tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/search/news-and-communications News and communications from Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) 2019-01-22T10:10:26+00:00 HM Government tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/uk-aid-protects-thousands-from-extreme-weather-as-mega-storms-tracked-across-africa 2019-01-22T10:10:26+00:00 UK aid protects thousands from extreme weather as ‘mega storms’ tracked across Africa British research has found that mega storms are three times more common than they were 35 years ago due to climate change. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/professor-duncan-wingham-appointed-as-executive-chair-designate-of-the-natural-environment-research-council 2017-08-11T12:00:19+01:00 Professor Duncan Wingham appointed as Executive Chair Designate of the Natural Environment Research Council Professor Wingham has been appointed Executive Chair Designate of the Natural Environment Research Council. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/full-steam-ahead-for-construction-of-uks-200-million-new-polar-research-ship-rrs-sir-david-attenborough 2016-10-17T12:03:12+01:00 Full steam ahead for construction of UK’s £200 million new polar research ship RRS Sir David Attenborough Development of the UK’s £200 million new state-of-the-art polar research ship, RRS Sir David Attenborough, reaches major milestone. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/uks-200-million-polar-research-ship-named-in-honour-of-sir-david-attenborough 2016-05-06T09:20:00+01:00 UK’s £200 million polar research ship named in honour of Sir David Attenborough A £200 million state-of-the-art polar research ship is to be named after world renowned naturalist and broadcaster Sir David Attenborough. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/the-race-is-on-campaign-launched-to-name-the-uks-state-of-the-art-200m-polar-research-ship 2016-03-17T00:15:00+00:00 The race is on: campaign launched to name the UK’s state-of-the-art £200m polar research ship Campaign launched to put forward names for a new polar research ship being built at the world-famous Cammell Laird shipyard on Merseyside. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/reappointment-of-chief-executive-for-the-natural-environment-research-council 2015-12-14T16:50:40+00:00 Reappointment of Chief Executive for the Natural Environment Research Council Professor Duncan Wingham has been reappointed as Chief Executive of the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC). tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/73-million-to-improve-access-to-data-and-drive-innovation 2014-02-06T00:16:52+00:00 £73 million to improve access to data and drive innovation David Willetts unveils £73 million of new funding to help the public and academics unlock the potential of big data. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/new-chair-of-the-natural-environment-research-council-appointed 2013-11-15T10:24:30+00:00 New chair of the Natural Environment Research Council appointed Sir Anthony Cleaver appointed as the new chair of the Natural Environment Research Council tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/candidate-for-the-chair-of-the-national-environment-research-council-announced 2013-10-16T10:26:00+01:00 Candidate for the chair of the Natural Environment Research Council announced The government’s preferred candidate to be Chair of the Natural Environment Research Council has been selected