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