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51 grant, fellowship and training grant records. Total value of £11,952,065   

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A new approach to West Antarctic Ice Sheet evolution using blue-ice moraines on nunataks

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor J Woodward, Northumbria University, Fac of Engineering and Environment
Co-Investigator:
Dr SA Dunning, Newcastle University, Sch of Geog, Politics and Sociology
Grant held at:
Northumbria University, Fac of Engineering and Environment
Split Award
Period of Award:
1 Feb 2012 - 31 Mar 2016
Value:
£148,480
NERC Reference:
NE/I027576/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Standard Grant (FEC)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Standard Grant


Assessing the sensitivity of major East Antarctic outlet glaciers to recent and future changes in the ocean-climate system

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor H Gudmundsson, Northumbria University, Fac of Engineering and Environment
Co-Investigator:
Professor A Jenkins, Northumbria University, Fac of Engineering and Environment
Grant held at:
Northumbria University, Fac of Engineering and Environment
Split Award
Period of Award:
1 Mar 2018 - 28 Feb 2021
Value:
£304,049
NERC Reference:
NE/R000719/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Standard Grant FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Standard Grant

CADTIME: Clean Air for Delhi Through Interventions, Mitigations and Engagement

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor AK Namdeo, Northumbria University, Fac of Engineering and Environment
Co-Investigator:
Professor J Longhurst, University of the West of England, Faculty of Environment and Technology
Co-Investigator:
Professor ET Hayes, University of the West of England, Faculty of Environment and Technology
Co-Investigator:
Dr TJ Chatterton, University of the West of England, Faculty of Environment and Technology
Co-Investigator:
Professor MC Bell, Newcastle University, Sch of Engineering
Co-Investigator:
Dr J Barnes, University of the West of England, Faculty of Environment and Technology
Grant held at:
Northumbria University, Fac of Engineering and Environment
Period of Award:
2 Jun 2020 - 31 Mar 2022
Value:
£615,825
NERC Reference:
NE/P016588/2
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Directed - International
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
APHH

Carbon Emissions under Arctic Snow (CEAS)

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Dr NJ Rutter, Northumbria University, Fac of Engineering and Environment
Co-Investigator:
Dr LM Wake, Northumbria University, Fac of Engineering and Environment
Co-Investigator:
Dr P Mann, Northumbria University, Fac of Engineering and Environment
Grant held at:
Northumbria University, Fac of Engineering and Environment
Period of Award:
1 Aug 2021 - 31 Jul 2024
Value:
£83,583
NERC Reference:
NE/W003686/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Directed - International
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
GPSF


Coupled Evolution of Ice Shelf and Ocean in the Amundsen Sea Sector of Antarctica

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor A Jenkins, Northumbria University, Fac of Engineering and Environment
Co-Investigator:
Professor A Shepherd, Northumbria University, Fac of Engineering and Environment
Co-Investigator:
Dr J De Rydt, Northumbria University, Fac of Engineering and Environment
Grant held at:
Northumbria University, Fac of Engineering and Environment
Lead Split Award
Period of Award:
1 Oct 2025 - 30 Sep 2028
Value:
£502,873
NERC Reference:
NE/Y001338/1
Grant Stage:
Awaiting Start Confirmation
Scheme:
Standard Grant FEC
Grant Status:
Accepted
Programme:
Pushing the Frontiers



Development of a new, globally-applicable approach for quantifying reef island evolution in 3D, and analyses of Caribbean reef island evolution

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Dr H East, Northumbria University, Fac of Engineering and Environment
Grant held at:
Northumbria University, Fac of Engineering and Environment
Period of Award:
1 Jun 2021 - 30 Apr 2023
Value:
£11,075
NERC Reference:
NE/V019880/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
NC&C NR1
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Globalink Placement


EISCAT_3D: Fine-scale structuring, scintillation, and electrodynamics (FINESSE)

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor J Rae, Northumbria University, Fac of Engineering and Environment
Co-Investigator:
Professor JA McLaughlin, Northumbria University, Fac of Engineering and Environment
Co-Investigator:
Professor C Watt, Northumbria University, Fac of Engineering and Environment
Grant held at:
Northumbria University, Fac of Engineering and Environment
Split Award
Period of Award:
11 Apr 2022 - 10 Apr 2026
Value:
£152,027
NERC Reference:
NE/W003198/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Directed (Research Programmes)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Highlights


Exploring the role of pollinating insects for sustainable livelihoods in the Peruvian Amazon

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Dr KCR Baldock, Northumbria University, Fac of Engineering and Environment
Co-Investigator:
Dr M Pound, Northumbria University, Fac of Engineering and Environment
Co-Investigator:
Professor K Jenkins, Northumbria University, Fac of Engineering and Environment
Grant held at:
Northumbria University, Fac of Engineering and Environment
Period of Award:
1 May 2025 - 30 Apr 2027
Value:
£84,882
NERC Reference:
NE/Z504361/1
Grant Stage:
Awaiting Event/Action
Scheme:
Research Grants
Grant Status:
Active
Programme:
GPSF

Greenhouse gas Emission Monitoring with Innovative aNd low-cost Instruments (GEMINI)

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Dr P Mann, Northumbria University, Fac of Engineering and Environment
Co-Investigator:
Dr NJ Rutter, Northumbria University, Fac of Engineering and Environment
Co-Investigator:
Professor N Aslam, Northumbria University, Fac of Engineering and Environment
Grant held at:
Northumbria University, Fac of Engineering and Environment
Lead Split Award
Period of Award:
1 Apr 2024 - 31 Mar 2027
Value:
£457,051
NERC Reference:
NE/Z503678/1
Grant Stage:
Awaiting Event/Action
Scheme:
Research Grants
Grant Status:
Active
Programme:
IEM




Ixchel: Building understanding of the physical, cultural and socio-economic drivers of risk for strengthening resilience in the Guatemalan cordillera

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Dr K Glynn, Northumbria University, Fac of Engineering and Environment
Grant held at:
Northumbria University, Fac of Engineering and Environment
Split Award
Period of Award:
1 Jan 2021 - 31 Mar 2025
Value:
£23,060
NERC Reference:
NE/T010495/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Directed - International
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
GCRF Multi-Hazards Risk

Landslide Mitigation Informatics (LIMIT): Effective decision-making for complex landslide geohazards.

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor M Lim, Northumbria University, Fac of Engineering and Environment
Co-Investigator:
Dr N Jin, Northumbria University, Fac of Engineering and Environment
Co-Investigator:
Professor J E Martin, Northumbria University, Fac of Engineering and Environment
Co-Investigator:
Professor H Torun, Northumbria University, Fac of Engineering and Environment
Grant held at:
Northumbria University, Fac of Engineering and Environment
Split Award
Period of Award:
14 Feb 2020 - 13 Feb 2021
Value:
£121,852
NERC Reference:
NE/T005653/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Innovation (R)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Digital Environment


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

Mainstreaming green infrastructure in planning policy and decision making: Translating NERC science into a co-produced spatial planning toolkit

Fellowship Award

Fellow:
Professor AJ Scott, Northumbria University, Fac of Engineering and Environment
Grant held at:
Northumbria University, Fac of Engineering and Environment
Period of Award:
4 Sep 2017 - 3 Mar 2021
Value:
£168,965
NERC Reference:
NE/R00398X/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Knowledge Exchange Fellowships
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
KE Fellows



Modelling the acceleration, transport and loss of radiation belt electrons to protect satellites from space weather (Rad-Sat)

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor C Watt, Northumbria University, Fac of Engineering and Environment
Grant held at:
Northumbria University, Fac of Engineering and Environment
Split Award
Period of Award:
1 Sep 2020 - 30 Apr 2021
Value:
£86,450
NERC Reference:
NE/P017274/2
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Directed (Research Programmes)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Highlights

Modelling the acceleration, transport and loss of radiation belt electrons to protect satellites from space weather (Rad-Sat)

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor J Rae, Northumbria University, Fac of Engineering and Environment
Co-Investigator:
Dr C Forsyth, University College London, Mullard Space Science Laboratory
Grant held at:
Northumbria University, Fac of Engineering and Environment
Split Award
Period of Award:
7 Sep 2020 - 5 Apr 2023
Value:
£161,310
NERC Reference:
NE/P017185/2
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Directed (Research Programmes)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Highlights

NSFGEO-NERC: Chemistry and biology under low flow hydrologic conditions beneath the Greenland Ice Sheet from naturally emerging subglacial water

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Dr J A Graly, Northumbria University, Fac of Engineering and Environment
Co-Investigator:
Dr K Winter, Northumbria University, Fac of Engineering and Environment
Grant held at:
Northumbria University, Fac of Engineering and Environment
Period of Award:
1 Mar 2022 - 30 Sep 2025
Value:
£243,909
NERC Reference:
NE/W004860/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Standard Grant FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Lead Agency Grant


NSFGEO-NERC:A new mechanistic framework for modeling rift processes in Antarctic ice shelves validated through improved strain-rate and seismic obser

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor H Gudmundsson, Northumbria University, Fac of Engineering and Environment
Grant held at:
Northumbria University, Fac of Engineering and Environment
Period of Award:
1 Jul 2021 - 30 Jun 2024
Value:
£216,134
NERC Reference:
NE/V013319/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Standard Grant FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Lead Agency Grant

NSFPLR-NERC: Geological history constraints on the magnitude of grounding line retreat in the Thwaites Glacier system

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor J Woodward, Northumbria University, Fac of Engineering and Environment
Grant held at:
Northumbria University, Fac of Engineering and Environment
Split Award
Period of Award:
1 Apr 2019 - 31 Dec 2025
Value:
£104,189
NERC Reference:
NE/S00663X/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Directed (RP) - NR1
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Thwaites Glacier

NSFPLR-NERC: Processes, drivers, predictions: Modeling the response of Thwaites Glacier over the next century using ice/ocean coupled models

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor H Gudmundsson, Northumbria University, Fac of Engineering and Environment
Grant held at:
Northumbria University, Fac of Engineering and Environment
Lead Split Award
Period of Award:
1 Dec 2018 - 30 Nov 2024
Value:
£703,194
NERC Reference:
NE/S006745/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Directed (RP) - NR1
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Thwaites Glacier


Novel insights into the Northeast Winter Monsoon

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Dr V Ersek, Northumbria University, Fac of Engineering and Environment
Co-Investigator:
Dr J Bendle, University of Birmingham, Sch of Geography, Earth & Env Sciences
Grant held at:
Northumbria University, Fac of Engineering and Environment
Period of Award:
1 Jan 2023 - 31 Dec 2023
Value:
£80,598
NERC Reference:
NE/X011771/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Standard Grant FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Exploring the frontiers

Nuna: Effective mitigation and adaptation to changing ground conditions for resilient coastal futures

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor M Lim, Northumbria University, Fac of Engineering and Environment
Co-Investigator:
Professor J Entwistle, Northumbria University, Fac of Engineering and Environment
Co-Investigator:
Dr P Mann, Northumbria University, Fac of Engineering and Environment
Co-Investigator:
Professor AK Namdeo, Northumbria University, Fac of Engineering and Environment
Co-Investigator:
Professor J E Martin, Northumbria University, Fac of Engineering and Environment
Co-Investigator:
Professor J Woodward, Northumbria University, Fac of Engineering and Environment
Grant held at:
Northumbria University, Fac of Engineering and Environment
Period of Award:
6 May 2022 - 5 May 2025
Value:
£628,127
NERC Reference:
NE/X005658/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Directed (RP) - NR1
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
CINUK

Ocean Forcing of Ice Sheet Evolution in the Marine Basins of East Antarctica

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor A Jenkins, Northumbria University, Fac of Engineering and Environment
Co-Investigator:
Dr J De Rydt, Northumbria University, Fac of Engineering and Environment
Co-Investigator:
Professor H Gudmundsson, Northumbria University, Fac of Engineering and Environment
Co-Investigator:
Professor HL Johnson, University of Oxford, Earth Sciences
Grant held at:
Northumbria University, Fac of Engineering and Environment
Period of Award:
1 Oct 2020 - 31 Mar 2025
Value:
£526,208
NERC Reference:
NE/L007037/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Standard Grant (FEC)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Standard Grant

Peruvian Glacier Retreat and its Impact on Water Security (Peru GROWS)

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Dr F Pellicciotti, Northumbria University, Fac of Engineering and Environment
Co-Investigator:
Dr MJ Westoby, Northumbria University, Fac of Engineering and Environment
Co-Investigator:
Dr A Orr, NERC British Antarctic Survey, Science Programmes
Co-Investigator:
Professor T Hess, Cranfield University, School of Water, Energy and Environment
Co-Investigator:
Professor AJ Adeloye, Heriot-Watt University, Sch of Energy, Geosci, Infrast & Society
Co-Investigator:
Professor D Quincey, University of Leeds, Sch of Geography
Co-Investigator:
Dr JS Hosking, NERC British Antarctic Survey, Science Programmes
Co-Investigator:
Professor LE Brown, University of Leeds, Sch of Geography
Grant held at:
Northumbria University, Fac of Engineering and Environment
Period of Award:
10 Feb 2019 - 31 Mar 2022
Value:
£405,125
NERC Reference:
NE/S013296/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Directed - International
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Peru Glaciers


Rapid adjustments to catchment sediment yield following a catastrophic rock-ice avalanche and debris flow, Uttarakhand, India

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Dr MJ Westoby, Northumbria University, Fac of Engineering and Environment
Co-Investigator:
Professor JL Carrivick, University of Leeds, Sch of Geography
Co-Investigator:
Professor TJ Coulthard, University of Hull, Geography
Co-Investigator:
Dr SA Dunning, Newcastle University, Sch of Geog, Politics and Sociology
Grant held at:
Northumbria University, Fac of Engineering and Environment
Period of Award:
1 Jun 2021 - 31 May 2022
Value:
£37,534
NERC Reference:
NE/W002930/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Standard Grant FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Urgent Grant

Rethinking Antarctic Sea Level Projections (RASP)

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Dr R Reese, Northumbria University, Fac of Engineering and Environment
Co-Investigator:
Dr R Smith, University of Reading, National Centre for Atmospheric Science
Co-Investigator:
Professor A Jenkins, Northumbria University, Fac of Engineering and Environment
Grant held at:
Northumbria University, Fac of Engineering and Environment
Period of Award:
1 Apr 2024 - 31 Mar 2028
Value:
£805,610
NERC Reference:
NE/Y001451/1
Grant Stage:
Awaiting Event/Action
Scheme:
Standard Grant FEC
Grant Status:
Active
Programme:
Pushing the Frontiers

SWEET:Super-Warm Early Eocene Temperatures and climate: understanding the response of the Earth to high CO2 through integrated modelling and data

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor U Salzmann, Northumbria University, Fac of Engineering and Environment
Grant held at:
Northumbria University, Fac of Engineering and Environment
Split Award
Period of Award:
1 Oct 2017 - 30 Sep 2023
Value:
£90,083
NERC Reference:
NE/P019137/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Large Grant
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Large Grant


Satellite Radiation Risk Forecasts (Sat-Risk)

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor J Rae, Northumbria University, Fac of Engineering and Environment
Co-Investigator:
Dr C Forsyth, University College London, Mullard Space Science Laboratory
Grant held at:
Northumbria University, Fac of Engineering and Environment
Split Award
Period of Award:
13 Jul 2020 - 30 Oct 2024
Value:
£340,199
NERC Reference:
NE/V002554/2
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Directed (RP) - NR1
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
SWIMMR

Shifted Ecological Baselines in the Brazilian Savannah

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor BS Whitney, Northumbria University, Fac of Engineering and Environment
Co-Investigator:
Dr EP Hocking, Northumbria University, Fac of Engineering and Environment
Grant held at:
Northumbria University, Fac of Engineering and Environment
Period of Award:
7 Oct 2019 - 1 Aug 2021
Value:
£74,819
NERC Reference:
NE/T004525/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Directed - International
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
GPSF



The Home Biome Project (DUST). DUsty SecreTs: characterising, communicating and connecting the hidden world within our homes.

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor J Entwistle, Northumbria University, Fac of Engineering and Environment
Co-Investigator:
Professor DA Pearce, Northumbria University, Fac of Health and Life Sciences
Grant held at:
Northumbria University, Fac of Engineering and Environment
Period of Award:
31 Dec 2019 - 30 Dec 2021
Value:
£82,246
NERC Reference:
NE/T004401/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Directed - International
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
GPSF




When and Why does it Rain in the Desert: Utilising unique speleothem and dust records on the northern edge of the Sahara

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor M Rogerson, Northumbria University, Fac of Engineering and Environment
Co-Investigator:
Dr R Smedley, University of Liverpool, Geography and Planning
Co-Investigator:
Dr A Bird, University of Hull, Geology
Co-Investigator:
Prof. S Harrison, University of Reading, Geography and Environmental Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Dr IL Millar, British Geological Survey, NERC Isotope Geosciences Laboratory
Grant held at:
Northumbria University, Fac of Engineering and Environment
Period of Award:
19 Apr 2022 - 18 Oct 2025
Value:
£611,909
NERC Reference:
NE/W00075X/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Standard Grant FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Standard Grant

51 grant, fellowship and training grant records. Total value of £11,952,065   

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