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17 grant, fellowship and training grant records. Total value of £7,154,225   

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'Green infrastructure and the Health and wellbeing Influences on an Ageing population (GHIA)

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor S Lindley, The University of Manchester, Environment, Education and Development
Co-Investigator:
Professor C Phillipson, The University of Manchester, Social Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor P James, University of Salford, Sch of Environment & Life Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor GAA Wossink, The University of Manchester, Social Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Dr A A Gilchrist, The University of Manchester, Environment, Education and Development
Co-Investigator:
Dr K Tzoulas, Manchester Metropolitan University, School of Science and the Environment
Co-Investigator:
Dr G Cavan, Manchester Metropolitan University, School of Science and the Environment
Co-Investigator:
Dr JC Ashton, The University of Manchester, Arts Languages and Cultures
Co-Investigator:
Professor J O'Neill, The University of Manchester, Social Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Dr A Barker, The University of Manchester, Environment, Education and Development
Co-Investigator:
Professor PA Cook, University of Salford, School of Health and Society
Co-Investigator:
Professor DP French, The University of Manchester, School of Health Sciences
Grant held at:
The University of Manchester, Environment, Education and Development
Period of Award:
1 Aug 2016 - 15 Jul 2020
Value:
£726,906
NERC Reference:
NE/N013530/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Directed (Research Programmes)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Valuing Nature


A Systems Approach to Sustainable Sanitation Challenges in Urbanising China (SASSI)

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor D Iossifova, The University of Manchester, Environment, Education and Development
Co-Investigator:
Professor F Luan, Tongji University, Research
Co-Investigator:
Mr U Sengupta, Manchester Metropolitan University, The Manchester School of Architecture
Co-Investigator:
Dr A Gasparatos, University of Tokyo, UNLISTED
Co-Investigator:
Professor H Chen, Tongji University, Research
Co-Investigator:
Professor N Oren, University of Aberdeen, Computing Science
Co-Investigator:
Dr M Baptista, University of Aberdeen, Physics
Co-Investigator:
Professor N Dong, Tongji University, Research
Grant held at:
The University of Manchester, Environment, Education and Development
Period of Award:
10 Feb 2019 - 9 Aug 2022
Value:
£323,768
NERC Reference:
NE/S012354/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Directed - International
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
TaSE

Creative Adaptive Solutions for Treescapes of Rivers (CASTOR)

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Dr M Dennis, The University of Manchester, Environment, Education and Development
Co-Investigator:
Dr M Smith, University of Leeds, Sch of Geography
Co-Investigator:
Professor I Convery, University of Cumbria, Inst of Sci, Nat Res & Outdoor Studies
Co-Investigator:
Professor H O'Regan, University of Nottingham, Archaeology
Co-Investigator:
Dr A Weatherall, University of Cumbria, Inst of Sci, Nat Res & Outdoor Studies
Co-Investigator:
Dr P da Conceic?o Bispo, The University of Manchester, Environment, Education and Development
Co-Investigator:
Dr J Larsen, University of Birmingham, Sch of Geography, Earth & Env Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Dr J J Huck, The University of Manchester, Environment, Education and Development
Co-Investigator:
Professor P James, University of Salford, Sch of Environment & Life Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Dr S Carver, University of Leeds, Sch of Geography
Co-Investigator:
Dr C Holt, University of Cumbria, Inst of Sci, Nat Res & Outdoor Studies
Co-Investigator:
Dr MJ Klaar, University of Leeds, Sch of Geography
Co-Investigator:
Dr J E Taylor, The University of Manchester, Arts Languages and Cultures
Co-Investigator:
Dr JC Ashton, The University of Manchester, Arts Languages and Cultures
Grant held at:
The University of Manchester, Environment, Education and Development
Period of Award:
1 Aug 2021 - 31 Jul 2025
Value:
£1,993,614
NERC Reference:
NE/V021117/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Directed (Research Programmes)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Treescapes

Digital Solutions Platforms and Toolkits

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor RP Kingston, The University of Manchester, Environment, Education and Development
Co-Investigator:
Professor S Lindley, The University of Manchester, Environment, Education and Development
Co-Investigator:
Professor H Coe, The University of Manchester, Earth Atmospheric and Env Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor JD Ainsworth, The University of Manchester, School of Health Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor M Sharmina, The University of Manchester, Civil Engineering and Management
Co-Investigator:
Professor J Evans, The University of Manchester, Environment, Education and Development
Co-Investigator:
Dr D Topping, The University of Manchester, Earth Atmospheric and Env Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor CE Jay, The University of Manchester, Computer Science
Co-Investigator:
Professor A Brass, The University of Manchester, School of Health Sciences
Grant held at:
The University of Manchester, Environment, Education and Development
Period of Award:
1 Aug 2020 - 12 Apr 2021
Value:
£20,491
NERC Reference:
NE/V004069/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Innovation (R)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Digital Solutions

Disturbance and Restoration of Metal Contaminated Peatlands

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Dr G Clay, The University of Manchester, Environment, Education and Development
Co-Investigator:
Dr EL Shuttleworth, The University of Manchester, Environment, Education and Development
Grant held at:
The University of Manchester, Environment, Education and Development
Period of Award:
2 Oct 2022 - 31 Mar 2025
Value:
£81,419
NERC Reference:
NE/X002756/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Directed - International
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
GPSF

Evaluation of the role of Urban Greenspace for Climate Adaption and Mitigation

Training Grant Award

Lead Supervisor:
Professor S Lindley, The University of Manchester, Environment, Education and Development
Co-Supervisor:
Emeritus Professor GJ Levermore, The University of Manchester, Mechanical Aerospace and Civil Eng
Grant held at:
The University of Manchester, Environment, Education and Development
Period of Award:
1 Oct 2008 - 30 Sep 2013
Value:
£70,590
NERC Reference:
NE/G524428/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
DTG - directed
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
TSEC

Framing Debates about Poverty Reduction and Ecosystem Services

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor D Brockington, The University of Manchester, Environment, Education and Development
Co-Investigator:
Professor E Corbera, University of Barcelona, UNLISTED
Co-Investigator:
Professor WM Adams, University of Cambridge, Geography
Grant held at:
The University of Manchester, Environment, Education and Development
Period of Award:
1 Sep 2015 - 31 Oct 2015
Value:
£122,485
NERC Reference:
NE/M007561/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Directed - International
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
ESPA

Green Growth: Increasing Resilience in Cities Through the Delivery of Green Infrastructure-based Solutions

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Dr A Barker, The University of Manchester, Environment, Education and Development
Co-Investigator:
Dr A A Gilchrist, The University of Manchester, Environment, Education and Development
Co-Investigator:
Dr S Payne, University of Sheffield, Urban Studies and Planning
Co-Investigator:
Dr G Clay, The University of Manchester, Environment, Education and Development
Co-Investigator:
Dr J Rothwell, The University of Manchester, Environment, Education and Development
Co-Investigator:
Dr S GIll, The University of Manchester, Environment, Education and Development
Grant held at:
The University of Manchester, Environment, Education and Development
Period of Award:
1 Apr 2016 - 31 Mar 2019
Value:
£98,023
NERC Reference:
NE/N017498/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Innovation
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Innovation - GI

Identifying and prioritising nature based climate change adaptation measures for addressing future flood risk: creating a systematic evidence map.

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Dr J Carter, The University of Manchester, Environment, Education and Development
Co-Investigator:
Dr J Rothwell, The University of Manchester, Environment, Education and Development
Co-Investigator:
Professor GF Haughton, The University of Manchester, Environment, Education and Development
Co-Investigator:
Dr A Barker, The University of Manchester, Environment, Education and Development
Grant held at:
The University of Manchester, Environment, Education and Development
Period of Award:
2 Jan 2019 - 3 Jul 2020
Value:
£78,581
NERC Reference:
NE/S016031/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Innovation
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
EEF

Impacts of abrupt glacial and deglacial climate events on vegetation and fire regime in the Middle Atlas, Morocco

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Dr WJ Fletcher, The University of Manchester, Environment, Education and Development
Grant held at:
The University of Manchester, Environment, Education and Development
Period of Award:
1 Oct 2012 - 31 Jul 2014
Value:
£65,301
NERC Reference:
NE/K000608/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
New Investigators (FEC)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
New Investigators


Optimising NFM in headwater catchments to protect downstream communities

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor MG Evans, The University of Manchester, Environment, Education and Development
Co-Investigator:
Dr TEH Allott, The University of Manchester, Environment, Education and Development
Grant held at:
The University of Manchester, Environment, Education and Development
Lead Split Award
Period of Award:
1 Nov 2017 - 31 Mar 2023
Value:
£759,892
NERC Reference:
NE/R004560/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Directed (Research Programmes)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Natural Flood Management

PERI-CENE (Peri-urbanization & climate-environment change)

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Mr J Ravetz, The University of Manchester, Environment, Education and Development
Co-Investigator:
Professor H Nagendra, Azim Premji University, UNLISTED
Co-Investigator:
Dr NEN Pinto, The University of Manchester, Environment, Education and Development
Co-Investigator:
Professor S C Rajan, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Humanities and Social Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Dr A Karvonen, Royal Institute of Technology KTH Sweden, School of Architecture and the Built Env
Grant held at:
The University of Manchester, Environment, Education and Development
Period of Award:
13 Feb 2019 - 30 Nov 2021
Value:
£322,567
NERC Reference:
NE/S013172/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Directed - International
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
TaSE


Toward a UK fire danger rating system: Understanding fuels, fire behaviour and impacts

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Dr G Clay, The University of Manchester, Environment, Education and Development
Co-Investigator:
Professor S Doerr, Swansea University, College of Science
Co-Investigator:
Dr M J Hardiman, University of Portsmouth, Sch of the Env, Geography & Geosciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor N Kettridge, University of Birmingham, Sch of Geography, Earth & Env Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Dr C M Belcher, University of Exeter, Geography
Co-Investigator:
Dr TEL Smith, London School of Economics & Pol Sci, Geography and Environment
Co-Investigator:
Dr C Santin, Swansea University, College of Science
Grant held at:
The University of Manchester, Environment, Education and Development
Period of Award:
1 Jan 2020 - 30 Sep 2025
Value:
£2,010,748
NERC Reference:
NE/T003553/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Directed (Research Programmes)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Highlights

Towards a microbial process-based understanding of the resilience of UK peatland systems

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor MG Evans, The University of Manchester, Environment, Education and Development
Co-Investigator:
Dr CH Robinson, The University of Manchester, Earth Atmospheric and Env Sciences
Grant held at:
The University of Manchester, Environment, Education and Development
Period of Award:
1 Feb 2019 - 31 Aug 2020
Value:
£45,440
NERC Reference:
NE/S016724/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Directed (RP) - NR1
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
UK Climate Resilience

17 grant, fellowship and training grant records. Total value of £7,154,225   

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