Skip to content

The Grants on the Web system is to be discontinued on 30 September 2026. Up-to-date UKRI-NERC award details are available on UKRI Gateway to Research (GtR).

Natural Environment Research Council
Grants on the Web - Return to homepage Logo

List of Awards

Search path: Institution > Cranfield University > School of Water, Energy and Environment

Select a single Project Title to reveal the full details including abstract and classification.

Use the Up arrowDown arrow arrows to re-sort the columns into ascending or descending order.

❎ Export page to Excel

51 grant, fellowship and training grant records. Total value of £14,507,665   

Sort by :

Analysis of historic drought and water scarcity in the UK: a systems-based study of drivers, impacts and their interactions

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor I Holman, Cranfield University, School of Water, Energy and Environment
Co-Investigator:
Professor JW Knox, Cranfield University, Faculty of Engineering & Applied Science
Grant held at:
Cranfield University, School of Water, Energy and Environment
Split Award
Period of Award:
23 Jun 2014 - 30 Jun 2020
Value:
£225,365
NERC Reference:
NE/L010070/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Directed (Research Programmes)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
UK Droughts

Biodiversity and the provision of multiple ecosystem services in current and future lowland multifunctional landscapes

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Dr A R Graves, Cranfield University, School of Water, Energy and Environment
Co-Investigator:
Dr DJ Parsons, Cranfield University, School of Water, Energy and Environment
Grant held at:
Cranfield University, School of Water, Energy and Environment
Split Award
Period of Award:
11 Sep 2012 - 30 Apr 2017
Value:
£438,248
NERC Reference:
NE/J014710/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Directed (Research Programmes)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
BESS

CINITDIEN - Championing INnovation In The DIgital ENvironment

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor R Corstanje, Cranfield University, School of Water, Energy and Environment
Co-Investigator:
Professor S Hallett, Cranfield University, Faculty of Engineering & Applied Science
Grant held at:
Cranfield University, School of Water, Energy and Environment
Period of Award:
13 Feb 2019 - 31 Oct 2023
Value:
£1,300,602
NERC Reference:
NE/S016287/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Innovation
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Digital Environment

COVID-19: Probing Air Quality Controls in the Oxford-Milton-Keynes-Cambridge Arc

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor NRP Harris, Cranfield University, School of Water, Energy and Environment
Co-Investigator:
Dr GH Drew, Cranfield University, Faculty of Engineering & Applied Science
Co-Investigator:
Dr MI Mead, Imperial College London, School of Public Health
Co-Investigator:
Dr C Walton, Cranfield University, Faculty of Engineering & Applied Science
Grant held at:
Cranfield University, School of Water, Energy and Environment
Period of Award:
22 Jun 2020 - 21 Dec 2021
Value:
£146,712
NERC Reference:
NE/V009737/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
UKRI
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
COVID 19 Rapid Response


Constructed wetlands in the agricultural landscape: quantifying ecosystem services for water resource protection and integrated catchment management

Training Grant Award

Lead Supervisor:
Professor P Jarvis, Cranfield University, School of Water, Energy and Environment
Grant held at:
Cranfield University, School of Water, Energy and Environment
Period of Award:
6 Oct 2014 - 5 Oct 2018
Value:
£83,515
NERC Reference:
NE/L009218/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
DTG - directed
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Industrial CASE





D-Risk2: Multi-scale management of irrigation abstraction and drought risks in UK

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor I Holman, Cranfield University, School of Water, Energy and Environment
Co-Investigator:
Professor JW Knox, Cranfield University, Faculty of Engineering & Applied Science
Grant held at:
Cranfield University, School of Water, Energy and Environment
Period of Award:
1 Apr 2019 - 31 Jul 2021
Value:
£120,984
NERC Reference:
NE/S013997/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Innovation
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Innovation Projects

D-Risk: an innovative decision-support tool for improving drought risk and abstraction management for UK irrigated agribusinesses

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor I Holman, Cranfield University, School of Water, Energy and Environment
Co-Investigator:
Professor JW Knox, Cranfield University, Faculty of Engineering & Applied Science
Grant held at:
Cranfield University, School of Water, Energy and Environment
Period of Award:
1 Jun 2016 - 31 May 2018
Value:
£93,790
NERC Reference:
NE/N017471/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Innovation
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Innovation Projects

Detection and characterisation of inflammatory agents associated with bioaerosol emitted from biowaste and intensive agriculture

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor S Tyrrel, Cranfield University, School of Water, Energy and Environment
Co-Investigator:
Dr GH Drew, Cranfield University, Faculty of Engineering & Applied Science
Co-Investigator:
Professor SJ Pollard, Cranfield University, Administration
Grant held at:
Cranfield University, School of Water, Energy and Environment
Lead Split Award
Period of Award:
6 May 2015 - 31 Dec 2018
Value:
£583,185
NERC Reference:
NE/M011631/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Directed (Research Programmes)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
EM&HH



Drone Watch

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Dr M Rivas Casado, Cranfield University, School of Water, Energy and Environment
Co-Investigator:
Dr S Johnson, University of Leicester, Sch of Geog, Geol & the Environment
Co-Investigator:
Mr D Yu, Previsico Limited, Head Office
Grant held at:
Cranfield University, School of Water, Energy and Environment
Period of Award:
1 Jan 2016 - 31 Jul 2016
Value:
£19,959
NERC Reference:
NE/N020316/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Innovation
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Follow on Fund Pathfinder

Ecosystem Services Databank and Visualisation for Terrestrial Informatics

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor S Hallett, Cranfield University, School of Water, Energy and Environment
Co-Investigator:
Dr SR Jude, Cranfield University, Faculty of Engineering & Applied Science
Co-Investigator:
Professor R Corstanje, Cranfield University, Faculty of Engineering & Applied Science
Grant held at:
Cranfield University, School of Water, Energy and Environment
Period of Award:
1 Nov 2013 - 30 Apr 2016
Value:
£207,934
NERC Reference:
NE/L012774/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Directed (RP) - NR1
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Big Data



FUSED-Functionality of Urban Soils supporting Ecosystem service Delivery

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor W Otten, Cranfield University, School of Water, Energy and Environment
Co-Investigator:
Professor RE Falconer, Abertay University, Sch of Arts Media and Computer Games
Grant held at:
Cranfield University, School of Water, Energy and Environment
Split Award
Period of Award:
13 Feb 2019 - 31 Dec 2022
Value:
£364,607
NERC Reference:
NE/S004920/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Directed (Research Programmes)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Highlights

Fragments, functions and flows - the scaling of biodiversity and ecosystem services in urban ecosystems

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor J Harris, Cranfield University, School of Water, Energy and Environment
Co-Investigator:
Dr H Perotto-Baldivieso, Cranfield University, School of Water, Energy and Environment
Co-Investigator:
Professor T Hess, Cranfield University, School of Water, Energy and Environment
Co-Investigator:
Professor P Burgess, Cranfield University, Faculty of Engineering & Applied Science
Co-Investigator:
Professor M Tibbett, University of Reading, Sch of Agriculture Policy and Dev
Co-Investigator:
Professor R Corstanje, Cranfield University, Faculty of Engineering & Applied Science
Grant held at:
Cranfield University, School of Water, Energy and Environment
Lead Split Award
Period of Award:
3 Oct 2012 - 30 Apr 2017
Value:
£832,058
NERC Reference:
NE/J015067/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Directed (Research Programmes)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
BESS

Harmonising and UPgrading GREENhouse gas removal (GGR) consequential Life Cycle Assessment (UP-green-LCA)

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Dr A Williams, Cranfield University, School of Water, Energy and Environment
Co-Investigator:
Professor NRP Harris, Cranfield University, Faculty of Engineering & Applied Science
Co-Investigator:
Professor N Ozkan, Cranfield University, Faculty of Engineering & Applied Science
Grant held at:
Cranfield University, School of Water, Energy and Environment
Period of Award:
21 Jun 2017 - 20 Mar 2021
Value:
£253,908
NERC Reference:
NE/P019668/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Directed (Research Programmes)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Greenhouse Gas Removal

Hydro-social and environmental impacts of sugarcane production on land use and food security

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor T Hess, Cranfield University, School of Water, Energy and Environment
Co-Investigator:
Professor JW Knox, Cranfield University, Faculty of Engineering & Applied Science
Grant held at:
Cranfield University, School of Water, Energy and Environment
Period of Award:
26 Aug 2014 - 30 Nov 2016
Value:
£132,236
NERC Reference:
NE/M005259/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Directed (RP) - NR1
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Belmont Forum

Impact of rainwater harvesting in India on groundwater quality with specific reference to fluoride and micropollutants.

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Dr A Parker, Cranfield University, School of Water, Energy and Environment
Co-Investigator:
Dr P Campo Moreno, Cranfield University, Faculty of Engineering & Applied Science
Grant held at:
Cranfield University, School of Water, Energy and Environment
Period of Award:
4 Jan 2018 - 31 Mar 2022
Value:
£450,968
NERC Reference:
NE/R003351/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Directed - International
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Water Quality

Implementing innovative technology to tackle barriers in utilising human waste derived fertilisers in Sub Saharan African agriculture

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor R Sakrabani, Cranfield University, School of Water, Energy and Environment
Co-Investigator:
Dr A Parker, Cranfield University, Faculty of Engineering & Applied Science
Grant held at:
Cranfield University, School of Water, Energy and Environment
Period of Award:
1 Nov 2017 - 31 Oct 2019
Value:
£101,436
NERC Reference:
NE/R009392/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
NC&C
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Innovation Follow on






Long-lived Radionuclides in the Surface Environment (LO-RISE) - Mechanistic Studies of Speciation, Environmental Transport and Transfer

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor G Kirk, Cranfield University, School of Water, Energy and Environment
Grant held at:
Cranfield University, School of Water, Energy and Environment
Split Award
Period of Award:
1 Oct 2013 - 31 Dec 2018
Value:
£347,041
NERC Reference:
NE/L000288/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Directed (Research Programmes)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
RATE

MIDST-CZ: Maximising Impact by Decision Support Tools for sustainable soil and water through UK-China Critical Zone science

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Dr J Meersmans, Cranfield University, School of Water, Energy and Environment
Grant held at:
Cranfield University, School of Water, Energy and Environment
Split Award
Period of Award:
1 Jan 2019 - 23 Apr 2020
Value:
£15,401
NERC Reference:
NE/S009116/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Directed - International
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
CZO

MaRIUS: Managing the Risks, Impacts and Uncertainties of droughts and water Scarcity

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor I Holman, Cranfield University, School of Water, Energy and Environment
Co-Investigator:
Dr DJ Parsons, Cranfield University, School of Water, Energy and Environment
Grant held at:
Cranfield University, School of Water, Energy and Environment
Split Award
Period of Award:
21 May 2014 - 31 Dec 2019
Value:
£382,326
NERC Reference:
NE/L010186/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Directed (Research Programmes)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
UK Droughts


Mitigating climate change impacts on India agriculture through improved Irrigation water Management

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor I Holman, Cranfield University, School of Water, Energy and Environment
Co-Investigator:
Professor T Hess, Cranfield University, School of Water, Energy and Environment
Grant held at:
Cranfield University, School of Water, Energy and Environment
Split Award
Period of Award:
26 Mar 2012 - 25 Mar 2016
Value:
£323,452
NERC Reference:
NE/I022329/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Directed (Research Programmes)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Changing Water Cycle


NERC National Productivity Investment Fund Studentships Allocation Outcomes: Award to DREAM CDT (Data Risk and Environmental Analytical Methods)

Training Grant Award

Lead Supervisor:
Professor S Hallett, Cranfield University, School of Water, Energy and Environment
Grant held at:
Cranfield University, School of Water, Energy and Environment
Period of Award:
2 Oct 2017 - 1 Oct 2022
Value:
£912,291
NERC Reference:
NE/R011265/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Doctoral Training
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
NPIF Allocation

NEXus Thinking for sustainable AGricultural development in Andean countries (NEXT-AG)

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Dr D Rey Vicario, Cranfield University, School of Water, Energy and Environment
Co-Investigator:
Professor JW Knox, Cranfield University, Faculty of Engineering & Applied Science
Co-Investigator:
Dr A R Graves, Cranfield University, School of Water, Energy and Environment
Co-Investigator:
Dr O Melo, Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, UNLISTED
Co-Investigator:
Dr H VITERI SALAZAR, National Polytechnic School (Ecuador), Org Studies & Human Dev (DESODEH)
Co-Investigator:
Dr E A Zegarra, Group of Analysis for Dev (GRADE), Rural Development
Co-Investigator:
Professor W Foster, Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, UNLISTED
Co-Investigator:
Professor X Yan, University of Exeter, Engineering
Grant held at:
Cranfield University, School of Water, Energy and Environment
Period of Award:
14 May 2018 - 13 Nov 2021
Value:
£419,563
NERC Reference:
NE/R015759/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
RCUK
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
RCUK-CONICYT

OpenGHG: A community platform for greenhouse gas data science

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor NRP Harris, Cranfield University, School of Water, Energy and Environment
Co-Investigator:
Dr M Cain, Cranfield University, Faculty of Engineering & Applied Science
Grant held at:
Cranfield University, School of Water, Energy and Environment
Split Award
Period of Award:
14 Aug 2020 - 31 Jul 2023
Value:
£134,459
NERC Reference:
NE/V003224/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Innovation (R)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Digital Environment

Precision Soil Mapping

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor S Hallett, Cranfield University, School of Water, Energy and Environment
Co-Investigator:
Dr A Lilly, The James Hutton Institute, Enviromental & Biochemical Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Dr N J Baggaley, The James Hutton Institute, Enviromental & Biochemical Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Mrs C Keay, Cranfield University, Faculty of Engineering & Applied Science
Grant held at:
Cranfield University, School of Water, Energy and Environment
Period of Award:
1 Sep 2016 - 31 Aug 2018
Value:
£224,628
NERC Reference:
NE/P008860/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Innovation
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Innovation - NERC/Innovate UK


RCUK-SEA - High Density Air Quality Monitoring in the Klang Valley (Malaysia) - A New High Resolution Observational Capability.

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Dr MI Mead, Cranfield University, School of Water, Energy and Environment
Co-Investigator:
Professor A Abu Samah, University of Malaya, Institute of Ocean and Earth Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor NRP Harris, Cranfield University, Faculty of Engineering & Applied Science
Co-Investigator:
Professor D Oram, University of East Anglia, Environmental Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor M Latif, National University of Malaysia (UKM), Sch Environmental Science & Nat Resource
Co-Investigator:
Dr M Ashfold, University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus, UNLISTED
Grant held at:
Cranfield University, School of Water, Energy and Environment
Period of Award:
14 Feb 2017 - 13 Aug 2019
Value:
£180,050
NERC Reference:
NE/P020941/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Newton Fund
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Newton Fund

Rapid monitoring of bioaerosols in Urban, Agricultural and Industrial Environments

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor F Coulon, Cranfield University, School of Water, Energy and Environment
Co-Investigator:
Professor S Tyrrel, Cranfield University, Faculty of Engineering & Applied Science
Grant held at:
Cranfield University, School of Water, Energy and Environment
Split Award
Period of Award:
25 Jun 2015 - 31 Dec 2018
Value:
£342,685
NERC Reference:
NE/M010961/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Directed (Research Programmes)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
EM&HH

SARIC Translation: Grassland Management

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor P Burgess, Cranfield University, School of Water, Energy and Environment
Co-Investigator:
Professor M Bell, Hartpury University, Animal and Agriculture
Co-Investigator:
Dr K Topp, SRUC, Research
Co-Investigator:
Dr GM Richter, Rothamsted Research, Sustainable Soils and Crops
Co-Investigator:
Dr T Takahashi, Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute, Agri-food & Environmental Science Div
Co-Investigator:
Professor JA Ingram, University of Gloucestershire, Countryside and Community Research Inst
Grant held at:
Cranfield University, School of Water, Energy and Environment
Period of Award:
1 Aug 2018 - 31 Dec 2020
Value:
£202,312
NERC Reference:
NE/R017387/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Innovation
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Innovation - SARIC

Social-economic-environmental trade-offs in managing the Land-River-Interface

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Dr R Grabowski, Cranfield University, School of Water, Energy and Environment
Co-Investigator:
Dr J Meersmans, Cranfield University, School of Water, Energy and Environment
Co-Investigator:
Dr B Bala, CSK Himachal Pradesh Agri Uni, Research
Co-Investigator:
Dr V Shankar, National Institute of TechnologyHamirpur, Civil Engineering
Co-Investigator:
Professor I Holman, Cranfield University, Faculty of Engineering & Applied Science
Co-Investigator:
Dr J Peng, Peking University, School of Urban and Environmental Sci
Co-Investigator:
Dr A Azhoni, National Institute of Technology Karnata, Civil Engineering
Grant held at:
Cranfield University, School of Water, Energy and Environment
Period of Award:
13 Feb 2019 - 12 Feb 2022
Value:
£243,186
NERC Reference:
NE/S01232X/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Directed - International
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
TaSE

Soils Research to deliver Greenhouse Gas REmovals and Abatement Technologies (Soils-R-GGREAT)

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Dr A Williams, Cranfield University, School of Water, Energy and Environment
Grant held at:
Cranfield University, School of Water, Energy and Environment
Split Award
Period of Award:
21 Jun 2017 - 20 Jun 2022
Value:
£538,308
NERC Reference:
NE/P019498/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Directed (Research Programmes)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Greenhouse Gas Removal

Sustaining Himalayan Water Resources in a Changing Climate (SusHi-Wat)

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor I Holman, Cranfield University, School of Water, Energy and Environment
Co-Investigator:
Dr TW Waine, Cranfield University, Faculty of Engineering & Applied Science
Grant held at:
Cranfield University, School of Water, Energy and Environment
Split Award
Period of Award:
11 Apr 2016 - 10 Apr 2020
Value:
£371,070
NERC Reference:
NE/N015541/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Directed - International
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
SWR



VertIBase - Supporting evidence-based decision-making on marine vertebrate interactions with wave and tidal energy technologies

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Dr SR Jude, Cranfield University, School of Water, Energy and Environment
Co-Investigator:
Dr D Thompson, University of St Andrews, Biology
Co-Investigator:
Professor B Wilson, Scottish Association For Marine Science, Dunstaffnage Marine Laboratory
Co-Investigator:
Professor B Scott, University of Aberdeen, Inst of Biological and Environmental Sci
Grant held at:
Cranfield University, School of Water, Energy and Environment
Period of Award:
1 Apr 2016 - 31 Dec 2018
Value:
£99,063
NERC Reference:
NE/N01765X/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Innovation
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Innovation Projects

[WATER] Sediment-water interactions in natural and man-made environments: assessing the impact of phosphorus removal from point-sources

Training Grant Award

Lead Supervisor:
Professor B Jefferson, Cranfield University, School of Water, Energy and Environment
Grant held at:
Cranfield University, School of Water, Energy and Environment
Period of Award:
31 Oct 2013 - 30 Oct 2017
Value:
£68,671
NERC Reference:
NE/K006908/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
DTG - directed
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Open CASE

51 grant, fellowship and training grant records. Total value of £14,507,665   

▲ top of page

If you need further help, please read the user guide.