Call for Participants: RAPID-WATCH
Expressions of interest are invited to attend a three day interactive strategic workshop to develop a research project under the RAPID-WATCH programme.
View ArticleThe Great Global Warming Swindle: Ofcom judgement
NERC responds to Ofcom's ruling on complaints about this controversial programme.
View ArticleCEOI second open call
The Centre for EO Instrumentation (CEOI), jointly funded by NERC and DIUS, has released its 2nd open call for projects.
View ArticleValuation of Natural Resources and Biodiversity
NERC invites tenders to undertake scoping studies that will provide a review of the state of the science regarding the valuation of biodiversity and natural resources. The outputs will inform the...
View ArticleArctic sea ice is getting thinner as well as receding
Last winter, the thickness of sea ice in large parts of the Arctic fell by nearly half a metre (19 per cent) compared with the average thickness of the previous five winters.
View ArticleUK invests in monitoring the health of the planet
NERC welcomes the news of the UK's £82m investment in GMES and the announcement of a new UK ESA facility.
View ArticleUK harnesses space technology to tackle global environmental challenges
A major new centre dedicated to harnessing the full potential of space technology for environmental research is launched today.
View ArticleSleek probe to map Earth's gravity
At 14:21 GMT Monday 16 March 2009 the European Space Agency will launch a new satellite to map variations in the Earth's gravity field with unprecedented accuracy.
View ArticleNCEO EO Mission Support - Call for Proposals
As part of its award from NERC, the NCEO has received funding to support a portfolio of activities entitled "Mission Support" and has published an open call for applications.
View ArticleEuropean Space Agency arrives in Oxfordshire
The European Space Agency (ESA) has opened its first facility at Harwell in Oxfordshire.
View ArticleCEOI third open call
The Centre for Earth Observation Instrumentation (CEOI) invites full proposals in response to an open call for Earth observation instrumentation and related technology research and development projects.
View ArticleCEOI Challenge Workshop
The Centre for Earth Observation Instrumentation will be running their next Challenge Workshop on the subject of future space instrumentation for operational EO missions on 13 November 2009.
View ArticleSoil moisture and ocean salinity satellite ready for launch
A new European Earth observation satellite will be launched in the early hours of Monday morning from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in northern Russia.
View ArticleIce mission ready for launch
A UK-led satellite designed to monitor changes in ice cover at the poles will launch at 14:57 UK time on 8 April 2010 from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
View ArticleSnow covers the whole of the UK
A satellite image from the Dundee Satellite Receiving Station, which is funded by NERC, shows the UK covered in snow.
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