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List of grant, fellowship and training grant records showing Professor D Childs as Principal Investigator (2 records):



2 grant, fellowship and training grant records a total value of £705,722  

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List of grant, fellowship and training grant records showing Professor D Childs as Co-Investigator (9 records):

Dispersal through fitness landscapes in a social bird: from individuals to populations

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor B Hatchwell, University of Sheffield, School of Biosciences
Co-Investigator:
Dr KL Evans, University of Sheffield, School of Biosciences
Co-Investigator:
Dr J R Potts, University of Sheffield, Mathematics and Statistics
Co-Investigator:
Professor D Childs, University of Sheffield, School of Biosciences
Grant held at:
University of Sheffield, School of Biosciences
Period of Award:
5 Mar 2018 - 31 Dec 2021
Value:
£482,280
NERC Reference:
NE/R001669/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Standard Grant FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Standard Grant

SoilBioHedge: harnessing hedgerow soil biodiversity for restoration of arable soil quality and resilience to climatic extremes and land use changes

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor J Leake, University of Sheffield, Animal and Plant Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor D Childs, University of Sheffield, School of Biosciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor D Cameron, The University of Manchester, Earth Atmospheric and Env Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor S Banwart, University of Leeds, School of Earth and Environment
Co-Investigator:
Professor R Freckleton, University of Sheffield, School of Biosciences
Grant held at:
University of Sheffield, Animal and Plant Sciences
Lead Split Award
Period of Award:
1 Apr 2015 - 31 Dec 2018
Value:
£666,113
NERC Reference:
NE/M017044/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Directed (Research Programmes)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Soil Security

Testing the role of spatial structure in ecology and evolution

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor M Boots, University of Sheffield, Animal and Plant Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor S Rolfe, University of Sheffield, School of Biosciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor D Childs, University of Sheffield, School of Biosciences
Grant held at:
University of Sheffield, Animal and Plant Sciences
Lead Split Award
Period of Award:
1 Oct 2009 - 31 Jul 2011
Value:
£408,943
NERC Reference:
NE/G006938/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Standard Grant (FEC)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Standard Grant

Testing the role of spatial structure in ecology and evolution

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor M Boots, University of Exeter, Biosciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor S Rolfe, University of Sheffield, School of Biosciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor D Childs, University of Sheffield, School of Biosciences
Grant held at:
University of Exeter, Biosciences
Period of Award:
1 Aug 2011 - 31 Dec 2013
Value:
£207,804
NERC Reference:
NE/G006938/2
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Standard Grant (FEC)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Standard Grant

The coherence of ecological stability among ecosystems and across ecological scales

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor A Beckerman, University of Sheffield, School of Biosciences
Co-Investigator:
Dr G Thomas, University of Sheffield, School of Biosciences
Co-Investigator:
Dr CF Clements, University of Bristol, Biological Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor R Freckleton, University of Sheffield, School of Biosciences
Co-Investigator:
Dr KL Evans, University of Sheffield, School of Biosciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor D Childs, University of Sheffield, School of Biosciences
Co-Investigator:
Dr TJ Webb, University of Sheffield, School of Biosciences
Grant held at:
University of Sheffield, School of Biosciences
Period of Award:
13 Feb 2020 - 31 Dec 2024
Value:
£1,395,568
NERC Reference:
NE/T003502/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Directed (Research Programmes)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Highlights

The ecology within: The impact of gut ecosystem dynamics on host fitness in the wild

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor DH Nussey, University of Edinburgh, Sch of Biological Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor MJ Wilkinson, Aberystwyth University, IBERS
Co-Investigator:
Dr L McNally, University of Edinburgh, Sch of Biological Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor MD Fraser, Aberystwyth University, IBERS
Co-Investigator:
Professor A Fenton, University of Liverpool, Evolution, Ecology and Behaviour
Co-Investigator:
Dr A Free, University of Edinburgh, Sch of Biological Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor D Childs, University of Sheffield, School of Biosciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor JM Pemberton, University of Edinburgh, Sch of Biological Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor A Pedersen, University of Edinburgh, Sch of Biological Sciences
Grant held at:
University of Edinburgh, Sch of Biological Sciences
Lead Split Award
Period of Award:
1 Mar 2019 - 31 Aug 2025
Value:
£2,375,251
NERC Reference:
NE/R016801/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Large Grant
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Large Grant


Trait-mediated density-dependence and community level eco-evolutionary dynamics

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor M Rees, University of Sheffield, Animal and Plant Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor D Childs, University of Sheffield, School of Biosciences
Grant held at:
University of Sheffield, Animal and Plant Sciences
Split Award
Period of Award:
2 Jun 2014 - 1 Aug 2017
Value:
£149,010
NERC Reference:
NE/K014048/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Standard Grant (FEC)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Standard Grant

Untangling the phylogenetic and spatial components of trait variation in ecological assemblages

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor R Freckleton, University of Sheffield, School of Biosciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor D Childs, University of Sheffield, School of Biosciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor DP Edwards, University of Cambridge, Plant Sciences
Grant held at:
University of Sheffield, School of Biosciences
Period of Award:
1 Jun 2022 - 31 May 2025
Value:
£376,093
NERC Reference:
NE/V011782/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Standard Grant FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Standard Grant

9 grant, fellowship and training grant records a total value of £6,604,006  

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