period of Award:
1 Dec 2003 - 30 Nov 2005
Value:
£30,155
NERC Reference:
NER/B/S/2003/00289
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants

Origin and tectonic significance of Miocene 'Adakitic' volcanic rocks, Peru.

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor N Petford, Kingston University, Sch of Geography Geology & Environment
Co-Investigator:
Dr P Murphy, Kingston University, Faculty: Science Engineering & Computing
Grant held at:
Kingston University, Sch of Geography Geology & Environment
Period of Award:
8 Jun 2002 - 7 Jun 2003
Value:
£14,670
NERC Reference:
NER/B/S/2001/00909
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants

Origin of methanogenic Archaea in the gut microbial communities of soil-feeding termites.

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Dr P Eggleton, The Natural History Museum, Entomology
Co-Investigator:
Professor M Embley, Newcastle University, Biosciences Institute
Grant held at:
The Natural History Museum, Entomology
Period of Award:
3 Dec 2001 - 2 Jun 2003
Value:
£35,888
NERC Reference:
NER/B/S/2000/00703
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants

Origin of the Magnetic Signature of Hydrocarbons

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor AR Muxworthy, Imperial College London, Earth Science and Engineering
Co-Investigator:
Professor MA Sephton, Imperial College London, Earth Science and Engineering
Grant held at:
Imperial College London, Earth Science and Engineering
Period of Award:
12 Jun 2012 - 11 Jun 2014
Value:
£49,476
NERC Reference:
NE/J01334X/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants (FEC)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants

Origin of the avian respiratory system: a CT-study of postcranial pneumaticity in basal archosaurs

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor P Barrett, The Natural History Museum, Earth Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Dr DJ Gower, The Natural History Museum, Life Sciences
Grant held at:
The Natural History Museum, Earth Sciences
Period of Award:
1 Jul 2008 - 28 Feb 2009
Value:
£64,266
NERC Reference:
NE/F009933/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants (FEC)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants

Palaeoenvironmental and archaeological investigations of Middle Holocene deposits following the discovery of Shetland's first Mesolithic site.

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor AM Pollard, University of Bradford, Sch of Archaeological Geog and Env Sci
Co-Investigator:
Dr RE Donahue, Michigan State University, Anthropology
Co-Investigator:
Mr SJ Dockrill, University of Bradford, Faculty of Life Sciences
Grant held at:
University of Bradford, Sch of Archaeological Geog and Env Sci
Period of Award:
1 Jun 2004 - 28 Feb 2005
Value:
£27,523
NERC Reference:
NER/B/S/2003/00779
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants


Pan-Arctic Acoustic Archives: Quantifying zooplankton behaviours in a changing Arctic

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor FR Cottier, Scottish Association For Marine Science, Contracts Office
Co-Investigator:
Professor AS Brierley, University of St Andrews, Biology
Co-Investigator:
Dr K Last, Scottish Association For Marine Science, Contracts Office
Grant held at:
Scottish Association For Marine Science, Contracts Office
Period of Award:
1 Oct 2010 - 29 Jun 2012
Value:
£62,631
NERC Reference:
NE/H012524/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants (FEC)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants






Perturbation of early diagenesis in carbonate sediments through terrigenous input: implications for contaminant mobility and carbonate budgets.

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor KG Taylor, Manchester Metropolitan University, School of Science and the Environment
Co-Investigator:
Professor C Perry, University of Exeter, Geography
Co-Investigator:
Professor BT Ngwenya, University of Edinburgh, Sch of Geosciences
Grant held at:
Manchester Metropolitan University, School of Science and the Environment
Period of Award:
24 Mar 2004 - 23 Mar 2005
Value:
£28,007
NERC Reference:
NER/B/S/2003/00235
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants



Pilot study to assess the impact of current atmospheric conditions on epiphytic lichens and bryophytes in London.

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Dr O Purvis, The Natural History Museum, Life Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor N Bell, Imperial College London, Centre for Environmental Policy
Co-Investigator:
Mr P James, The Natural History Museum, Life Sciences
Grant held at:
The Natural History Museum, Life Sciences
Period of Award:
31 Mar 2003 - 30 May 2004
Value:
£29,593
NERC Reference:
NER/B/S/2002/00528
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants

Pinpointing abrupt climate change in Patagonia using tephrochronology and improved age modelling

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor P Langdon, University of Southampton, School of Geography
Co-Investigator:
Professor D Pyle, University of Oxford, Earth Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor S Blockley, Royal Holloway, Univ of London, Geography
Grant held at:
University of Southampton, School of Geography
Period of Award:
1 Mar 2009 - 31 Aug 2010
Value:
£44,072
NERC Reference:
NE/G010684/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants (FEC)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants


Pollination of the Canary Island 'bird flowers' - a new experimental approach to generalist vs. specialist tradeoffs.

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor L Chittka, Queen Mary University of London, Sch of Biological and Chemical Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor J Ollerton, University of Northampton, Faculty of Arts, Science and Technology
Grant held at:
Queen Mary University of London, Sch of Biological and Chemical Sciences
Period of Award:
1 Jan 2005 - 30 Jun 2005
Value:
£31,052
NERC Reference:
NER/B/S/2003/00811
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants





Precise dating of low-temperature deformation: strain-fringe dating by 40Ar/39Ar laserprobe.

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor SP Kelley, The Open University, Environment, Earth & Ecosystems
Co-Investigator:
Professor JA Zalasiewicz, University of Leicester, Sch of Geog, Geol & the Environment
Grant held at:
The Open University, Environment, Earth & Ecosystems
Period of Award:
1 Feb 2003 - 31 Jan 2004
Value:
£29,936
NERC Reference:
NER/B/S/2002/00254
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants

Predicting the distribution of major debris flow hazard using coupled 10Be erosion records and 1m resolution digital topography

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor SM Mudd, University of Edinburgh, Sch of Geosciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor H Sinclair, University of Edinburgh, Sch of Geosciences
Grant held at:
University of Edinburgh, Sch of Geosciences
Period of Award:
1 Sep 2012 - 31 Aug 2014
Value:
£41,520
NERC Reference:
NE/J012750/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants (FEC)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants




Processes controlling the proxy shell chemistry of planktonic foraminifera.

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor EJ Rohling, University of Southampton, Sch of Ocean and Earth Science
Co-Investigator:
Dr C German, Woods Hole Oceanographic Inst, Geology and Geophysics
Grant held at:
University of Southampton, Sch of Ocean and Earth Science
Period of Award:
20 Jan 2003 - 19 Jul 2006
Value:
£22,672
NERC Reference:
NER/B/S/2002/00268
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants

Proteomic profiling: A novel approach to understanding the biological causes of soil hydrophobicity

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Dr G Van Keulen, Swansea University, School of the Environment and Society
Co-Investigator:
Professor S Doerr, Swansea University, College of Science
Co-Investigator:
Dr E Dudley, Swansea University, Institute of Life Science Medical School
Grant held at:
Swansea University, School of the Environment and Society
Period of Award:
22 Jun 2010 - 21 Jun 2011
Value:
£46,388
NERC Reference:
NE/H01277X/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants (FEC)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants

Proteomics: A novel approach to the study of prey recognition by planktonic protists.

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Dr E Dudley, Swansea University, School of the Environment and Society
Co-Investigator:
Dr E Roberts, Swansea University, College of Science
Grant held at:
Swansea University, School of the Environment and Society
Period of Award:
1 Jan 2009 - 30 Jun 2009
Value:
£40,426
NERC Reference:
NE/G010374/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants (FEC)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants


Proximate mechanisms underlying boldness: an evolutionary relevant behavioural trait

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Dr LU Sneddon, University of Liverpool, Sch of Biological Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor AR Cossins, University of Liverpool, Institute of Integrative Biology
Grant held at:
University of Liverpool, Sch of Biological Sciences
Period of Award:
1 Aug 2005 - 31 Jul 2007
Value:
£30,916
NERC Reference:
NE/C000889/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants

Punctuated or continuous deformation during the exhumation of subducted crust? A linked tectono-metamorphic and geochronological study.

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Dr R Cliff, University of Leeds, School of Earth and Environment
Co-Investigator:
Dr J Dixon, University of Edinburgh, Sch of Geosciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor R Butler, University of Aberdeen, Sch of Geosciences
Grant held at:
University of Leeds, School of Earth and Environment
Period of Award:
1 May 2006 - 31 Dec 2009
Value:
£43,105
NERC Reference:
NE/D008263/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants (FEC)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants



Quantifying Event-Driven Methane Fluxes from Northern Peatlands Using A Novel Automated Flux Chamber Technique

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor Y Teh, University of St Andrews, Geography and Sustainable Development
Co-Investigator:
Professor P Ineson, University of York, Biology
Grant held at:
University of St Andrews, Geography and Sustainable Development
Period of Award:
1 Apr 2010 - 30 Sep 2012
Value:
£65,205
NERC Reference:
NE/H01182X/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants (FEC)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants


Quantifying chemical weathering rates of silicate minerals.

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor M Lee, University of Glasgow, School of Geographical & Earth Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor PA Bland, Imperial College London, Earth Science and Engineering
Grant held at:
University of Glasgow, School of Geographical & Earth Sciences
Period of Award:
1 Apr 2001 - 30 Jun 2002
Value:
£9,021
NERC Reference:
NER/B/S/2000/00343
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants


Quantifying far Infrared remote sensing: High precision laboratory measurements on directly relevant transitions using TuFIR Spectroscopy.

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor PB Davies, University of Cambridge, Chemistry
Co-Investigator:
Dr P Hamilton, Queen Mary University of London, chemistry
Grant held at:
University of Cambridge, Chemistry
Period of Award:
1 Jun 2001 - 30 Nov 2004
Value:
£29,950
NERC Reference:
NER/B/S/2000/00660
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants



Quantifying the physcio-chemical characteristics of cerium oxide nanoparticles; a preliminary for ecotoxicological investigations

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor J Lead, University of Birmingham, Sch of Geography, Earth & Env Sciences
Grant held at:
University of Birmingham, Sch of Geography, Earth & Env Sciences
Period of Award:
1 Aug 2009 - 31 Jul 2010
Value:
£39,250
NERC Reference:
NE/G010641/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants (FEC)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants

Quantifying the role of marine ice in Larsen C ice shelf dynamics

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor AJ Luckman, Swansea University, School of the Environment and Society
Co-Investigator:
Professor B Kulessa, Swansea University, College of Science
Grant held at:
Swansea University, School of the Environment and Society
Period of Award:
1 Oct 2011 - 30 Apr 2012
Value:
£49,219
NERC Reference:
NE/I016678/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants (FEC)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants






Radiocarbon data from North Atlantic marine sediments directly linked to millennial-scale climate variability through the last glacial period

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor W Austin, University of St Andrews, Geography and Sustainable Development
Co-Investigator:
Dr C Bryant, NERC Radiocarbon Laboratory, NERC Radiocarbon Laboratory
Grant held at:
University of St Andrews, Geography and Sustainable Development
Period of Award:
26 Aug 2011 - 25 Aug 2012
Value:
£52,386
NERC Reference:
NE/I017801/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants (FEC)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants




Real-time high resolution visualisation of methane emissions from wetlands using multi-spectral infrared imaging

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor ERC Hornibrook, University of Bristol, Earth Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor M Watson, University of Bristol, Earth Sciences
Grant held at:
University of Bristol, Earth Sciences
Period of Award:
1 Mar 2009 - 31 Aug 2011
Value:
£36,125
NERC Reference:
NE/G009988/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants (FEC)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants

Recent and Ongoing Changes in the High-latitude Atlantic (ROCHA)

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor S Josey, NOC (Up to 31.10.2019), Science and Technology
Co-Investigator:
Professor M Meredith, NERC British Antarctic Survey, Science Programmes
Co-Investigator:
Dr L Boehme, University of St Andrews, Biology
Grant held at:
NOC (Up to 31.10.2019), Science and Technology
Period of Award:
29 Oct 2012 - 31 Jul 2014
Value:
£51,752
NERC Reference:
NE/J013137/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants (FEC)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants

Reconstructing the abundance histories of endangered species - a molecular genetics approach.

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor K Norris, University of Reading, Animal and Microbial Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor MW Bruford, Cardiff University, School of Biosciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor MA Beaumont, University of Bristol, Biological Sciences
Grant held at:
University of Reading, Animal and Microbial Sciences
Period of Award:
1 Apr 2001 - 31 Dec 2002
Value:
£34,277
NERC Reference:
NER/B/S/2000/00669
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants


Reconstruction of the vertical dimensions and configuration of the last Irish ice sheet.

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor C Ballantyne, University of St Andrews, School of Geography and Geosciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor D McCarroll, Swansea University, College of Science
Grant held at:
University of St Andrews, School of Geography and Geosciences
Period of Award:
1 May 2002 - 31 Oct 2006
Value:
£26,922
NERC Reference:
NER/B/S/2001/00919
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants

Refining palaeodietary methods of determining animal diet in antiquity: a case study of seaweed as fodder in coastal environments.

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Dr I Mainland, University of Bradford, Sch of Archaeological Geog and Env Sci
Co-Investigator:
Professor MP Richards, Durham University, Archaeology
Grant held at:
University of Bradford, Sch of Archaeological Geog and Env Sci
Period of Award:
24 Aug 2004 - 23 Aug 2006
Value:
£30,802
NERC Reference:
NER/B/S/2003/00223
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants

Regional Integration of CH4 Emission Studies (RICHES)

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor V Gauci, The Open University, Environment, Earth & Ecosystems
Co-Investigator:
Professor N Dise, UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Atmospheric Chemistry and Effects
Grant held at:
The Open University, Environment, Earth & Ecosystems
Period of Award:
5 Feb 2007 - 4 Feb 2009
Value:
£80,218
NERC Reference:
NE/D008247/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants (FEC)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants

Regulation of amino acid uptake in marine unicellular cyanobacteria: light sensing and circadian clocks.

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor M Zubkov, NOC (Up to 31.10.2019), NERC Strategic Research Division
Co-Investigator:
Professor DJ Scanlan, University of Warwick, School of Life Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor M Terry, University of Southampton, Sch of Biological Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor P Burkill, University of Plymouth, Sch of Engineering
Grant held at:
NOC (Up to 31.10.2019), NERC Strategic Research Division
Period of Award:
8 Feb 2006 - 7 Oct 2007
Value:
£30,560
NERC Reference:
NE/C514723/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants

Regulation of isoprene production by coastal benthic communities

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Dr DJ Suggett, University of Essex, Biological Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor D Smith, University of Essex, Life Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor T McGenity, University of Essex, Life Sciences
Grant held at:
University of Essex, Biological Sciences
Period of Award:
1 Apr 2008 - 31 Dec 2008
Value:
£35,409
NERC Reference:
NE/F010184/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants (FEC)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants






Resolving cation disorder in pyroxenes with first-principles NMR spectra.

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Dr M Warren, The University of Manchester, Earth Atmospheric and Env Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor CJ Pickard, University of Cambridge, Materials Science & Metallurgy
Grant held at:
The University of Manchester, Earth Atmospheric and Env Sciences
Period of Award:
1 Nov 2002 - 31 Mar 2004
Value:
£7,624
NERC Reference:
NER/B/S/2002/00335
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants


Resource partitioning for phosphorus (P) in a P-limited plant community: preference for different soil P sources among co-occurring species

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor G Phoenix, University of Sheffield, Animal and Plant Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor J Leake, University of Sheffield, School of Biosciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor D Cameron, The University of Manchester, Earth Atmospheric and Env Sciences
Grant held at:
University of Sheffield, Animal and Plant Sciences
Period of Award:
1 Apr 2010 - 31 Dec 2010
Value:
£29,125
NERC Reference:
NE/H01179X/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants (FEC)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants


Restoration genetics of degraded forest landscapes: Land management and evolution of reproductive strategies in keystone tree species

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Dr CFE Bacles, University of Stirling, Biological and Environmental Sciences
Grant held at:
University of Stirling, Biological and Environmental Sciences
Period of Award:
1 Apr 2010 - 31 Mar 2011
Value:
£57,573
NERC Reference:
NE/H012435/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants (FEC)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants



Role of wetlands in ensuring water-security: an investigation of the source of dry-season streamflow augmentation by two contrasting dambos in Zambia

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor M New, University of Oxford, Geography - SoGE
Co-Investigator:
Professor WM Edmunds, University of Oxford, Geography - SoGE
Grant held at:
University of Oxford, Geography - SoGE
Period of Award:
1 Apr 2004 - 31 Mar 2005
Value:
£25,649
NERC Reference:
NER/B/S/2003/00771
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants

SILICATE WEATHERING FLUXES IN SUBMARINE GROUNDWATER DISCHARGE FROM AN ACTIVE MARGIN HIGHLAND: TAIWAN

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor N Hovius, University of Cambridge, Earth Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Dr A Galy, University of Cambridge, Earth Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor MJ Bickle, University of Cambridge, Earth Sciences
Grant held at:
University of Cambridge, Earth Sciences
Period of Award:
1 Apr 2011 - 31 Jul 2012
Value:
£49,824
NERC Reference:
NE/I017593/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants (FEC)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants

SPLITT separation of diatoms from African crater lake sediments for isotope analysis and palaeoclimate reconstruction.

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor P Barker, Lancaster University, Geography
Co-Investigator:
Professor MJ Leng, British Geological Survey, NERC Isotope Geosciences Laboratory
Grant held at:
Lancaster University, Geography
Period of Award:
7 May 2003 - 6 May 2005
Value:
£32,171
NERC Reference:
NER/B/S/2002/00512
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants

Sampling and analysis of iron species in oceanic waters.

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor EP Achterberg, University of Plymouth, Sch of Earth Ocean and Environment
Co-Investigator:
Dr M Gledhill, University of Southampton, Sch of Ocean and Earth Science
Co-Investigator:
Professor PJ Worsfold, University of Plymouth, Sch of Geog Earth & Environ Sciences
Grant held at:
University of Plymouth, Sch of Earth Ocean and Environment
Period of Award:
1 Jul 2004 - 30 Apr 2005
Value:
£30,789
NERC Reference:
NER/B/S/2003/00773
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants





Seismic characterisation of subglacial conditions beneath the margin of the West Greenland Ice Sheet

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor B Kulessa, Swansea University, School of the Environment and Society
Co-Investigator:
Professor T Murray, Swansea University, College of Science
Co-Investigator:
Professor A Hubbard, UiT Arctic University of Norway (Tromso), UNLISTED
Grant held at:
Swansea University, School of the Environment and Society
Period of Award:
1 Jun 2010 - 31 May 2011
Value:
£41,703
NERC Reference:
NE/H012869/1
Grant Stage:
Awaiting Completion
Scheme:
Small Grants (FEC)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants

Seismic survey of Lake Tana, northern Ethiopia, and the palaeohydrology of the Blue Nile.

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor HF Lamb, Aberystwyth University, Inst of Geography and Earth Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Dr SJ Davies, Aberystwyth University, Inst of Geography and Earth Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Dr CR Bates, University of St Andrews, Earth and Environmental Sciences
Grant held at:
Aberystwyth University, Inst of Geography and Earth Sciences
Period of Award:
13 Sep 2003 - 12 Apr 2005
Value:
£22,698
NERC Reference:
NER/B/S/2002/00540
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants

Separating soil respiration into autotrophic and heterotrophic components in Peruvian montane rain forest.

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor P Meir, University of Edinburgh, Sch of Geosciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor M Bird, James Cook University, Earth and Oceans
Co-Investigator:
Professor YS Malhi, University of Oxford, Geography - SoGE
Grant held at:
University of Edinburgh, Sch of Geosciences
Period of Award:
4 Mar 2008 - 3 Jul 2009
Value:
£32,638
NERC Reference:
NE/F010680/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants (FEC)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants

Sequencing the 'Sea Lettuces'; key links between terrestrial agriculture and marine ecosystems

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Dr JH Bothwell, Queen's University of Belfast, Sch of Biological Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor C Maggs, JNCC (Joint Nature Conserv Committee), Head Office
Grant held at:
Queen's University of Belfast, Sch of Biological Sciences
Period of Award:
1 Aug 2012 - 27 Feb 2013
Value:
£10,647
NERC Reference:
NE/J014370/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants (FEC)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants

Sequencing the 'Sea Lettuces'; key links between terrestrial agriculture and marine ecosystems

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Dr JH Bothwell, Durham University, Biological and Biomedical Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor C Maggs, JNCC (Joint Nature Conserv Committee), Head Office
Grant held at:
Durham University, Biological and Biomedical Sciences
Period of Award:
1 Oct 2013 - 28 Feb 2014
Value:
£401
NERC Reference:
NE/J014370/2
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants (FEC)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants





Smart tracers and distributed sensor networks for quantifying the metabolic activity in streambed reactivity hotspots

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor S Krause, University of Birmingham, Sch of Geography, Earth & Env Sciences
Grant held at:
University of Birmingham, Sch of Geography, Earth & Env Sciences
Period of Award:
23 Jan 2012 - 22 Nov 2012
Value:
£29,210
NERC Reference:
NE/I016120/2
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants (FEC)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants






South-East Greenland Trough Experiment

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor FR Cottier, Scottish Association For Marine Science, Contracts Office
Co-Investigator:
Professor T Murray, Swansea University, College of Science
Co-Investigator:
Professor M Inall, Scottish Association For Marine Science, Dunstaffnage Marine Laboratory
Grant held at:
Scottish Association For Marine Science, Contracts Office
Period of Award:
1 May 2011 - 31 Aug 2012
Value:
£52,731
NERC Reference:
NE/I017704/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants (FEC)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants


Space and time statistical analysis of contaminated soil and groundwater

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor PJ Diggle, Lancaster University, Mathematics and Statistics
Co-Investigator:
Professor KT Semple, Lancaster University, Lancaster Environment Centre
Grant held at:
Lancaster University, Mathematics and Statistics
Period of Award:
1 Jan 2002 - 31 Dec 2002
Value:
£34,812
NERC Reference:
NER/B/S/2000/00734
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants


Spatial and vertical patterns in the megabenthos of Marguerite Bay, western Antarctic Peninsula

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor P Tyler, University of Southampton, Sch of Ocean and Earth Science
Co-Investigator:
Professor AD Rogers, University of Oxford, Biology
Co-Investigator:
Professor A Clarke, NERC British Antarctic Survey, Science Programmes
Grant held at:
University of Southampton, Sch of Ocean and Earth Science
Period of Award:
1 Oct 2006 - 30 Sep 2007
Value:
£43,047
NERC Reference:
NE/D008352/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants (FEC)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants



Species level identification of canopy trees using remote sensing information.

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Dr CK Kelly, University of Southampton, Centre for Biological Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor G Foody, University of Nottingham, Sch of Geography
Co-Investigator:
Professor PM Atkinson, Lancaster University, Faculty of Science and Technology
Grant held at:
University of Southampton, Centre for Biological Sciences
Period of Award:
10 Nov 2003 - 9 Nov 2004
Value:
£22,745
NERC Reference:
NER/B/S/2003/00251
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants

Speleothem records of monsoon intensity: evaluating proxy fidelity via cave process monitoring in the Shillong plateau, NE India

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor DP Mattey, Royal Holloway, Univ of London, Earth Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor NB Harris, The Open University, Faculty of Sci, Tech, Eng & Maths (STEM)
Grant held at:
Royal Holloway, Univ of London, Earth Sciences
Period of Award:
1 Sep 2009 - 28 Feb 2011
Value:
£42,037
NERC Reference:
NE/G010463/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants (FEC)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants


Spring-neap water table fluctuations in a coastal aquifer: Beach Slope versus seepage face effects

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Dr L Li, University of Edinburgh, Civil and Environmental Engineering Sch
Co-Investigator:
Dr DP Horn, Birkbeck College, Geography
Co-Investigator:
Professor A Baird, University of Leeds, Sch of Geography
Grant held at:
University of Edinburgh, Civil and Environmental Engineering Sch
Period of Award:
6 Jul 2001 - 5 Jul 2002
Value:
£34,169
NERC Reference:
NER/B/S/2000/00770
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants

Stable Isotope Probing-metagenomics of river microbial populations degrading the aromatic pollutant para-nitrophenol (PNP)

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor H Schaefer, University of Warwick, School of Life Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor GD Bending, University of Warwick, School of Life Sciences
Grant held at:
University of Warwick, School of Life Sciences
Period of Award:
3 Sep 2012 - 2 Apr 2013
Value:
£50,774
NERC Reference:
NE/J014168/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants (FEC)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants








Sulphur solubility and speciation in arc magmas; implications for predicting volcanic eruptions and short term global cooling.

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor SC Kohn, University of Bristol, Earth Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor ME Smith, University of Southampton, Research and Innovation Services
Grant held at:
University of Bristol, Earth Sciences
Period of Award:
1 Mar 2002 - 28 Feb 2003
Value:
£29,822
NERC Reference:
NER/B/S/2001/00292
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants




Susceptibility of marine algal communities to alien invasion: role of functional diversity.

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor S Jenkins, Marine Biological Association, The Laboratory
Co-Investigator:
Professor S Hawkins, University of Southampton, Sch of Ocean and Earth Science
Grant held at:
Marine Biological Association, The Laboratory
Period of Award:
1 Oct 2003 - 30 Jun 2004
Value:
£25,785
NERC Reference:
NER/B/S/2003/00266
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants

Sustainability and sensitivity to climatic change of pre-Inca and Inca irrigated terrace agricultural systems in Peru.

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor R Kemp, Royal Holloway, Univ of London, Geography
Co-Investigator:
Professor J Lowe, Royal Holloway, Univ of London, Geography
Grant held at:
Royal Holloway, Univ of London, Geography
Period of Award:
7 Aug 2002 - 6 Nov 2003
Value:
£31,646
NERC Reference:
NER/B/S/2001/00256
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants




Temperature microstructure during the IPY: quantifying the impact of warm subsurface water on melting of Arctic sea ice

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Dr T Boyd, Scottish Association For Marine Science, Dunstaffnage Marine Laboratory
Co-Investigator:
Professor M Inall, Scottish Association For Marine Science, Dunstaffnage Marine Laboratory
Co-Investigator:
Professor D Meldrum, Scottish Association For Marine Science, Dunstaffnage Marine Laboratory
Grant held at:
Scottish Association For Marine Science, Dunstaffnage Marine Laboratory
Period of Award:
1 May 2008 - 30 Sep 2010
Value:
£54,527
NERC Reference:
NE/F011210/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants (FEC)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants



Testing a new model for initiation of subduction in the western Pacific: 3He/4He analysis of Middle Eocene boninites.

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor CG Macpherson, Durham University, Earth Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Prof. RN Taylor, University of Southampton, Sch of Ocean and Earth Science
Grant held at:
Durham University, Earth Sciences
Period of Award:
1 Jul 2002 - 31 Dec 2003
Value:
£16,843
NERC Reference:
NER/B/S/2001/00284
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants





Testing the veracity of the Mg/Ca palaeotemperature proxy in cultured marine molluscan calcite

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Dr LJ Clarke, Bangor University, Sch of Ocean Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor HA Kennedy, Bangor University, Sch of Ocean Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor CA Richardson, Bangor University, Sch of Ocean Sciences
Grant held at:
Bangor University, Sch of Ocean Sciences
Period of Award:
1 Oct 2007 - 31 Mar 2009
Value:
£74,280
NERC Reference:
NE/E009875/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants (FEC)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants


The Caribbean Plate: using the geochemistry and geochronology of volcanic sequences around its southern Plate margin to constrain tectonic evolution.

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Dr AC Kerr, Cardiff University, School of Earth and Ocean Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Dr P Kempton, Natural Environment Research Council, Operations
Co-Investigator:
Professor J Tarney, University of Leicester, Geology
Grant held at:
Cardiff University, School of Earth and Ocean Sciences
Period of Award:
1 Oct 2002 - 30 Sep 2006
Value:
£27,477
NERC Reference:
NER/B/S/2001/00827
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants

The Characteristics of Turbulent Flows on Forested Floodplains

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor S Darby, University of Southampton, School of Geography
Co-Investigator:
Professor D Sear, University of Southampton, Sch of Geography & Environmental Sci
Grant held at:
University of Southampton, School of Geography
Period of Award:
1 May 2007 - 31 Jan 2009
Value:
£48,220
NERC Reference:
NE/E009832/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants (FEC)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants

The Development and Testing of a New Technique for the Estimation of Profiles of Epsilon using an Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP)

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor T Rippeth, Bangor University, Sch of Ocean Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor JH Simpson, Bangor University, Sch of Ocean Sciences
Grant held at:
Bangor University, Sch of Ocean Sciences
Period of Award:
1 Aug 2006 - 31 Jul 2007
Value:
£61,790
NERC Reference:
NE/D007003/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants (FEC)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants


The Holocene palaeoclimate record of eastern Newfoundland: developing a high-resolution terrestrial climatic response model from raised peat bogs.

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor P Hughes, University of Southampton, School of Geography
Grant held at:
University of Southampton, School of Geography
Period of Award:
1 Jun 2002 - 31 May 2003
Value:
£30,700
NERC Reference:
NER/B/S/2001/00885
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants

The Influence of the Viscoelastic Relaxation on the Effective Duration of Coulomb Stress Perturbations

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Dr S Nalbant, University of Ulster, Sch of Environmental Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor S Steacy, University of Adelaide, Unlisted
Co-Investigator:
Professor J McCloskey, University of Edinburgh, Sch of Geosciences
Grant held at:
University of Ulster, Sch of Environmental Sciences
Period of Award:
4 Aug 2005 - 3 Feb 2008
Value:
£26,924
NERC Reference:
NE/C00132X/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants




The bioavailability and mass balance of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (and other organochlorine contaminants) in grey seals.

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor AJ Hall, University of St Andrews, Sea Mammal Research Unit
Co-Investigator:
Professor K Jones, Lancaster University, Lancaster Environment Centre
Grant held at:
University of St Andrews, Sea Mammal Research Unit
Period of Award:
1 Jan 2002 - 31 Dec 2002
Value:
£26,386
NERC Reference:
NER/B/S/2001/00341
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants

The boron isotope composition of glacial-interglacial planktonic foraminifera

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor M Palmer, University of Southampton, Sch of Ocean and Earth Science
Co-Investigator:
Professor P Pearson, University College London, Earth Sciences
Grant held at:
University of Southampton, Sch of Ocean and Earth Science
Period of Award:
31 Jan 2001 - 30 Sep 2001
Value:
£66
NERC Reference:
NER/B/S/2000/01375
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants

The causes and significance of crustal melting, southern Tibet.

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor NB Harris, The Open University, Environment, Earth & Ecosystems
Co-Investigator:
Professor RR Parrish, University of Portsmouth, Sch of the Env, Geography & Geosciences
Co-Investigator:
Dr T Argles, The Open University, Faculty of Sci, Tech, Eng & Maths (STEM)
Grant held at:
The Open University, Environment, Earth & Ecosystems
Period of Award:
1 Oct 2003 - 30 Sep 2005
Value:
£19,744
NERC Reference:
NER/B/S/2003/00174
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants


The development of molecular markers to test models of breeding-system and ploidy evolution in the ruderal weed Mercurialis annua.

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor J Pannell, University of Oxford, Plant Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Dr SA Harris, University of Oxford, Biology
Grant held at:
University of Oxford, Plant Sciences
Period of Award:
9 Apr 2002 - 8 Mar 2003
Value:
£31,088
NERC Reference:
NER/B/S/2001/00226
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants



The ecophysiological basis for co-variability in light-limited and saturated rates of phytoplankton photosynthesis.

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor CM Moore, University of Southampton, Sch of Ocean and Earth Science
Co-Investigator:
Professor T Bibby, University of Southampton, Sch of Ocean and Earth Science
Grant held at:
University of Southampton, Sch of Ocean and Earth Science
Period of Award:
1 May 2009 - 30 Apr 2011
Value:
£49,858
NERC Reference:
NE/G009155/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants (FEC)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants


The effect of contrasting disturbance regimes on organic matter flow through aquatic food webs: an experimental test.

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor A Milner, University of Birmingham, Sch of Geography, Earth & Env Sciences
Grant held at:
University of Birmingham, Sch of Geography, Earth & Env Sciences
Period of Award:
16 Jun 2003 - 15 Jun 2005
Value:
£30,239
NERC Reference:
NER/B/S/2002/00215
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants

The effects of shoaling, male courtship and population structure on the genetic diversity of a host and its parasite.

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Dr C Van Oosterhout, University of Hull, Biological Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Dr P Harris, University of Nottingham, Sch of Education
Co-Investigator:
Professor MW Bruford, Cardiff University, School of Biosciences
Grant held at:
University of Hull, Biological Sciences
Period of Award:
16 Jun 2003 - 15 Jun 2004
Value:
£31,003
NERC Reference:
NER/B/S/2002/00410
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants

The evolution of deformation mechanisms, physical conditions and physical properties in the seismogenic Alpine Fault zone: a pilot study

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Dr E Mariani, University of Liverpool, Earth, Ocean and Ecological Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor DR Faulkner, University of Liverpool, Earth, Ocean and Ecological Sciences
Grant held at:
University of Liverpool, Earth, Ocean and Ecological Sciences
Period of Award:
23 Mar 2010 - 22 Mar 2014
Value:
£80,946
NERC Reference:
NE/H012486/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants (FEC)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants





The fluid dynamics of natural turbidity currents.

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor JL Best, University of Leeds, School of Earth and Environment
Co-Investigator:
Professor J Peakall, University of Leeds, School of Earth and Environment
Grant held at:
University of Leeds, School of Earth and Environment
Period of Award:
1 Feb 2001 - 30 Apr 2003
Value:
£35,540
NERC Reference:
NER/B/S/2000/00189
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants




The genetic basis of host resistance / susceptibility to parasite infection in a wild vertebrate population: a pilot study.

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor ME Viney, University of Bristol, Biological Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor BK Mable, University of Glasgow, College of Medical, Veterinary, Life Sci
Co-Investigator:
Professor RC Tinsley, University of Bristol, Biological Sciences
Grant held at:
University of Bristol, Biological Sciences
Period of Award:
15 Apr 2010 - 14 Oct 2011
Value:
£36,712
NERC Reference:
NE/H011498/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants (FEC)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants



The identification of mono-aromatic hydrocarbons from unresolved complex mixtures (UCMs) of biodegraded crude oil isolated using semi-preparative HPLC

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Dr CA Lewis, University of Plymouth, Sch of Earth Ocean and Environment
Co-Investigator:
Professor MF Fitzsimons, University of Plymouth, Sch of Geog Earth & Environ Sciences
Grant held at:
University of Plymouth, Sch of Earth Ocean and Environment
Period of Award:
13 Mar 2003 - 12 Mar 2004
Value:
£29,874
NERC Reference:
NER/B/S/2002/00362
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants




The importance of non-genotypic diversity for the survival of microbial populations.

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor S Avery, University of Nottingham, Sch of Biology
Co-Investigator:
Professor PS Dyer, University of Nottingham, School of Life Sciences
Grant held at:
University of Nottingham, Sch of Biology
Period of Award:
8 May 2004 - 7 Aug 2005
Value:
£31,230
NERC Reference:
NER/B/S/2003/00730
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants




The mangrove carbon cycle- influence of below-ground processes and managed cutting

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor M Huxham, Edinburgh Napier University, Life Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor S Waldron, University of Glasgow, School of Geographical & Earth Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Dr M Mencuccini, University of Edinburgh, Sch of Geosciences
Grant held at:
Edinburgh Napier University, Life Sciences
Period of Award:
1 Apr 2009 - 30 Sep 2010
Value:
£40,531
NERC Reference:
NE/G009589/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants (FEC)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants

The oxygen isotope composition of phosphate: a potential tool in UK freshwater studies?

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Dr THE Heaton, British Geological Survey, NERC Isotope Geosciences Laboratory
Co-Investigator:
Dr R Bol, Rothamsted Research, North Wyke Research
Co-Investigator:
Professor DC Gooddy, British Geological Survey, Groundwater
Grant held at:
British Geological Survey, NERC Isotope Geosciences Laboratory
Period of Award:
1 Aug 2011 - 31 Jul 2013
Value:
£53,198
NERC Reference:
NE/I015361/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants (FEC)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants

The phylogenetic distribution of Crassulacean Acid Metabolism in the genus Clusia.

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Dr K Wolff, Newcastle University, Sch of Biology
Co-Investigator:
Professor AM Borland, Newcastle University, Sch of Natural & Environmental Sciences
Grant held at:
Newcastle University, Sch of Biology
Period of Award:
1 Aug 2001 - 31 May 2002
Value:
£35,522
NERC Reference:
NER/B/S/2000/00147
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants

The production and fate of fish-derived carbonate crystals in tropical shallow marine environments

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor C Perry, Manchester Metropolitan University, School of Science and the Environment
Co-Investigator:
Professor RW Wilson, University of Exeter, Biosciences
Grant held at:
Manchester Metropolitan University, School of Science and the Environment
Period of Award:
26 Nov 2009 - 25 Nov 2010
Value:
£72,442
NERC Reference:
NE/G010617/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants (FEC)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants

The relationship between colloid and particle size and surface area: understanding the mechanisms of contaminant binding.

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor J Lead, University of Birmingham, Sch of Geography, Earth & Env Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor EP Achterberg, University of Southampton, Sch of Ocean and Earth Science
Co-Investigator:
Professor GE Millward, University of Plymouth, Sch of Geog Earth & Environ Sciences
Grant held at:
University of Birmingham, Sch of Geography, Earth & Env Sciences
Period of Award:
1 May 2003 - 31 Jul 2004
Value:
£26,550
NERC Reference:
NER/B/S/2002/00544
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants

The role of bacterioneuston in air-sea microlayer biogeochemistry of organic matter

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor M Zubkov, NOC (Up to 31.10.2019), NERC Strategic Research Division
Co-Investigator:
Professor PE Warwick, University of Southampton, Sch of Ocean and Earth Science
Co-Investigator:
Professor P Burkill, University of Plymouth, Sch of Engineering
Grant held at:
NOC (Up to 31.10.2019), NERC Strategic Research Division
Period of Award:
1 Oct 2007 - 30 Sep 2008
Value:
£59,263
NERC Reference:
NE/E009719/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants (FEC)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants

The role of diurnal cycles in the spatial variability of dominant microbial groups in stratified marine surface waters.

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor M Zubkov, University of Southampton, National Oceanography Centre Southampton
Co-Investigator:
Dr A Martin, National Oceanography Centre, Science and Technology
Co-Investigator:
Professor P Burkill, University of Plymouth, Sch of Engineering
Grant held at:
University of Southampton, National Oceanography Centre Southampton
Period of Award:
16 Aug 2004 - 15 Feb 2005
Value:
£29,071
NERC Reference:
NER/B/S/2003/00220
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants



The role of photo-ammonification and photochemical formation of phosphate in oligotrophic seas.

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Mr EMS Woodward, Plymouth Marine Laboratory, UNLISTED
Co-Investigator:
Professor R Upstill-Goddard, Newcastle University, Sch of Natural & Environmental Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Dr G Uher, Newcastle University, Sch of Natural & Environmental Sciences
Grant held at:
Plymouth Marine Laboratory, UNLISTED
Period of Award:
1 Apr 2002 - 31 Mar 2003
Value:
£14,796
NERC Reference:
NER/B/S/2001/00913
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants

The sedimentary dynamics of fine-grained rivers: a novel application of marine geophysics to develop new fluvial facies models

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor G Sambrook Smith, University of Birmingham, Sch of Geography, Earth & Env Sciences
Grant held at:
University of Birmingham, Sch of Geography, Earth & Env Sciences
Period of Award:
1 Nov 2011 - 31 Dec 2012
Value:
£37,584
NERC Reference:
NE/I015876/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants (FEC)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants







The toxicity of sea lice chemotherepeutants to non-target planktonic copepods.

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Dr KJ Willis, Scottish Association For Marine Science, Dunstaffnage Marine Laboratory
Co-Investigator:
Professor GA Tarling, NERC British Antarctic Survey, Science Programmes
Co-Investigator:
Professor KD Black, Scottish Association For Marine Science, Dunstaffnage Marine Laboratory
Grant held at:
Scottish Association For Marine Science, Dunstaffnage Marine Laboratory
Period of Award:
19 Oct 2000 - 18 Oct 2001
Value:
£18,134
NERC Reference:
NER/B/S/2000/00106
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants




Thermal emission data as a tool for mineral and lithological mapping on the Antarctic Peninsula

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Dr T Riley, NERC British Antarctic Survey, Science Programmes
Co-Investigator:
Dr PT Fretwell, NERC British Antarctic Survey, Science Programmes
Grant held at:
NERC British Antarctic Survey, Science Programmes
Period of Award:
1 Oct 2011 - 31 Mar 2012
Value:
£46,916
NERC Reference:
NE/I016686/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants (FEC)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants


Three-dimensional quantification of coherent flow structures in large alluvial channels: a new approach using multibeam sounding.

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor SN Lane, University of Leeds, Sch of Geography
Co-Investigator:
Mr GR West, University of Southampton, National Oceanography Centre Southampton
Co-Investigator:
Professor JL Best, University of Leeds, School of Earth and Environment
Grant held at:
University of Leeds, Sch of Geography
Period of Award:
22 Dec 2003 - 21 Jun 2004
Value:
£5,408
NERC Reference:
NER/B/S/2003/00243
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants

Three-dimensional quantification of coherent flow structures in large alluvial channels: a new approach using multibeam sounding.

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor SN Lane, Durham University, Geography
Co-Investigator:
Professor JL Best, University of Leeds, School of Earth and Environment
Co-Investigator:
Mr GR West, University of Southampton, National Oceanography Centre Southampton
Grant held at:
Durham University, Geography
Period of Award:
1 Jun 2004 - 31 Dec 2005
Value:
£12,595
NERC Reference:
NER/B/S/2003/00243/2
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants


Towards improved estimation of carbon balance in a low-Arctic mire: a micrometeorological eddy covariance approach to methane flux characterization.

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor R Baxter, Durham University, Biological and Biomedical Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor B Huntley, Durham University, Biosciences
Grant held at:
Durham University, Biological and Biomedical Sciences
Period of Award:
1 Jul 2008 - 31 Mar 2009
Value:
£62,205
NERC Reference:
NE/F010222/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants (FEC)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants



Tracking effectiveness of risk mitigation for autonomous underwater vehicles

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor G Griffiths, NOC (Up to 31.10.2019), Science and Technology
Co-Investigator:
Professor P Challenor, University of Exeter, Mathematics and Statistics
Grant held at:
NOC (Up to 31.10.2019), Science and Technology
Period of Award:
26 May 2011 - 25 Nov 2012
Value:
£53,060
NERC Reference:
NE/I015647/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants (FEC)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants


Trophic relationships of benthic fauna at the Oman Margin: the impact of mass jelly falls.

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor GA Wolff, University of Liverpool, Earth Surface Dynamics
Co-Investigator:
Dr D Billett, National Oceanography Centre, Science and Technology
Grant held at:
University of Liverpool, Earth Surface Dynamics
Period of Award:
1 Apr 2008 - 30 Jun 2009
Value:
£53,376
NERC Reference:
NE/F011024/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants (FEC)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants

Turbulence modulation in high concentration suspension flows: implications for natural gravity currents.

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor JL Best, University of Leeds, School of Earth and Environment
Co-Investigator:
Professor W McCaffrey, University of Leeds, School of Earth and Environment
Grant held at:
University of Leeds, School of Earth and Environment
Period of Award:
1 Mar 2005 - 31 May 2006
Value:
£30,447
NERC Reference:
NE/C514823/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants


UK Contribution to Plio-MIP (Pliocene Modelling Intercomaprison Project)

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor AM Haywood, University of Leeds, School of Earth and Environment
Co-Investigator:
Professor D Lunt, University of Bristol, Geographical Sciences
Grant held at:
University of Leeds, School of Earth and Environment
Period of Award:
1 Apr 2009 - 31 Mar 2010
Value:
£38,540
NERC Reference:
NE/G009112/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants (FEC)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants

Ultra-High-Res Palaeoclimatic & Palaeoceano Time-Series from Laser Ablation Inductively Coupled Mass Spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS) of Marine sediments

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Dr J Pike, Cardiff University, School of Earth and Ocean Sciences
Grant held at:
Cardiff University, School of Earth and Ocean Sciences
Period of Award:
1 Aug 2001 - 31 Jul 2003
Value:
£13,208
NERC Reference:
NER/B/S/2000/00652
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants


Understanding determinants of plant invasiveness: a case study on tree mallow Lavatera arborea

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor R van der Wal, University of Aberdeen, Inst of Biological and Environmental Sci
Co-Investigator:
Dr TH Jones, Cardiff University, School of Biosciences
Grant held at:
University of Aberdeen, Inst of Biological and Environmental Sci
Period of Award:
1 Jul 2010 - 31 May 2011
Value:
£38,705
NERC Reference:
NE/H012419/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants (FEC)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants


Understanding the driving forces behind recent changes in the eruptive behaviour of Merapi volcano, Java, Indonesia

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Dr R Gertisser, Keele University, Institute Env Physical Sci & App Maths
Co-Investigator:
Dr RA Herd, University of East Anglia, Environmental Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor J Barclay, University of Bristol, Earth Sciences
Grant held at:
Keele University, Institute Env Physical Sci & App Maths
Period of Award:
21 Jan 2011 - 20 Apr 2012
Value:
£52,421
NERC Reference:
NE/I029927/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants (FEC)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants

Unravelling the Epigenetic Basis for Developmental Plasticity in Natural Populations

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor T Uller, University of Oxford, Zoology
Co-Investigator:
Professor MA Hanson, University of Southampton, Human Development and Health
Co-Investigator:
Professor BC Sheldon, University of Oxford, Biology
Grant held at:
University of Oxford, Zoology
Period of Award:
8 Aug 2011 - 7 Apr 2012
Value:
£52,324
NERC Reference:
NE/I016104/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants (FEC)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants

Unravelling the functional diversity of fungi in ericaceous hair roots

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor IJ Alexander, University of Aberdeen, School of Biological Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor D Johnson, The University of Manchester, Earth Atmospheric and Env Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor GW Nicol, University of Aberdeen, Inst of Biological and Environmental Sci
Grant held at:
University of Aberdeen, School of Biological Sciences
Period of Award:
1 Oct 2009 - 31 Oct 2010
Value:
£43,800
NERC Reference:
NE/G010404/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants (FEC)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants



Using measures of dispersal to study coexistence and sex ratios in a tropical ant-plant symbiosis.

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor DW Yu, University of East Anglia, Biological Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Dr B Emerson, University of East Anglia, Biological Sciences
Grant held at:
University of East Anglia, Biological Sciences
Period of Award:
11 Feb 2002 - 10 Feb 2003
Value:
£31,365
NERC Reference:
NER/B/S/2001/00239
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants


Using the global positioning system to track small animals; developing the technique and an initial field trial studying the migration of............

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Dr A Woakes, University of Birmingham, Sch of Biosciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor PJ Butler, University of Birmingham, Sch of Biosciences
Grant held at:
University of Birmingham, Sch of Biosciences
Period of Award:
1 Feb 2001 - 31 Jan 2005
Value:
£35,493
NERC Reference:
NER/B/S/2000/00674
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants





Was the burning of coastal peats a pre-industrial revolution source of dioxins and furans?

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor A Meharg, University of Aberdeen, Plant and Soil Science
Co-Investigator:
Professor K Killham, University of Aberdeen, Inst of Biological and Environmental Sci
Grant held at:
University of Aberdeen, Plant and Soil Science
Period of Award:
1 Nov 2002 - 30 Apr 2003
Value:
£17,449
NERC Reference:
NER/B/S/2002/00259
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants


What causes the seasonality of tropical forest photosynthesis?

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor YS Malhi, University of Edinburgh, Sch of Geosciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor M Williams, University of Edinburgh, Sch of Geosciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor P Meir, University of Edinburgh, Sch of Geosciences
Grant held at:
University of Edinburgh, Sch of Geosciences
Period of Award:
1 Mar 2003 - 29 Feb 2004
Value:
£29,273
NERC Reference:
NER/B/S/2002/00374
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants



When was Cornish tin mined and processed in prehistory?

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor A Meharg, University of Aberdeen, School of Biological Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor K Edwards, University of Aberdeen, Geography and Environment
Grant held at:
University of Aberdeen, School of Biological Sciences
Period of Award:
1 Mar 2009 - 31 Aug 2010
Value:
£18,644
NERC Reference:
NE/G009880/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants (FEC)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants

Who are the ubiquitous, biomass-significant red fluorescent picoplanktonic cells in temperate and polar surface oceans?

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor M Zubkov, NOC (Up to 31.10.2019), Science and Technology
Co-Investigator:
Dr G Tarran, Plymouth Marine Laboratory, Plymouth Marine Lab
Grant held at:
NOC (Up to 31.10.2019), Science and Technology
Period of Award:
21 Jun 2010 - 20 Jun 2012
Value:
£48,639
NERC Reference:
NE/H010572/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants (FEC)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants

Why are heterozygosity and fitness correlated?

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor L Kruuk, University of Edinburgh, Inst of Cell, Animal and Population Biol
Co-Investigator:
Professor JM Pemberton, University of Edinburgh, Sch of Biological Sciences
Grant held at:
University of Edinburgh, Inst of Cell, Animal and Population Biol
Period of Award:
17 May 2004 - 16 Jan 2005
Value:
£26,203
NERC Reference:
NER/B/S/2003/00850
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants

Why is gene flow associated with ultraviolet markings in the Tenerife lizard, Gallotia galloti: a role for sexual selection?

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor R Thorpe, Bangor University, Sch of Biological Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor M Ritchie, University of St Andrews, Biology
Grant held at:
Bangor University, Sch of Biological Sciences
Period of Award:
22 Apr 2002 - 21 Nov 2004
Value:
£28,854
NERC Reference:
NER/B/S/2001/00837
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants



Woody wetland plants:an overlooked trace gas emission pathway?

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor V Gauci, The Open University, Environment, Earth & Ecosystems
Co-Investigator:
Professor DJG Gowing, The Open University, Faculty of Sci, Tech, Eng & Maths (STEM)
Co-Investigator:
Professor N Dise, UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Atmospheric Chemistry and Effects
Grant held at:
The Open University, Environment, Earth & Ecosystems
Period of Award:
1 Sep 2004 - 30 Nov 2006
Value:
£29,774
NERC Reference:
NER/B/S/2003/00842
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants


701 grant, fellowship and training grant records. Total value of £25,252,930   

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