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43 grant, fellowship and training grant records. Total value of £16,723,189   

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A Worm's Trail: Implementing a collaborative network for the study of Historical and Recent Land Use and Soil Management in Neotropical Rainforests

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor P Kille, Cardiff University, School of Biosciences
Co-Investigator:
Dr L Cunha, University of South Wales, Faculty of Computing, Eng. and Science
Grant held at:
Cardiff University, School of Biosciences
Period of Award:
1 Jan 2015 - 19 Apr 2016
Value:
£37,718
NERC Reference:
NE/N000323/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Directed (RP) - NR1
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
RP Coordination

Aquatic microbial metagenomics and biogeochemical cycles.

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Dr I Joint, Cardiff University, School of Biosciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor M Zubkov, Scottish Association For Marine Science, Dunstaffnage Marine Laboratory
Co-Investigator:
Professor T O'Donnell, Newcastle University, Sch of Biology
Co-Investigator:
Professor J Prosser, University of Aberdeen, Inst of Biological and Environmental Sci
Co-Investigator:
Professor JC Fry, Cardiff University, School of Biosciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor A McCarthy, University of Liverpool, Institute of Integrative Biology
Co-Investigator:
Dr AS Whiteley, NERC CEH (Up to 30.11.2019), NERC CEH - Oxford
Co-Investigator:
Professor A Wipat, Newcastle University, Sch of Computing
Co-Investigator:
Professor D O'Connor, University of Southampton, Sch of Biological Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor P Burkill, University of Plymouth, Sch of Engineering
Co-Investigator:
Professor R Pickup, Lancaster University, Division of Biomedical and Life Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor D Hopkins, SRUC, Unlisted - Edinburgh Campus
Co-Investigator:
Professor C Edwards, University of Liverpool, Sch of Biological Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor MJ Bailey, UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Directors and Science Coordinators
Co-Investigator:
Dr A Weightman, Cardiff University, School of Biosciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor I Head, Newcastle University, Sch of Natural & Environmental Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Dr M Wyman, University of Stirling, Biological and Environmental Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor DJ Scanlan, University of Warwick, School of Life Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor AC Ward, Newcastle University, Sch of Natural & Environmental Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor RJ Parkes, Cardiff University, Sch of Earth and Environmental Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor AM Osborn, RMIT University, School of Applied Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Dr D Field, University of Oxford, Engineering Science
Co-Investigator:
Professor NH Mann, University of Warwick, Biological Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Prof. D Nedwell, University of Essex, Biological Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor M Goodfellow, Newcastle University, Sch of Natural & Environmental Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor JC Murrell, University of East Anglia, Environmental Sciences
Grant held at:
Cardiff University, School of Biosciences
Split Award
Period of Award:
1 Sep 2005 - 31 Dec 2008
Value:
£173,412
NERC Reference:
NE/C507929/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Directed Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Post Genomics

ArtiFISHal Intelligence: merging technology and ecology to understand infectious disease dynamics

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Dr S Perkins, Cardiff University, School of Biosciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor J Cable, Cardiff University, School of Biosciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor P Rosin, Cardiff University, Computer Science
Grant held at:
Cardiff University, School of Biosciences
Period of Award:
1 May 2023 - 28 Jun 2024
Value:
£80,605
NERC Reference:
NE/X01049X/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Standard Grant FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Exploring the frontiers

Attraction of invertebrates to zones of interaction between basidiomycete mycelia.

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor L Boddy, Cardiff University, School of Biosciences
Co-Investigator:
Dr TH Jones, Cardiff University, School of Biosciences
Co-Investigator:
Dr CT Muller, Cardiff University, School of Biosciences
Grant held at:
Cardiff University, School of Biosciences
Period of Award:
1 Sep 2004 - 28 Feb 2006
Value:
£31,529
NERC Reference:
NER/B/S/2003/00731
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants

Classic and temporal mixture synergism in terrestrial ecosystems: Prevalence, mechanisms and impacts

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor P Kille, Cardiff University, School of Biosciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor AJ Weightman, Cardiff University, School of Biosciences
Grant held at:
Cardiff University, School of Biosciences
Split Award
Period of Award:
30 Sep 2018 - 30 Jun 2023
Value:
£443,704
NERC Reference:
NE/S000194/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Directed (Research Programmes)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Chemicals



Crohn's Disease and Mycobacterium avium subsp paratuberculosis, a Public Health tragedy whose resolution is long overdue: quantifying human exposure

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor AJ Weightman, Cardiff University, School of Biosciences
Grant held at:
Cardiff University, School of Biosciences
Split Award
Period of Award:
1 Oct 2008 - 30 Sep 2012
Value:
£60,398
NERC Reference:
NE/F01600X/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Directed (Research Programmes)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
EHFI



Detection, distribution and identification of pioneer fungi latently present in functional sapwood of angiosperm trees.

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor L Boddy, Cardiff University, School of Biosciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor H Rogers, Cardiff University, School of Biosciences
Grant held at:
Cardiff University, School of Biosciences
Period of Award:
1 Apr 2005 - 30 Nov 2005
Value:
£30,801
NERC Reference:
NE/C513785/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants


Diversity in Upland Rivers for Ecosystem Service Sustainability - DURESS

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor I Durance, Cardiff University, School of Biosciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor MW Bruford, Cardiff University, School of Biosciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor AJ Weightman, Cardiff University, School of Biosciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor S Ormerod, Cardiff University, School of Biosciences
Co-Investigator:
Dr H Prosser, Cardiff University, School of Biosciences
Co-Investigator:
Dr IP Vaughan, Cardiff University, School of Biosciences
Grant held at:
Cardiff University, School of Biosciences
Lead Split Award
Period of Award:
1 Jun 2012 - 1 Dec 2015
Value:
£1,245,617
NERC Reference:
NE/J014818/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Directed (Research Programmes)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
BESS


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

Training Grant Award

Lead Supervisor:
Mrs RW Phillips, Cardiff University, School of Biosciences
Co-Supervisor:
Mrs SM Khandavalli, Cardiff University, School of Biosciences
Co-Supervisor:
Mrs JE Sullivan, Cardiff University, School of Biosciences
Grant held at:
Cardiff University, School of Biosciences
Period of Award:
1 Oct 2009 - 30 Sep 2013
Value:
£70,137
NERC Reference:
NE/H524557/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
DTG - Responsive
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Responsive PhD

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

Training Grant Award

Lead Supervisor:
Professor P Kemp, Cardiff University, School of Biosciences
Co-Supervisor:
Professor V Duance, Cardiff University, School of Biosciences
Co-Supervisor:
Mrs SM Khandavalli, Cardiff University, School of Biosciences
Grant held at:
Cardiff University, School of Biosciences
Period of Award:
1 Oct 2010 - 30 Sep 2014
Value:
£71,145
NERC Reference:
NE/I527861/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
DTG - Responsive
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Responsive PhD

Doctoral Training Grant (DTG) to provide funding for 2 PhD Studentships

Training Grant Award

Lead Supervisor:
Mrs RW Phillips, Cardiff University, School of Biosciences
Co-Supervisor:
Professor V Duance, Cardiff University, School of Biosciences
Co-Supervisor:
Dr R Thomas, Cardiff University, School of Biosciences
Co-Supervisor:
Mr GR Hurley, Cardiff University, School of Biosciences
Co-Supervisor:
Professor S Ormerod, Cardiff University, School of Biosciences
Co-Supervisor:
Professor P Kemp, Cardiff University, School of Biosciences
Grant held at:
Cardiff University, School of Biosciences
Period of Award:
1 Oct 2009 - 31 Mar 2011
Value:
£60,303
NERC Reference:
NE/H52636X/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
DTG - Responsive
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Responsive PhD


Environmental fitness of the Burkholderia cepacia complex: feasibility of testing with the genomic approach of signature-tagged transponson mutagenesi

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor E Mahenthiralingam, Cardiff University, School of Biosciences
Co-Investigator:
Dr TH Jones, Cardiff University, School of Biosciences
Co-Investigator:
Dr A Weightman, Cardiff University, School of Biosciences
Grant held at:
Cardiff University, School of Biosciences
Period of Award:
1 May 2002 - 30 Apr 2005
Value:
£222,444
NERC Reference:
NER/T/S/2001/00299
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Directed Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Environmental Genomics

Exploiting terrestrial sentinel and model species to integrate tiers of biological response to pollution.

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor P Kille, Cardiff University, School of Biosciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor DJ Spurgeon, UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Pollution (Wallingford)
Co-Investigator:
Professor J Barrett, Aberystwyth University, IBERS
Co-Investigator:
Professor PM Brophy, Aberystwyth University, IBERS
Co-Investigator:
Professor S Sturzenbaum, King's College London, Analytical & Environmental Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Dr AJ Morgan, Cardiff University, School of Biosciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor SL Kelly, Swansea University, Institute of Life Science Medical School
Co-Investigator:
Dr D Lamb, Aberystwyth University, IBERS
Co-Investigator:
Professor ML Blaxter, Wellcome Sanger Institute, Tree of Life
Grant held at:
Cardiff University, School of Biosciences
Lead Split Award
Period of Award:
1 Jan 2003 - 31 Mar 2006
Value:
£567,294
NERC Reference:
NER/T/S/2002/00021
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Directed Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Environmental Genomics


Fungal community structure and dynamics: drivers of wood decay and carbon cycling

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor L Boddy, Cardiff University, School of Biosciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor H Rogers, Cardiff University, School of Biosciences
Co-Investigator:
Dr CT Muller, Cardiff University, School of Biosciences
Grant held at:
Cardiff University, School of Biosciences
Period of Award:
14 Mar 2011 - 1 Sep 2014
Value:
£393,375
NERC Reference:
NE/I01117X/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Standard Grant (FEC)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Standard Grant


Hook a Worm to Catch a Man: Tracking Historical and Recent Human Settlement, Land use & Migration in Neotropical Rainforests using Ecosystem Engineers

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor P Kille, Cardiff University, School of Biosciences
Co-Investigator:
Dr L Cunha, University of South Wales, Faculty of Computing, Eng. and Science
Grant held at:
Cardiff University, School of Biosciences
Period of Award:
1 May 2015 - 30 Sep 2018
Value:
£269,691
NERC Reference:
NE/M017656/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
IOF
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
IOF

How are candidate phylum JS1 bacteria adapted for life in the deep sub-seafloor biosphere?

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor AJ Weightman, Cardiff University, School of Biosciences
Co-Investigator:
Dr H Sass, Cardiff University, Sch of Earth and Environmental Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor P Kille, Cardiff University, School of Biosciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor RJ Parkes, Cardiff University, Sch of Earth and Environmental Sciences
Grant held at:
Cardiff University, School of Biosciences
Period of Award:
1 Apr 2012 - 30 Sep 2015
Value:
£390,680
NERC Reference:
NE/J011177/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Standard Grant (FEC)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Standard Grant

Interactions between ectomycorrhizal mycelium and tree-root pathogens in forest soil impact on tree seedling establishment and mycorrhizal functioning

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor L Boddy, Cardiff University, School of Biosciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor J Leake, University of Sheffield, School of Biosciences
Grant held at:
Cardiff University, School of Biosciences
Period of Award:
1 Jun 2001 - 30 Nov 2004
Value:
£284,489
NERC Reference:
NER/A/S/2000/00411
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Standard Grants Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Standard Grant



Leveraging comparative physiology and genomics to predict species sensitivity: A novel framework for interspecies extrapolation in ecotoxicology.

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor P Kille, Cardiff University, School of Biosciences
Grant held at:
Cardiff University, School of Biosciences
Lead Split Award
Period of Award:
1 Jun 2015 - 28 Feb 2019
Value:
£326,329
NERC Reference:
NE/M016234/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Standard Grant FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Standard Grant

NETFRESH: Networking the response of freshwater ecosystems to environmental change

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Dr F Windsor, Cardiff University, School of Biosciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor I Durance, Cardiff University, School of Biosciences
Co-Investigator:
Dr IP Vaughan, Cardiff University, School of Biosciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor S Ormerod, Cardiff University, School of Biosciences
Grant held at:
Cardiff University, School of Biosciences
Period of Award:
1 Mar 2023 - 29 Aug 2024
Value:
£80,622
NERC Reference:
NE/X010597/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Standard Grant FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Exploring the frontiers




Resource-related redistribution of nitrogen in woodland fungi.

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Dr SC Watkinson, Cardiff University, School of Biosciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor MD Fricker, University of Oxford, Biology
Co-Investigator:
Dr P Darrah, University of Oxford, Biology
Co-Investigator:
Professor L Boddy, Cardiff University, School of Biosciences
Grant held at:
Cardiff University, School of Biosciences
Split Award
Period of Award:
1 Oct 2003 - 30 Sep 2006
Value:
£47,798
NERC Reference:
NER/A/S/2002/01005
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Standard Grants Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Standard Grant

Sequencing a Soil Sentinel (SeqaWorm)

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor P Kille, Cardiff University, School of Biosciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor DJ Spurgeon, UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Pollution (Wallingford)
Co-Investigator:
Dr AJ Morgan, Cardiff University, School of Biosciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor S Sturzenbaum, King's College London, Analytical & Environmental Sciences
Grant held at:
Cardiff University, School of Biosciences
Lead Split Award
Period of Award:
1 Apr 2008 - 31 Mar 2010
Value:
£31,616
NERC Reference:
NE/F001274/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Directed (Research Programmes)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Post Genomics & Proteomics


Stress in a hot place: Ecogenomics and phylogeography in a pantropical sentinel inhabiting multi-stressor volcanic soils

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor P Kille, Cardiff University, School of Biosciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor MW Bruford, Cardiff University, School of Biosciences
Co-Investigator:
Dr AJ Morgan, Cardiff University, School of Biosciences
Grant held at:
Cardiff University, School of Biosciences
Lead Split Award
Period of Award:
1 Mar 2012 - 31 Aug 2015
Value:
£306,408
NERC Reference:
NE/I026375/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Standard Grant (FEC)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Standard Grant



Understanding the ecological relevance of eDNA in freshwater lotic ecosystems

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor I Durance, Cardiff University, School of Biosciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor S Ormerod, Cardiff University, School of Biosciences
Grant held at:
Cardiff University, School of Biosciences
Split Award
Period of Award:
15 Nov 2015 - 30 Apr 2022
Value:
£68,569
NERC Reference:
NE/N005678/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Directed (Research Programmes)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Highlights

Unravelling mechanisms of wood decay fungal community change in the post-genomic era

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor L Boddy, Cardiff University, School of Biosciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor H Rogers, Cardiff University, School of Biosciences
Co-Investigator:
Dr CT Muller, Cardiff University, School of Biosciences
Grant held at:
Cardiff University, School of Biosciences
Lead Split Award
Period of Award:
1 Mar 2014 - 28 Feb 2017
Value:
£358,956
NERC Reference:
NE/K011383/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Standard Grant (FEC)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Standard Grant



43 grant, fellowship and training grant records. Total value of £16,723,189   

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