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27 grant, fellowship and training grant records. Total value of £3,856,876   

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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


An interdisciplinary analytical framework for high-mountain landslides and cascading hazards: implications for communities and infrastructure

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Dr A Bhardwaj, University of Aberdeen, Sch of Geosciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor M Spagnolo, University of Aberdeen, Sch of Geosciences
Co-Investigator:
Dr MA Mills, University of Aberdeen, Unlisted
Co-Investigator:
Dr L Sam, University of Aberdeen, Sch of Geosciences
Co-Investigator:
Dr S Singh, University of Aberdeen, Sch of Geosciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor BR Rea, University of Aberdeen, Sch of Geosciences
Grant held at:
University of Aberdeen, Sch of Geosciences
Period of Award:
14 Feb 2024 - 13 Feb 2028
Value:
£847,470
NERC Reference:
NE/Z503502/1
Grant Stage:
Awaiting Event/Action
Scheme:
Research Grants
Grant Status:
Active
Programme:
Solid Earth Hazards

Characterisation, distribution & effects on hydrocarbon reservoir prospectivity of regional tertiary hot fluid pulses in the North Atlantic (HOTFLO)

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor J Parnell, University of Aberdeen, Sch of Geosciences
Co-Investigator:
Dr J Turner, University of Birmingham, Sch of Geography, Earth & Env Sciences
Grant held at:
University of Aberdeen, Sch of Geosciences
Period of Award:
1 Jul 2002 - 31 Dec 2003
Value:
£50,015
NERC Reference:
NER/T/S/2001/01164
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Directed Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Ocean Margins LINK

Climate impact on the carbon emission and export from Siberian inland waters (SIWA)

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor C Soulsby, University of Aberdeen, Sch of Geosciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor D Tetzlaff, Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology, Endocrinology
Grant held at:
University of Aberdeen, Sch of Geosciences
Period of Award:
1 Jan 2015 - 30 Apr 2018
Value:
£258,627
NERC Reference:
NE/M019896/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Directed (RP) - NR1
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
JPI

Connect4 water resilience: connecting water resources, communities, drought and flood hazards, and governance across 4 countries in the Limpopo basin

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Dr J Comte, University of Aberdeen, Sch of Geosciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor E Nesamvuni, University of the Free State, Institute for Groundwater Studies
Co-Investigator:
Dr S Tirivarombo, Botswana International Uni of Sci & Tech, UNLISTED
Co-Investigator:
Dr M Rohse, Anglia Ruskin University, Faculty of Science and Engineering
Co-Investigator:
Dr R Day, University of Birmingham, Sch of Geography, Earth & Env Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Dr J Geris, University of Aberdeen, Sch of Geosciences
Co-Investigator:
Dr A Van Loon, Free (VU) University of Amsterdam, Institute for Environmental Studies
Co-Investigator:
Dr Z P Bharucha, Anglia Ruskin University, Faculty of Science and Engineering
Co-Investigator:
Mr F Chirindja, Eduardo Mondlane University, Geology
Co-Investigator:
Dr L Artur, Eduardo Mondlane University, Agricultural Engineering and Forestry
Co-Investigator:
Dr F Franchi, Botswana International Uni of Sci & Tech, UNLISTED
Grant held at:
University of Aberdeen, Sch of Geosciences
Period of Award:
1 Nov 2018 - 31 May 2022
Value:
£265,487
NERC Reference:
NE/S005943/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Directed - International
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
SHEAR


DIRECT MEASUREMENT & SAMPLING OF SUBGLACIAL LAKE ELLSWORTH: A multidisciplinary investigation of life in extreme environments & ice sheet history

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor J Parnell, University of Aberdeen, Sch of Geosciences
Co-Investigator:
Dr SA Bowden, University of Aberdeen, Geology and Petroleum Geology
Co-Investigator:
Professor J Feldmann, University of Aberdeen, Chemistry
Grant held at:
University of Aberdeen, Sch of Geosciences
Split Award
Period of Award:
1 Oct 2009 - 30 Sep 2014
Value:
£44,557
NERC Reference:
NE/G00322X/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Consortiums (FEC)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Consortiums

Doctoral Training Grant (DTG) to provide funding for 1 PhD studentship

Training Grant Award

Lead Supervisor:
Professor DIM Macdonald, University of Aberdeen, Sch of Geosciences
Co-Supervisor:
Mrs S McKay, University of Aberdeen, Sch of Geosciences
Co-Supervisor:
Professor LJ Philip, University of Aberdeen, Geography and Environment
Grant held at:
University of Aberdeen, Sch of Geosciences
Period of Award:
1 Oct 2010 - 30 Sep 2014
Value:
£71,145
NERC Reference:
NE/I528742/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
DTG - Responsive
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Responsive PhD



Investigating Sediment Transport Processes During Climate and Sea-Level Change in the Pleistocene-Holocene Indus System

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor PD Clift, University of Aberdeen, Sch of Geosciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor T Henstock, University of Southampton, Sch of Ocean and Earth Science
Grant held at:
University of Aberdeen, Sch of Geosciences
Period of Award:
1 Oct 2008 - 30 Sep 2011
Value:
£131,416
NERC Reference:
NE/G002029/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Standard Grant (FEC)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Standard Grant

Measuring Ancient Rates of Weathered Petroleum Accumulation in the South China Sea

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Dr SA Bowden, 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:
3 Jul 2017 - 15 Sep 2018
Value:
£32,815
NERC Reference:
NE/R002576/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Directed (RP) - NR1
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
UK IODP Phase2



Permafrost catchments in transition: hydrological controls on carbon cycling and greenhouse gas budgets

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor D Tetzlaff, University of Aberdeen, Sch of Geosciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor P Smith, University of Aberdeen, Inst of Biological and Environmental Sci
Grant held at:
University of Aberdeen, Sch of Geosciences
Split Award
Period of Award:
1 Jul 2012 - 31 Mar 2016
Value:
£273,875
NERC Reference:
NE/K000268/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Directed (Research Programmes)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Arctic Programme






Selenium and tellurium concentration by organic materials

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor J Parnell, University of Aberdeen, Sch of Geosciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor J Feldmann, University of Aberdeen, Chemistry
Co-Investigator:
Mr P Lusty, British Geological Survey, Minerals & Waste
Co-Investigator:
Professor G Gadd, University of Dundee, School of Life Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Dr CJ Stanley, The Natural History Museum, Earth Sciences
Grant held at:
University of Aberdeen, Sch of Geosciences
Period of Award:
1 Sep 2013 - 31 May 2014
Value:
£77,614
NERC Reference:
NE/L001764/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Directed (RP) - NR1
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Mineral Resources

The Virtual Seismic Atlas Project

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor R Butler, University of Aberdeen, Sch of Geosciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor W McCaffrey, University of Leeds, School of Earth and Environment
Co-Investigator:
Professor G Stuart, University of Leeds, School of Earth and Environment
Grant held at:
University of Aberdeen, Sch of Geosciences
Period of Award:
1 Sep 2008 - 31 Mar 2010
Value:
£146,145
NERC Reference:
NE/E002803/2
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Knowledge Exchange (FEC)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
KE



[PULA Project] Extreme rainfall and floods in arid regions: replenishment or contamination of water resources?

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Dr J Comte, University of Aberdeen, Sch of Geosciences
Co-Investigator:
Dr J Geris, University of Aberdeen, Sch of Geosciences
Grant held at:
University of Aberdeen, Sch of Geosciences
Period of Award:
1 May 2017 - 28 Sep 2018
Value:
£56,093
NERC Reference:
NE/R002568/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Standard Grant FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Urgent Grant


27 grant, fellowship and training grant records. Total value of £3,856,876   

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