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25 grant, fellowship and training grant records. Total value of £5,419,554   

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Assessing how cell size constrains carbon uptake in diatoms using direct measurements of cell surface carbonate chemistry

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Dr G Wheeler, Marine Biological Association, Marine Biology
Co-Investigator:
Professor C Brownlee, Marine Biological Association, Marine Biology
Co-Investigator:
Professor T Mock, University of East Anglia, Environmental Sciences
Grant held at:
Marine Biological Association, Marine Biology
Period of Award:
1 Jan 2020 - 31 Dec 2023
Value:
£556,443
NERC Reference:
NE/T000848/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Standard Grant FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Standard Grant

BLUEPRINT - New designs for engaging the public in the future of our seas

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Mr JR Parr, Marine Biological Association, Marine Biology
Co-Investigator:
Dr RG Miller, University of the Highlands and Islands, Environmental Science
Co-Investigator:
Miss L J Wood, Invisible Dust, UNLISTED
Co-Investigator:
Ms J Skinner, Marine Biological Association, CPR Survey
Co-Investigator:
Mr I Rowlands, Incredible Oceans, Outreach
Co-Investigator:
Dr N Higgs, University of Plymouth, Marine Institute
Co-Investigator:
Dr K De Meyer, University College London, Earth Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Dr S Hennige, University of Edinburgh, Sch of Geosciences
Grant held at:
Marine Biological Association, Marine Biology
Period of Award:
16 Oct 2017 - 15 Oct 2018
Value:
£84,187
NERC Reference:
NE/R01180X/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
NC&C
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Public Engagement

Climate driven changes in recruitment success :linking long term trends in physical and biological parameters with larval abundance

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor S Hawkins, Marine Biological Association, Marine Biology
Co-Investigator:
Professor S Jenkins, Bangor University, Sch of Ocean Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor M Edwards, Marine Biological Association, CPR Survey
Grant held at:
Marine Biological Association, Marine Biology
Period of Award:
1 Feb 2007 - 31 Jan 2008
Value:
£69,183
NERC Reference:
NE/E010482/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants (FEC)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants


Development and application of eDNA tools to assess the structure and function of coastal sea ecosystems (MARINe-DNA)

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Dr M Cunliffe, Marine Biological Association, Marine Biology
Co-Investigator:
Dr D Schroeder, Marine Biological Association, Marine Biology
Grant held at:
Marine Biological Association, Marine Biology
Split Award
Period of Award:
31 Oct 2015 - 30 Apr 2020
Value:
£236,421
NERC Reference:
NE/N006151/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Directed (Research Programmes)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Highlights



H+ fluxes in phytoplankton - a mechanistic and modelling study of their physiological roles and impact upon community responses to ocean acidification

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor C Brownlee, Marine Biological Association, Marine Biology
Grant held at:
Marine Biological Association, Marine Biology
Lead Split Award
Period of Award:
1 Jul 2012 - 27 Dec 2015
Value:
£311,196
NERC Reference:
NE/J021954/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Standard Grant (FEC)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Standard Grant



MICRO-INTERACT - Laser capture micro-dissection for identification of novel interactions within the plankton that underpin marine carbon cycling

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Dr G Wheeler, Marine Biological Association, Marine Biology
Co-Investigator:
Professor C Brownlee, Marine Biological Association, Marine Biology
Co-Investigator:
Dr M Cunliffe, Marine Biological Association, Marine Biology
Co-Investigator:
Professor WH Wilson, Marine Biological Association, Marine Biology
Co-Investigator:
Dr V Modepalli, University of Bristol, Biological Sciences
Grant held at:
Marine Biological Association, Marine Biology
Period of Award:
1 Oct 2019 - 30 Sep 2020
Value:
£293,130
NERC Reference:
NE/T009195/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Capital
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Capital Call



NSFGEO-NERC An unexpected requirement for silicon in coccolithophore calcification: ecological and evolutionary implications.

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Dr G Wheeler, Marine Biological Association, Marine Biology
Co-Investigator:
Professor T Tyrrell, University of Southampton, Sch of Ocean and Earth Science
Co-Investigator:
Dr FM Monteiro, University of Bristol, Geographical Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor C Brownlee, Marine Biological Association, Marine Biology
Grant held at:
Marine Biological Association, Marine Biology
Period of Award:
1 Apr 2016 - 1 Jan 2020
Value:
£400,321
NERC Reference:
NE/N011708/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Standard Grant FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Standard Grant

NSFGEO-NERC: Novel imaging, physiology and numerical approaches for understanding biologically mediated, unsteady sinking in marine diatoms

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Dr G Wheeler, Marine Biological Association, Marine Biology
Co-Investigator:
Dr KE Helliwell, University of Exeter, Biosciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor C Brownlee, Marine Biological Association, Marine Biology
Grant held at:
Marine Biological Association, Marine Biology
Period of Award:
1 Apr 2021 - 31 Mar 2024
Value:
£170,148
NERC Reference:
NE/V013343/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Standard Grant FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Lead Agency Grant

New approaches for understanding group-specific phytoplankton photosynthesis in mixed populations

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor C Brownlee, Marine Biological Association, Marine Biology
Co-Investigator:
Dr G Wheeler, Marine Biological Association, Marine Biology
Grant held at:
Marine Biological Association, Marine Biology
Period of Award:
1 Nov 2022 - 31 Aug 2024
Value:
£80,632
NERC Reference:
NE/X009742/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Standard Grant FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Exploring the frontiers

Ocean Acidification Impacts on Sea-Surface Biology, Biogeochemistry and Climate

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor C Brownlee, Marine Biological Association, Marine Biology
Co-Investigator:
Dr D Schroeder, Marine Biological Association, Marine Biology
Grant held at:
Marine Biological Association, Marine Biology
Split Award
Period of Award:
1 Feb 2011 - 31 Jan 2014
Value:
£169,198
NERC Reference:
NE/H016996/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Directed (Research Programmes)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Ocean Acidification





The consequences of the forecast cold winter on the biogeographic range and population structure of intertidal species

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor S Hawkins, Marine Biological Association, Marine Biology
Co-Investigator:
Professor M Burrows, University of the Highlands and Islands, Scottish Assoc for Marine Science UHI
Grant held at:
Marine Biological Association, Marine Biology
Period of Award:
1 Feb 2006 - 31 Oct 2006
Value:
£67,623
NERC Reference:
NE/E000029/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants (FEC)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Urgency

Understanding the cellular mechanisms and constraints of coccolithophore calcification in relation to ocean pH.

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor C Brownlee, Marine Biological Association, Marine Biology
Co-Investigator:
Professor A Taylor, University of North Carolina Wilmington, Biological Sciences Dept
Grant held at:
Marine Biological Association, Marine Biology
Period of Award:
1 Nov 2007 - 31 Oct 2010
Value:
£378,784
NERC Reference:
NE/E018319/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Standard Grant (FEC)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Standard Grant

Understanding the links between pelagic microbial ecosystems and organic matter cycling in the changing Arctic (Micro-ARC)

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Dr M Cunliffe, Marine Biological Association, Marine Biology
Grant held at:
Marine Biological Association, Marine Biology
Lead Split Award
Period of Award:
1 Jul 2018 - 31 Dec 2021
Value:
£223,602
NERC Reference:
NE/R012644/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Directed (Research Programmes)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Changing Arctic Ocean

25 grant, fellowship and training grant records. Total value of £5,419,554   

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