Deadline: 27 September 2017
The Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) is seeking proposals for research under a new NERC funded programme on “Emerging Risks of Chemicals in the Environment” with an aim to conduct research to predict how the environment and its functioning will respond to chemical exposure in the UK.
The anticipated high level outcome is a move towards a transformation in the way chemical risk assessment is considered: one in which ecological relevance and sustainable ecosystems are given much greater emphasis.
This research programme will deliver fundamental process understanding underpinning chemical behaviour and impact in the environment and a predictive capability to support novel approaches to chemicals management, in three interlinked research questions:
- What are the impacts of hazardous chemicals on populations, ecosystems and ecosystem services?
- What are the ecological risks from chemical mixtures?
- How important are chemical stressors in relation to other stressors in the environment?
Funding Information
There is £6m available for this programme which will fund up to three collaborative research grants for four years.
Eligibility Criteria
- Proposals should focus on addressing issues that regulators or industry are currently facing or might face in the future and concerning chemicals whose environmental impacts have yet to be explored; NERC is not seeking research on chemical issues where the environmental impact is reasonably well understood.
- Proposals must be within NERC remit. Research supported can be based across the natural environment, including freshwater, marine, terrestrial, atmospheric etc. and their interfaces.
- The research will be focussed on UK systems but can take note of broader global issues if this is linked.
How to Apply
Applications must be submitted online via given website.
Eligible Country: United Kingdom
For more information, please visit NERC.