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53 grant, fellowship and training grant records. Total value of £9,432,275   

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A community metabolism approach to examine the environmental regulation of coral growth

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Dr DJ Suggett, University of Essex, Biological Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Dr J Woods, University of Essex, Computer Sci and Electronic Engineering
Co-Investigator:
Professor T Lawson, University of Essex, Life Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor D Smith, University of Essex, Life Sciences
Grant held at:
University of Essex, Biological Sciences
Period of Award:
1 Nov 2009 - 31 Oct 2012
Value:
£381,487
NERC Reference:
NE/G020116/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Standard Grant (FEC)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Standard Grant

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

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor GJC Underwood, University of Essex, Biological Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor AJ Dumbrell, University of Essex, Life Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor T McGenity, University of Essex, Life Sciences
Grant held at:
University of Essex, Biological Sciences
Split Award
Period of Award:
11 Jun 2012 - 10 Mar 2017
Value:
£245,475
NERC Reference:
NE/J01561X/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Directed (Research Programmes)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
BESS

Acclimation of photosynthesis to carbon dioxide, nutrient and light limitation in the coccolithophore Emiliana huxleyi.

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor R Geider, University of Essex, Biological Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor MAJ Parry, Lancaster University, Lancaster Environment Centre
Co-Investigator:
Professor C Raines, University of Essex, Life Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor C Brownlee, Marine Biological Association, Marine Biology
Grant held at:
University of Essex, Biological Sciences
Period of Award:
1 May 2004 - 31 Oct 2007
Value:
£364,846
NERC Reference:
NER/A/S/2003/00441
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Standard Grants Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Standard Grant



Carbohydrate degradation and bacterial - algal coupling in intertidal sediments.

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor GJC Underwood, University of Essex, Biological Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor AM Osborn, RMIT University, School of Applied Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor A Ball, RMIT University, UNLISTED
Grant held at:
University of Essex, Biological Sciences
Period of Award:
1 Oct 2002 - 31 Mar 2006
Value:
£199,404
NERC Reference:
NER/A/S/2001/00536
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Standard Grants Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Standard Grant




Continuous culture system for studying microbial community dynamics in marine environments.

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor R Geider, University of Essex, Biological Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Dr K Oxborough, Chelsea Technologies Group, Registered Office
Co-Investigator:
Professor GJC Underwood, University of Essex, Life Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor AM Osborn, RMIT University, School of Applied Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Prof. D Nedwell, University of Essex, Biological Sciences
Grant held at:
University of Essex, Biological Sciences
Period of Award:
21 Jan 2004 - 20 Jul 2005
Value:
£29,824
NERC Reference:
NER/B/S/2003/00182
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants



Development of an instrument for sequential imaging of chlorophyll a fluorescence & Light Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS) at single cell level

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor R Geider, University of Essex, Biological Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor GJC Underwood, University of Essex, Life Sciences
Grant held at:
University of Essex, Biological Sciences
Period of Award:
2 Aug 2004 - 1 Jul 2007
Value:
£195,583
NERC Reference:
NE/B506035/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Capital Equipment Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Capital Equipment


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

Training Grant Award

Lead Supervisor:
Dr M O'Farrell, University of Essex, Biological Sciences
Co-Supervisor:
Mrs K Wiggins, University of Essex, Registry
Co-Supervisor:
Mrs JM Snell, University of Essex, Biological Sciences
Co-Supervisor:
Mrs C Jaques, University of Essex, Director of Finance
Grant held at:
University of Essex, Biological Sciences
Period of Award:
1 Oct 2009 - 30 Sep 2013
Value:
£140,274
NERC Reference:
NE/H525289/1
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:
Professor N Baker, University of Essex, Biological Sciences
Co-Supervisor:
Dr DJ Suggett, University of Technology Sydney, Environmental Sciences
Co-Supervisor:
Dr M Steinke, University of Essex, Life Sciences
Grant held at:
University of Essex, Biological Sciences
Period of Award:
1 Oct 2009 - 31 Mar 2011
Value:
£59,761
NERC Reference:
NE/H526700/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
DTG - Responsive
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Responsive PhD

Doctoral Training Grant (DTG) to provide funding for 3 PhD studentships

Training Grant Award

Lead Supervisor:
Professor N Baker, University of Essex, Biological Sciences
Co-Supervisor:
Mrs L Ruddick, University of Essex, Registry
Co-Supervisor:
Professor GJC Underwood, University of Essex, Life Sciences
Co-Supervisor:
Mrs JM Snell, University of Essex, Biological Sciences
Grant held at:
University of Essex, Biological Sciences
Period of Award:
1 Oct 2010 - 30 Sep 2014
Value:
£213,435
NERC Reference:
NE/I528318/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
DTG - Responsive
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Responsive PhD


Effect of light, CO2 and nutrient limitation on photosynthesis in marine diazotrophic cyanobacteria.

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor T Lawson, University of Essex, Biological Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Prof. D Nedwell, University of Essex, Biological Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor R Geider, University of Essex, Life Sciences
Grant held at:
University of Essex, Biological Sciences
Lead Split Award
Period of Award:
1 May 2008 - 30 Apr 2012
Value:
£326,621
NERC Reference:
NE/F002971/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Standard Grant (FEC)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Standard Grant





Evaluation of the fast repetition rate fluorescence technique for measuring primary productivity.

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor R Geider, University of Essex, Biological Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor N Baker, University of Essex, Life Sciences
Grant held at:
University of Essex, Biological Sciences
Period of Award:
1 Jun 2001 - 30 Sep 2004
Value:
£181,582
NERC Reference:
NER/A/S/2000/01237
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Standard Grants Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Standard Grant





Iron Biogeochemistry in the High Latitude North Atlantic

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor EP Achterberg, University of Essex, Biological Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor R Geider, University of Essex, Life Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor CM Moore, University of Southampton, Sch of Ocean and Earth Science
Grant held at:
University of Essex, Biological Sciences
Split Award
Period of Award:
21 Jun 2007 - 31 Mar 2013
Value:
£34,166
NERC Reference:
NE/E005489/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Standard Grant (FEC)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Standard Grant

Is increased chemical complexity of extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) related to increasing salinity in polar sea ice?

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor GJC Underwood, University of Essex, Biological Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor D Thomas, University of Helsinki, Dept Biological & Environmental Sciences
Grant held at:
University of Essex, Biological Sciences
Period of Award:
1 Jul 2006 - 30 Jun 2007
Value:
£64,459
NERC Reference:
NE/D006988/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants (FEC)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants

Marine Biogeochemistry and Ecosystem Initiative in QUEST (MARQUEST).

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor A Watson, University of Essex, Biological Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor J Aiken, Plymouth Marine Laboratory, CASIX
Co-Investigator:
Professor J Holt, National Oceanography Centre, Science and Technology
Co-Investigator:
Dr J Blackford, Plymouth Marine Laboratory, Plymouth Marine Lab
Co-Investigator:
Professor AJ Souza, Ctr for Res & Advan Studies (CINVESTAV), UNLISTED
Co-Investigator:
Dr R Proctor, University of Tasmania, Centre for Marine Science
Co-Investigator:
Dr J Wolf, National Oceanography Centre, Science and Technology
Co-Investigator:
Dr M Johnston, University of Essex, Mathematical Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor K Haines, University of Reading, Meteorology
Co-Investigator:
Professor J Huthnance, National Oceanography Centre, Science and Technology
Co-Investigator:
Professor P Challenor, University of Exeter, Mathematics and Statistics
Co-Investigator:
Professor R Geider, University of Essex, Life Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor TR Anderson, National Oceanography Centre, Science and Technology
Co-Investigator:
Prof. I Allen, Plymouth Marine Laboratory, Plymouth Marine Lab
Co-Investigator:
Dr C Lequere, Max Planck Inst for Microstructure Phys, Biogeochemistry (Jena)
Co-Investigator:
Professor A Oschlies, Kiel University, Marine Science Institute
Grant held at:
University of Essex, Biological Sciences
Split Award
Period of Award:
1 Feb 2006 - 31 Jan 2010
Value:
£150,599
NERC Reference:
NE/C516087/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Directed Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
QUEST

Microbial degradation of isoprene in the terrestrial environment

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor T McGenity, University of Essex, Biological Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor T Lawson, University of Essex, Life Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Dr M Steinke, University of Essex, Life Sciences
Grant held at:
University of Essex, Biological Sciences
Split Award
Period of Award:
17 Aug 2012 - 31 Jan 2016
Value:
£171,348
NERC Reference:
NE/J009555/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Standard Grant (FEC)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Standard Grant

Nitrous oxide emissions from UK rivers and estuaries: source strengths and key microbiological processes.

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Prof. D Nedwell, University of Essex, Biological Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Prof. I Colbeck, University of Essex, Life Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor D Fowler, UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Biodiversity (Penicuik)
Grant held at:
University of Essex, Biological Sciences
Period of Award:
1 Jan 2001 - 31 Dec 2003
Value:
£177,854
NERC Reference:
NER/T/S/2000/00188
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Directed Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Global Nitrogen Enrichment

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

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Dr DJ Suggett, University of Essex, Biological Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor T Lawson, University of Essex, Life Sciences
Grant held at:
University of Essex, Biological Sciences
Split Award
Period of Award:
1 Oct 2010 - 30 Sep 2013
Value:
£90,832
NERC Reference:
NE/H017062/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Directed (Research Programmes)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Ocean Acidification




Quantifying a marine ecosystem's response to a catastrophic oil spill

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Dr BA McKew, University of Essex, Biological Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Dr C Whitby, University of Essex, Life Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Dr TC Cameron, University of Essex, Life Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Dr LJ Hepburn, University of Essex, Life Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor T McGenity, University of Essex, Life Sciences
Grant held at:
University of Essex, Biological Sciences
Period of Award:
1 Dec 2017 - 30 Nov 2018
Value:
£52,392
NERC Reference:
NE/R016569/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Standard Grant FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Urgent Grant

Rapid monitoring of bioaerosols in Urban, Agricultural and Industrial Environments

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Prof. I Colbeck, University of Essex, Biological Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Dr C Whitby, University of Essex, Life Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor AJ Dumbrell, University of Essex, Life Sciences
Grant held at:
University of Essex, Biological Sciences
Lead Split Award
Period of Award:
1 Jun 2015 - 28 Feb 2019
Value:
£638,067
NERC Reference:
NE/M010813/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Directed (Research Programmes)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
EM&HH

Regulation of isoprene production by coastal benthic communities

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Dr DJ Suggett, University of Essex, Biological Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor D Smith, University of Essex, Life Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor T McGenity, University of Essex, Life Sciences
Grant held at:
University of Essex, Biological Sciences
Period of Award:
1 Apr 2008 - 31 Dec 2008
Value:
£35,409
NERC Reference:
NE/F010184/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants (FEC)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants

Resource utilization by phytoplankton: is nitrogen allocation amongst functional catalysts optimized in response to resource limitation?

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor R Geider, University of Essex, Biological Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor C Raines, University of Essex, Life Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Dr MV Metodiev, University of Essex, Life Sciences
Grant held at:
University of Essex, Biological Sciences
Period of Award:
1 May 2009 - 31 May 2012
Value:
£391,003
NERC Reference:
NE/G003688/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Standard Grant (FEC)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Standard Grant

Response of Emiliania huxleyi to a high CO2 world: assessing the extent of genetic diversity in the pattern of gene expression

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Dr DJ Suggett, University of Essex, Biological Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor C Raines, University of Essex, Life Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor R Geider, University of Essex, Life Sciences
Grant held at:
University of Essex, Biological Sciences
Period of Award:
1 Jul 2008 - 31 Mar 2011
Value:
£306,601
NERC Reference:
NE/F012411/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Directed (Research Programmes)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
SOFI


Roles of DMSP and GBT in protection from photoinhibition/photoxidative stress and consequences for DMS and NH3 production.

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Dr S Archer, University of Essex, Biological Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor N Baker, University of Essex, Life Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor CA Llewellyn, Swansea University, College of Science
Co-Investigator:
Professor R Geider, University of Essex, Life Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor GJC Underwood, University of Essex, Life Sciences
Grant held at:
University of Essex, Biological Sciences
Split Award
Period of Award:
1 Oct 2005 - 30 Jun 2009
Value:
£187,240
NERC Reference:
NE/C517168/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Directed Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
SOLAS




Structure and function in the benthic nitrate reducing communities along the nitrate gradient in a high nitrate estuary, the Colne estuary, Essex.

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Prof. D Nedwell, University of Essex, Biological Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor AM Osborn, RMIT University, School of Applied Sciences
Grant held at:
University of Essex, Biological Sciences
Period of Award:
15 Sep 2003 - 14 Sep 2006
Value:
£320,831
NERC Reference:
NER/A/S/2002/00962
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Standard Grants Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Standard Grant



The key role of DOM in regulating microbial diversity, community structure and organic carbon cycling in arctic lakes

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor GJC Underwood, University of Essex, Biological Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor T McGenity, University of Essex, Life Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor AJ Dumbrell, University of Essex, Life Sciences
Grant held at:
University of Essex, Biological Sciences
Lead Split Award
Period of Award:
1 Mar 2013 - 31 Aug 2016
Value:
£395,329
NERC Reference:
NE/J022063/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Standard Grant (FEC)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Standard Grant

The role of lateral exchange in modulating the seaward flux of CNP

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Dr C Whitby, University of Essex, Biological Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor GJC Underwood, University of Essex, Life Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Prof. D Nedwell, University of Essex, Biological Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Dr L Dong, University of Essex, Biological Sciences
Grant held at:
University of Essex, Biological Sciences
Split Award
Period of Award:
1 Sep 2012 - 29 Feb 2016
Value:
£653,638
NERC Reference:
NE/J011959/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Directed (Research Programmes)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Macronutrient Cycles


53 grant, fellowship and training grant records. Total value of £9,432,275   

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