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23 grant, fellowship and training grant records. Total value of £6,522,055   

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A hierarchical approach to the examination of the relationship between biodiversity and ecosystem service flows across coastal margins.

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor T Spencer, University of Cambridge, Geography
Co-Investigator:
Prof. I Moeller, Trinity College Dublin, Sch of Natural Sciences
Grant held at:
University of Cambridge, Geography
Split Award
Period of Award:
18 Jun 2012 - 31 Jan 2017
Value:
£245,415
NERC Reference:
NE/J015423/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Directed (Research Programmes)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
BESS

ASYNC - Resolving asynchronous responses of North Atlantic climate to deglacial changes in ocean circulation

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Dr F Muschitiello, University of Cambridge, Geography
Co-Investigator:
Professor CB Ramsey, University of Oxford, School of Archaeology
Co-Investigator:
Dr D Fabel, Scottish Universities Env Research Cen, SUERC
Grant held at:
University of Cambridge, Geography
Period of Award:
20 Jul 2022 - 31 Mar 2026
Value:
£543,218
NERC Reference:
NE/W006243/1
Grant Stage:
Awaiting Completion
Scheme:
Standard Grant FEC
Grant Status:
Active
Programme:
Standard Grant NI

Beyond photosynthesis: overturning source-centric plant growth paradigms

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor AD Friend, University of Cambridge, Geography
Co-Investigator:
Professor Y Helariutta, University of Helsinki, Dept Biological & Environmental Sciences
Grant held at:
University of Cambridge, Geography
Period of Award:
1 Jul 2022 - 31 Dec 2026
Value:
£648,420
NERC Reference:
NE/W000199/1
Grant Stage:
Awaiting Event/Action
Scheme:
Standard Grant FEC
Grant Status:
Active
Programme:
Standard Grant




How does the Earth's crust grow at divergent plate boundaries? A unique opportunity in Afar, Ethiopia.

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor TJ Wright, University of Cambridge, Geography
Co-Investigator:
Professor C Oppenheimer, University of Cambridge, Geography
Grant held at:
University of Cambridge, Geography
Split Award
Period of Award:
1 Mar 2007 - 28 Feb 2013
Value:
£122,809
NERC Reference:
NE/E005535/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Consortiums (FEC)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Consortiums


Livelihoods from ecosystems - reviewing dryland African experiences and opportunities, and developing novel research strategies and partnerships

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor N Leader-Williams, University of Cambridge, Geography
Co-Investigator:
Professor MM RWEYEMAMU, Sokoine University of Agriculture, Veterinary Microbiology and Parasitology
Grant held at:
University of Cambridge, Geography
Period of Award:
1 Jul 2010 - 17 May 2011
Value:
£43,433
NERC Reference:
NE/I004580/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Directed (Research Programmes)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
ESPA PPD

MPhil in GIS and Remote Sensing. Masters Training Grant (MTG) to provide funding for 3 full studentships for two years

Training Grant Award

Lead Supervisor:
Professor C Oppenheimer, University of Cambridge, Geography
Co-Supervisor:
Dr WG Rees, University of Cambridge, Scott Polar Research Institute
Grant held at:
University of Cambridge, Geography
Period of Award:
1 Sep 2009 - 31 Aug 2011
Value:
£73,823
NERC Reference:
NE/H525503/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
MTG Scheme
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Blue Skies MSc





Negotiating Tradeoffs: Making Informed Choices about Ecosystem Services for Poverty Alleviation

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor B Vira, University of Cambridge, Geography
Co-Investigator:
Mr C Agarwal, Centre for Ecology Dev and Res CEDAR, UNLISTED
Co-Investigator:
Dr S Badiger, Ashoka Trust for Res in Ecology and Env, Centre for Environment and Development
Co-Investigator:
Dr J Krishnaswamy, Ashoka Trust for Res in Ecology and Env, Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation
Co-Investigator:
Professor WM Adams, University of Cambridge, Geography
Grant held at:
University of Cambridge, Geography
Period of Award:
1 Sep 2010 - 15 Feb 2013
Value:
£217,794
NERC Reference:
NE/I003924/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Directed (Research Programmes)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
ESPA FRAMEWORK




Response of Ecologically-mediated Shallow Intertidal Shores and their Transitions to extreme hydrodynamic forcing in UK settings (RESIST-UK)

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor T Spencer, University of Cambridge, Geography
Co-Investigator:
Dr SJ Carr, University of Cumbria, Inst of Sci, Nat Res & Outdoor Studies
Co-Investigator:
Professor K Royse, STFC - Laboratories, The Hartree Centre
Co-Investigator:
Professor K Spencer, Queen Mary University of London, Geography
Grant held at:
University of Cambridge, Geography
Period of Award:
1 Apr 2018 - 31 Mar 2021
Value:
£582,105
NERC Reference:
NE/R01082X/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Standard Grant FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Standard Grant

Testing the 'megadrought' hypothesis: the timing, cause and impacts of climate change in equatorial Africa (DeepCHALLA-UK)

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor C Lane, University of Cambridge, Geography
Co-Investigator:
Professor P Barker, Lancaster University, Lancaster Environment Centre
Co-Investigator:
Professor D Mark, Scottish Universities Env Research Cen, SUERC
Co-Investigator:
Dr M Blaauw, Queen's University of Belfast, Sch of Natural and Built Environment
Co-Investigator:
Professor MJ Leng, British Geological Survey, NERC Isotope Geosciences Laboratory
Co-Investigator:
Professor B.A. Maher, Lancaster University, Lancaster Environment Centre
Grant held at:
University of Cambridge, Geography
Period of Award:
1 Jun 2017 - 30 Nov 2021
Value:
£665,324
NERC Reference:
NE/P011969/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Standard Grant FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Standard Grant

The Political Economy of Water Security, Ecosystem Services and Livelihoods in the Western Himalayas

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor B Vira, University of Cambridge, Geography
Co-Investigator:
Dr R Thadani, Centre for Ecology Dev and Res CEDAR, Forestry
Co-Investigator:
Dr HR Ojha, Southasia Institute of Advanced Studies, Untitled
Co-Investigator:
Professor S P Singh, Centre for Ecology Dev and Res CEDAR, UNLISTED
Co-Investigator:
Mr C Agarwal, Centre for Ecology Dev and Res CEDAR, UNLISTED
Grant held at:
University of Cambridge, Geography
Period of Award:
10 Jan 2014 - 15 Dec 2017
Value:
£454,634
NERC Reference:
NE/L001365/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Directed - International
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
ESPA



23 grant, fellowship and training grant records. Total value of £6,522,055   

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