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38 grant, fellowship and training grant records. Total value of £3,708,479   

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A high resolution account of Holocene climate variability along East Antarctica - An analysis of the IODP Wilkes land Expedition sediments

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Dr G Masse, University of Plymouth, Sch of Earth Ocean and Environment
Co-Investigator:
Professor S Belt, 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 2010 - 31 May 2011
Value:
£45,450
NERC Reference:
NE/G001294/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Directed (Research Programmes)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
IODP



Acoustic and optical backscatter from flocculating sediments (FLOCSAM)

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor CE Vincent, University of Plymouth, Sch of Earth Ocean and Environment
Co-Investigator:
Dr S Bass, University of Plymouth, Sch of Eng, Comp and Math (SECaM)
Grant held at:
University of Plymouth, Sch of Earth Ocean and Environment
Split Award
Period of Award:
1 Apr 2008 - 30 Sep 2012
Value:
£154,212
NERC Reference:
NE/E006647/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Standard Grant (FEC)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Standard Grant



Applied Marine Science. Masters Training Grant (MTG) to provide funding for 3 full studentships for two years.

Training Grant Award

Lead Supervisor:
Dr M Davidson, University of Plymouth, Sch of Earth Ocean and Environment
Co-Supervisor:
Dr G Glegg, 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 Sep 2009 - 31 Aug 2011
Value:
£78,384
NERC Reference:
NE/H525754/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
MTG Scheme
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Blue Skies MSc



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

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

Cross-shore sediment transport and profile evolution on natural beaches (X-SHORE project).

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor P Russell, University of Plymouth, Sch of Earth Ocean and Environment
Co-Investigator:
Professor G Masselink, University of Plymouth, Sch of Biological and Marine Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Dr TJ O'Hare, University of Plymouth, Sch of Geog Earth & Environ Sciences
Grant held at:
University of Plymouth, Sch of Earth Ocean and Environment
Lead Split Award
Period of Award:
1 Jul 2004 - 31 Mar 2008
Value:
£235,084
NERC Reference:
NER/A/S/2003/00553
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Standard Grants Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Standard Grant


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

Diversity of novel, technologically useful, pigment-producing diatoms in estuaries of South Devon, U.K.

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor S Belt, University of Plymouth, Sch of Earth Ocean and Environment
Co-Investigator:
Professor B Keely, University of York, Chemistry
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 Jan 2004 - 31 Mar 2005
Value:
£24,341
NERC Reference:
NER/T/S/2003/00717
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Directed Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Marine & Freshwater Microbial


Doctoral Training Grant (DTG) to provide funding for 3 PhD studentships.

Training Grant Award

Lead Supervisor:
Mrs S Healy, University of Plymouth, Sch of Earth Ocean and Environment
Co-Supervisor:
Professor JS Griffiths, 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 Oct 2008 - 30 Sep 2012
Value:
£195,830
NERC Reference:
NE/G52388X/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
DTG - Responsive
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Responsive PhD

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


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


Identifying toxic 'Humps': profiling important persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic environmental hydrocarbons by comprehensive GC x GC-ToF-MS.

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor S Rowland, University of Plymouth, Sch of Earth Ocean and Environment
Co-Investigator:
Professor A Lewis, University of York, Chemistry
Grant held at:
University of Plymouth, Sch of Earth Ocean and Environment
Period of Award:
12 Jul 2004 - 11 Jul 2007
Value:
£171,187
NERC Reference:
NER/A/S/2003/00355
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Standard Grants Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Standard Grant



MIMOS: Managing the Impacts of industrial Marine Organic Substances - towards a 'sea-truthing' of environmental discharge models.

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor S Rowland, University of Plymouth, Sch of Earth Ocean and Environment
Grant held at:
University of Plymouth, Sch of Earth Ocean and Environment
Period of Award:
27 Jan 2003 - 26 Apr 2005
Value:
£66,680
NERC Reference:
NER/A/S/2001/01222
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Standard Grants Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Standard Grant



Predicting the impacts and consequences of climate change on global fish production

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor M Barange, University of Plymouth, Sch of Earth Ocean and Environment
Co-Investigator:
Dr L Rodwell, University of Plymouth, Sch of Geog Earth & Environ Sciences
Grant held at:
University of Plymouth, Sch of Earth Ocean and Environment
Split Award
Period of Award:
1 Oct 2007 - 31 Mar 2010
Value:
£67,477
NERC Reference:
NE/F001533/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Directed (Research Programmes)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
QUEST


Redox and colloidal iron biogeochemistry in surface Atlantic waters and its role in ocean productivity.

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor PJ Worsfold, University of Plymouth, Sch of Earth Ocean and Environment
Co-Investigator:
Professor EP Achterberg, University of Southampton, Sch of Ocean and Earth Science
Co-Investigator:
Dr M Gledhill, University of Southampton, Sch of Ocean and Earth Science
Grant held at:
University of Plymouth, Sch of Earth Ocean and Environment
Period of Award:
1 Apr 2004 - 30 Sep 2007
Value:
£205,337
NERC Reference:
NER/A/S/2003/00489
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Standard Grants Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Standard Grant

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

Spatial and temporal scales of crustal accretion in slow-spreading rate oceanic crust (Atlantis Massif, Mid Atlantic Ridge - IODP Site U1309)

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor A Morris, University of Plymouth, Sch of Earth Ocean and Environment
Co-Investigator:
Professor CJ MacLeod, Cardiff University, Sch of Earth and Environmental Sciences
Grant held at:
University of Plymouth, Sch of Earth Ocean and Environment
Period of Award:
18 Jun 2007 - 17 Jun 2010
Value:
£173,921
NERC Reference:
NE/E003079/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Standard Grant (FEC)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Standard Grant


The Atlantic Meridional Transect (AMT) programme.

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor C Robinson, University of Plymouth, Sch of Earth Ocean and Environment
Co-Investigator:
Professor P Liss, University of East Anglia, Environmental Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor P Holligan, University of Southampton, Sch of Ocean and Earth Science
Co-Investigator:
Professor P Burkill, University of Plymouth, Sch of Engineering
Co-Investigator:
Professor A Watson, University of Exeter, Geography
Co-Investigator:
Dr RP Harris, Plymouth Marine Laboratory, Plymouth Marine Lab
Co-Investigator:
Professor N J P Owens, Scottish Association For Marine Science, Dunstaffnage Marine Laboratory
Co-Investigator:
Dr T Jickells, University of East Anglia, Environmental Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Dr G Uher, Newcastle University, Sch of Natural & Environmental Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor R Sanders, University of Southampton, Sch of Ocean and Earth Science
Co-Investigator:
Professor R Upstill-Goddard, Newcastle University, Sch of Natural & Environmental Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Dr S Lavender, Pixalytics Ltd, Head Office
Co-Investigator:
Professor RG Williams, University of Liverpool, Earth, Ocean and Ecological Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Dr G Malin, University of East Anglia, Environmental Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Dr M Lucas, NOC (Up to 31.10.2019), Science and Technology
Co-Investigator:
Professor GA Wolff, University of Liverpool, Earth, Ocean and Ecological Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor M Zubkov, Scottish Association For Marine Science, Dunstaffnage Marine Laboratory
Co-Investigator:
Professor J Aiken, Plymouth Marine Laboratory, CASIX
Co-Investigator:
Dr CS Law, Nat Inst of Water and Atmos Res NIWA, Wellington Office
Grant held at:
University of Plymouth, Sch of Earth Ocean and Environment
Split Award
Period of Award:
28 Aug 2002 - 27 Oct 2006
Value:
£11,013
NERC Reference:
NER/O/S/2001/01247
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Consortiums Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Consortiums

The application of remote sensing to the measurement of marine particle sizes and their relation to turbulence

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor D Bowers, University of Plymouth, Sch of Earth Ocean and Environment
Co-Investigator:
Professor WAM Nimmo Smith, University of Plymouth, Sch of Biological and Marine Sciences
Grant held at:
University of Plymouth, Sch of Earth Ocean and Environment
Split Award
Period of Award:
1 Oct 2007 - 30 Sep 2010
Value:
£245,947
NERC Reference:
NE/E015247/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Standard Grant (FEC)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Standard Grant

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

Turbulence, Sediment Stratification and Altered Resuspension under Waves (TSSAR Waves)

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor DC Conley, University of Plymouth, Sch of Earth Ocean and Environment
Co-Investigator:
Professor WAM Nimmo Smith, University of Plymouth, Sch of Biological and Marine Sciences
Grant held at:
University of Plymouth, Sch of Earth Ocean and Environment
Period of Award:
1 Oct 2009 - 31 Mar 2013
Value:
£358,138
NERC Reference:
NE/G007543/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Standard Grant (FEC)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Standard Grant

38 grant, fellowship and training grant records. Total value of £3,708,479   

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