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Following an exceptionally dry October across the majority of the UK, the outlook for November is for river flows to be below normal to normal across the UK, with below normal flows more likely in the south and east. Below normal to normal flows are likely to persist across the south and east of the UK over the next three to six months. Groundwater levels are expected to be within the normal range, except in areas of the southern Chalk which are likely to be below normal over the next three months.

NERC and the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) are inviting applications from UK scientists to attend a jointly organised workshop with the Indian Department of Science and Technology (DST), in Delhi on 17 - 18 November 2016. Over two days the aims of the workshop will be: 

Applications by 16:00 on Friday 1 July 2016

NERC is offering a free-to-exhibit opportunity for researchers to have an exhibition stand or run public engagement activities as part of our Into The Blue showcase, which is taking place in Manchester during October half-term (25-29 October 2016). Visitors to the event will be a broad public audience, primarily focused on families and young people.

Applications to attend workshop closes: 27^th June 2016      

Closing date: 16:00 on Tuesday 6^th September

As part of the GCRF, NERC, AHRC & ESRC invite proposals to address the challenge of Building Resilience in developing countries.

Closing date for proposals: 16:00 on 9 August 2016

NERC is inviting proposals under the Soil Security programme for research projects costing between £150k and £250k (80% full economic cost), and of up to 24 months' duration.

The projects will complement the existing portfolio of research and address the goals of the programme to seek an improved and predictive understanding of:

Closing date: 16:00 on 24 June 2016

NERC, the Economic & Social Research Council (ESRC) and The Rockefeller Foundation are working together towards the ambitious goal of identifying the urgent research priorities and innovation challenges that may inform and catalyse a paradigm shift in our global approach to sustainable development. The nature of our 21st Century development challenges requires a shift in thinking and action that will better prepare us for future challenges, while enabling more effective development interventions today.

NERC invites applications to attend a jointly organised workshop with the Environment Agency (EA) and Department for Food, Environment & Rural Affairs (Defra) on 9 June 2016 on using natural processes to minimise flood risk.

NERC, the EA and Defra are interested in identifying the key environmental research priorities related to using natural processes to reduce flood risk, with a view to potentially developing a collaborative research programme in this area. To support this process a scoping workshop will be held on 9 June 2016.

NERC, the Medical Research Council (MRC) and the Scottish Government Chief Scientist Office (CSO) are investing up to £600,000 in projects to identify and fill knowledge gaps around the potential of environmental data to improve health outcomes in the UK. This call will focus specifically on using environmental data on air pollution and/or environmental hazards alongside health and biomedical data.

NERC is inviting proposals to contribute to addressing the goals of the Valuing Nature programme through a broader understanding of the tipping points of ecosystem services.

This NERC supported call is for UK focused research proposals to further understand: