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List of grant, fellowship and training grant records showing Professor C Lear as Principal Investigator (12 records):

SWEET:Super-Warm Early Eocene Temperatures and climate: understanding the response of the Earth to high CO2 through integrated modelling and data

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor C Lear, Cardiff University, Sch of Earth and Environmental Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor P Pearson, University College London, Earth Sciences
Grant held at:
Cardiff University, Sch of Earth and Environmental Sciences
Split Award
Period of Award:
1 Oct 2017 - 22 Sep 2023
Value:
£557,653
NERC Reference:
NE/P019102/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Large Grant
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Large Grant

A revised record of ice volume change through the Neogene and its impact on carbonate platform reservoirs offshore Kenya

Training Grant Award

Lead Supervisor:
Professor C Lear, Cardiff University, Sch of Earth and Environmental Sciences
Grant held at:
Cardiff University, Sch of Earth and Environmental Sciences
Period of Award:
1 Oct 2014 - 30 Sep 2018
Value:
£83,515
NERC Reference:
NE/L009633/1
Grant Stage:
Awaiting Completion
Scheme:
DTG - directed
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Industrial CASE

An Integrated Study of the Middle Miocene Climate Transition.

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor C Lear, Cardiff University, School of Earth and Ocean Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor P Pearson, University College London, Earth Sciences
Grant held at:
Cardiff University, School of Earth and Ocean Sciences
Lead Split Award
Period of Award:
1 Oct 2006 - 31 Jul 2012
Value:
£76,772
NERC Reference:
NE/D008654/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Directed (Research Programmes)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
IODP


Did the oceans cool during the Eocene-Oligocene greenhouse-icehouse transition?

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor C Lear, Cardiff University, School of Earth and Ocean Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Dr TR Bailey, National Museum Wales, Natural Sciences
Grant held at:
Cardiff University, School of Earth and Ocean Sciences
Period of Award:
1 Mar 2007 - 29 Feb 2008
Value:
£25,803
NERC Reference:
NE/E007902/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants (FEC)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants



Testing and modelling a transient episode of ocean acidification prior to the Eocene-Oligocene onset of the Cenozoic 'ice house'

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor C Lear, Cardiff University, School of Earth and Ocean Sciences
Grant held at:
Cardiff University, School of Earth and Ocean Sciences
Split Award
Period of Award:
1 Jul 2009 - 30 Jun 2013
Value:
£55,734
NERC Reference:
NE/G007500/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Standard Grant (FEC)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Standard Grant

Testing ice sheet models and modelled estimates of Earth's climate sensitivity using Miocene palaeoclimate data

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor C Lear, Cardiff University, School of Earth and Ocean Sciences
Grant held at:
Cardiff University, School of Earth and Ocean Sciences
Lead Split Award
Period of Award:
31 Aug 2010 - 31 Mar 2015
Value:
£257,166
NERC Reference:
NE/I006427/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Directed (Research Programmes)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
UK IODP Phase2




12 grant, fellowship and training grant records a total value of £1,338,557  

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List of grant, fellowship and training grant records showing Professor C Lear as Co-Investigator (8 records):

Descent into the Icehouse

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor P Pearson, Cardiff University, School of Earth and Ocean Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor C Lear, Cardiff University, Sch of Earth and Environmental Sciences
Grant held at:
Cardiff University, School of Earth and Ocean Sciences
Split Award
Period of Award:
1 Apr 2011 - 31 Mar 2014
Value:
£311,429
NERC Reference:
NE/I005870/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Directed (Research Programmes)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Life and Planet

Doctoral Training Grant (DTG) to provide funding for 7 PhD studentships

Training Grant Award

Lead Supervisor:
Mrs RW Phillips, Cardiff University, Registry
Co-Supervisor:
Professor C Lear, Cardiff University, Sch of Earth and Environmental Sciences
Co-Supervisor:
Dr HK Coxall, Cardiff University, Sch of Earth and Environmental Sciences
Co-Supervisor:
Dr AC Kerr, Cardiff University, Sch of Earth and Environmental Sciences
Co-Supervisor:
Mrs LC Diaz, Cardiff University, Sch of Earth and Environmental Sciences
Co-Supervisor:
Professor IR Hall, Cardiff University, Sch of Earth and Environmental Sciences
Co-Supervisor:
Ms S Phillips, Cardiff University, Sch of Earth and Environmental Sciences
Co-Supervisor:
Miss D SKENE, Cardiff University, Sch of Earth and Environmental Sciences
Co-Supervisor:
Professor P Pearson, University College London, Earth Sciences
Co-Supervisor:
Ms H Pritchard, Cardiff University, UNLISTED
Grant held at:
Cardiff University, Registry
Period of Award:
1 Oct 2009 - 31 Mar 2011
Value:
£150,751
NERC Reference:
NE/H526394/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
DTG - Responsive
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Responsive PhD

Eocene - Oligocene climate change in Indonesia.

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor P Pearson, Cardiff University, School of Earth and Ocean Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor C Lear, Cardiff University, Sch of Earth and Environmental Sciences
Grant held at:
Cardiff University, School of Earth and Ocean Sciences
Period of Award:
1 Jan 2006 - 31 Dec 2006
Value:
£30,788
NERC Reference:
NE/C514523/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants

Improving environmental research through the isotope analysis of ever smaller archives

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Dr M Millet, Cardiff University, Sch of Earth and Environmental Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor C Lear, Cardiff University, Sch of Earth and Environmental Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor J Cable, Cardiff University, School of Biosciences
Co-Investigator:
Dr G F Cooper, Cardiff University, Sch of Earth and Environmental Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Dr EH John, Cardiff University, Sch of Earth and Environmental Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Dr M Andersen, Cardiff University, Sch of Earth and Environmental Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Dr E Chi Fru, Cardiff University, Sch of Earth and Environmental Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Dr I McDonald, Cardiff University, Sch of Earth and Environmental Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Dr E Inglis, Cardiff University, Sch of Earth and Environmental Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor IR Hall, Cardiff University, Sch of Earth and Environmental Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Dr EA Chadwick, Cardiff University, School of Biosciences
Co-Investigator:
Dr S Sosdian, Cardiff University, Sch of Earth and Environmental Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Dr S Perkins, Cardiff University, School of Biosciences
Co-Investigator:
Dr CJ Lissenberg, Cardiff University, Sch of Earth and Environmental Sciences
Grant held at:
Cardiff University, Sch of Earth and Environmental Sciences
Period of Award:
4 Jul 2022 - 31 Mar 2024
Value:
£750,000
NERC Reference:
NE/X005798/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Capital
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Capital Call

NSFGEO-NERC Pliocene sea level amplitudes (PLIOAMP)

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Dr EGW Gasson, University of Bristol, Geographical Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor AJ Payne, University of Liverpool, Earth, Ocean and Ecological Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor C Lear, Cardiff University, Sch of Earth and Environmental Sciences
Grant held at:
University of Bristol, Geographical Sciences
Period of Award:
1 Aug 2020 - 14 Apr 2021
Value:
£458,884
NERC Reference:
NE/T007397/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Standard Grant FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Standard Grant - NI

NSFGEO-NERC Pliocene sea level amplitudes (PLIOAMP)

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Dr EGW Gasson, University of Exeter, Geography
Co-Investigator:
Professor AJ Payne, University of Liverpool, Earth, Ocean and Ecological Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor C Lear, Cardiff University, Sch of Earth and Environmental Sciences
Grant held at:
University of Exeter, Geography
Period of Award:
15 Apr 2021 - 30 Jun 2024
Value:
£416,070
NERC Reference:
NE/T007397/2
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Standard Grant FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Standard Grant - NI


Towards ultra-trace element measurements in organic-rich samples: tracing past and modern environmental changes

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Dr M Andersen, Cardiff University, Sch of Earth and Environmental Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Dr TP Jones, Cardiff University, Sch of Earth and Environmental Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Dr M Millet, Cardiff University, Sch of Earth and Environmental Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Dr I McDonald, Cardiff University, Sch of Earth and Environmental Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Dr S Sosdian, Cardiff University, Sch of Earth and Environmental Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor HR Thomas, Cardiff University, Sch of Engineering
Co-Investigator:
Dr E Chi Fru, Cardiff University, Sch of Earth and Environmental Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Dr EH John, Cardiff University, Sch of Earth and Environmental Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor C Lear, Cardiff University, Sch of Earth and Environmental Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Dr R Madgwick, Cardiff University, Sch of History, Archaeology & Religion
Grant held at:
Cardiff University, Sch of Earth and Environmental Sciences
Period of Award:
1 Oct 2019 - 30 Sep 2020
Value:
£298,350
NERC Reference:
NE/T00889X/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Capital
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Capital Call

8 grant, fellowship and training grant records a total value of £2,472,331  

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