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Synergistic global change impacts on belowground biodiversity and carbon stocks in mountain ecosystems.
PI: Dr Arthur Broadbent
Funded by: Natural Environment Research Council
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SenseH2O: a scalable, integrated systems-based approach to monitoring water quality from headwaters to river outlets
PI: Professor Peter Hunter
Funded by: Natural Environment Research Council
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Achieving Ecological Resilient Dynamism for the European food system through consumer-driven policies, socio-ecological challenges, biodiversity, data-driven policy, sustainable futures
PI: Professor Nils Bunnefeld
Funded by: European Commission (Horizon Europe)
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Inventive forecasting tools for adapting water quality management to a new climate
PI: Dr Ian Jones
Funded by: European Commission (Horizon 2020)
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Radiological Habits Surveys
PI: Professor David Copplestone
Funded by: Scottish Environment Protection Agency
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The Beacon Project: Using Biodiversity and Energy justice to resolve Conflicts between Sustainable Development Goals
PI: Dr Isabel Jones
Funded by: Medical Research Council
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Restoring Resilient Ecosystems
PI: Professor Kirsty Park
Funded by: Natural Environment Research Council
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Emerging mycoforestry technology for carbon-negative food production
PI: Professor Alistair Jump
Funded by: Innovate UK
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NSF-GEO-NERC: How important are sea-level feedbacks in stabilizing marine-based ice streams?
PI: Dr Tom Bradwell
Funded by: Natural Environment Research Council
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Open air
PI: Dr Heather Price
Funded by: Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
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ESA_CCI_ESpyrakos Baseline
PI: Professor Evangelos Spyrakos
Funded by: European Space Agency
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Stabilisation of pyrogenic carbon in tropical grasslands (SPECTRAL)
PI: Professor Jens-Arne Subke
Funded by: Natural Environment Research Council
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Developing a skill-based pedagogical framework for sustainability
PI: Mr Neil McDonald
Funded by: The British Ecological Society
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Chitetetzo: improving adolescent road safety and reducing road traffic collisions
PI: Professor Edward Duncan
Funded by: Medical Research Council
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Sustainable Plastic Attitudes to benefit Communities and their EnvironmentS
PI: Professor Richard Quilliam
Funded by: Natural Environment Research Council
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Sources, impacts and solutions for plastics in South East Asia coastal environments
PI: Dr Sabine Matallana-Surget
Funded by: Natural Environment Research Council
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The evolution of female mating systems: tracing the origins and tracking the consequences
PI: Dr Rebecca Boulton
Funded by: Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
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International School on SAR Polarimetry: From Theory to Applications (2024)
PI: Dr Armando Marino
Funded by: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
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ESA ExoMars Rover Guest Investigator Application: The role of Fe-C interactions in global processes on Earth and Mars
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Funded by: UK Space Agency
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GCRF TRADE, Development and the Environment (TRADE) Hub
PI: Professor Katharine Abernethy
Funded by: Economic and Social Research Council
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Disentangling the palaeoproxy challenge for the Humboldt Current System and beyond
PI: Dr Clare Bird
Funded by: Natural Environment Research Council
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How evolution affects me
PI: Dr Rebecca Boulton
Funded by: The British Ecological Society
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Secondment to Atlantic Salmon Trust
PI: Dr Colin Bull
Funded by: Atlantic Salmon Trust
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Learning to adapt to an uncertain future: linking genes, trees, people and processes for more resilient treescapes
PI: Dr Daniel Chapman
Funded by: Natural Environment Research Council
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Land sharing vs. land sparing: new insights from ecological-economic modelling
PI: Professor Kirsty Park
Funded by: The Leverhulme Trust
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An archaeological investigation into the collapse of Polonnaruva, Sri Lanka
PI: Professor Ian Simpson
Funded by: Australian Research Council
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From bats to bees: effects of artificial electromagnetic fields on biodiversity
PI: Dr Jeremy Froidevaux
Funded by: The Leverhulme Trust
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CCUS Futures: exploring workforce imaginaries to improve organisational learning
PI: Dr Jennifer Dickie
Funded by: UK Research and Innovation
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Changing Coasts, Connecting Communities with their Heritage
PI: Dr Clare Wilson
Funded by: Arts and Humanities Research Council
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Microbial hitch-hikers of marine plastics: survival, persistence and ecology of microbial communities in the 'Plastisphere'.
PI: Professor Richard Quilliam
Funded by: Natural Environment Research Council
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Water scenarios - For Copernicus Exploitation (Water-FORCE)
PI: Professor Evangelos Spyrakos
Funded by: European Commission (Horizon 2020)
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ENVRI-FAIR
PI: Professor Evangelos Spyrakos
Funded by: European Commission (Horizon 2020)
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Copernicus Evolution – Research for Transitional-water Observations
PI: Professor Andrew Tyler
Funded by: European Commission (Horizon 2020)
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The Australian Buzz Bus: Expedition to find out why some bees, but not others, can buzz-pollinate
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Funded by: National Geographic Society
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From field and farm to flyway: management of geese in new landscapes
PI: Professor Nils Bunnefeld
Funded by: Swedish Environmental Protection Agency
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ForeSight: Predicting and monitoring drought-linked forest growth decline across Europe
PI: Professor Alistair Jump
Funded by: Natural Environment Research Council
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Assessing the impact of mammalian herbivory on the long-term ecological value of woodland creation sites’
PI: Dr Elisa Fuentes-Montemayor
Funded by: Woodland Trust
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Non-communicable lung disease in Kenya: from burden and early life determinants to participatory inter-disciplinary solutions (Tupumue)
PI: Dr Heather Price
Funded by: Medical Research Council
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Landscape and Waterscapes in Asia. Monsoon, Climate Anomalies and Social Dynamics in Medieval India
PI: Professor Ian Simpson
Funded by: The Agence Nationale de la Recherche / French National Research Agency (ANR)
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Developing Deep Science Laboratories from the Shale Gas Legacy
PI: Dr Jennifer Dickie
Funded by: Natural Environment Research Council
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Integrating demographic modelling and ethnoecological practices to support sustainable management of non-timber forest products in Nepal
PI: Professor Alistair Jump
Funded by: Royal Society
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Using camera traps to quantify the effect of deer on woodland restoration
PI: Dr Elisa Fuentes-Montemayor
Funded by: British Deer Society
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From fuel to pot: an interdisciplinary partnership to address the role of solid fuel use in food preparation in the household in Kenya and Malawi.
PI: Dr Isabelle Uny
Funded by: Arts and Humanities Research Council
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Hydro-ecological consequences of beaver reintroduction
PI: Professor Nigel Willby
Funded by: Natural Environment Research Council
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Understanding the spatial and temporal dynamics of public attitudes and community responses to shale gas: an integrated approach
PI: Dr Jennifer Dickie
Funded by: Natural Environment Research Council
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Shake, quake or fake? Comparing BGS expected intensity modelling, felt reports, Twitter comments, and public perceptions
PI: Dr Jennifer Dickie
Funded by: Natural Environment Research Council
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Measuring medieval users' responses to manuscripts: new technological responses
PI: Dr Eileen Tisdall
Funded by: The Leverhulme Trust
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Water and Fire: Understanding and reducing risk with 15 “Best Bets” for enhancing capacity for transformative adaptation with vulnerable township residents on the Cape Flats in Cape Town, South Africa.
PI: Professor Derek McGhee
Funded by: Economic and Social Research Council
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The Screening Permits for Ingestion Pathway Radiological Assessment Impacts Tool
PI: Professor David Copplestone
Funded by: Food Standards Agency
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Assessing individual and local scale forest vulnerability to mortality from the 2019 extreme drought in Central Europe
PI: Professor Alistair Jump
Funded by: Natural Environment Research Council
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Multiscale Observation Networks for Optical Monitoring of Coastal Waters, Lakes and Estuaries
PI: Professor Peter Hunter
Funded by: European Commission (Horizon 2020)
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Amplifying our students' voice: the co-production of undergraduate field courses (residential and non-residential) to address EDI
PI: Dr Martina Quaggiotto
Funded by: Natural Environment Research Council
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ESA CNN - CCI LAKES + Consistency
PI: Professor Evangelos Spyrakos
Funded by: European Space Agency
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Reporting UK Non-nuclear radioactive discharges as required under the convention for the protection of the marine environment of the NE Atlantic (the OSPAR convention)
PI: Professor David Copplestone
Funded by: Department for Business, Innovation & Skills
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MIDST-CZ Maximising Impact by Decision Support Tools for sustainable soil and water through UK-China Critical Zone science
PI: Professor David Oliver
Funded by: Natural Environment Research Council
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Enhancing Diversity to Overcome Resistance Evolution
PI: Professor Matthew Tinsley
Funded by: Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
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Long term trends in Central African Forest phenology
PI: Professor Katharine Abernethy
Funded by: Agence Nationale des Parcs Nationaux
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Virtual Inventory Toolbox for Catchment Management
PI: Professor David Oliver
Funded by: Science & Technology Facilities Council
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Assessing Land-Marine Carbon fluxes in the Arctic from Space
PI: Professor Evangelos Spyrakos
Funded by: Scottish Government
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BIOMIX: Assessing the impacts of tank-mixing on biopesticide efficacy
PI: Professor Matthew Tinsley
Funded by: Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB)
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ConFooBio
PI: Professor Nils Bunnefeld
Funded by: European Commission (Horizon 2020)
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Improving knowledge of Xylella fastidiosa vector ecology: modelling vector occurrence and abundance in the wider landscape in Scotland
PI: Dr Daniel Chapman
Funded by: Plant Health Centre
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Management of climactic extreme events in lakes reservoirs for the protection of ecosystem services
PI: Dr Ian Jones
Funded by: Centre for Ecology & Hydrology and Dundalk Institute of Technology
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Soil Fertility Research Project
PI: Professor Ian Simpson
Funded by: Scottish Wildlife Trust
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A consortium for enhancing UK surveillance and response to Xylella fastidiosa
PI: Dr Daniel Chapman
Funded by: Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
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Developing statistical downscaling to improve water quality understanding and management in the Ramganga Sub-Basin
PI: Professor Peter Hunter
Funded by: Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
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Will more productive Arctic ecosystems sequester less soil carbon? A key role for priming in the rhizosphere ("PRIME-TIME")
PI: Professor Philip Wookey
Funded by: Natural Environment Research Council
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Assessing the toxicity of UV-filters found in cosmetics and personal care products: Invisible threat to Ocean sustainability.
PI: Dr Sabine Matallana-Surget
Funded by: The Carnegie Trust
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Southern Coastal Mine: Shoreline and Storm Erosion Modelling Review
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Funded by: De Beers Group
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Re-energising Clackmannanshire: engaging communities around energy for a healthier, wealthier and greener future
PI: Dr Jennifer Dickie
Funded by: UK Research and Innovation
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LIMNADES DATA BASED DEVELOPMENT
PI: Professor Andrew Tyler
Funded by: World Bank Group
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NSFDEB-NERC:Mycorrhizal drivers of SOM formation and decomposition
PI: Professor Jens-Arne Subke
Funded by: Natural Environment Research Council
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Commercial service platform for user-relevant coastal water monitoring services based on Earth observation
PI: Professor Evangelos Spyrakos
Funded by: European Commission (Horizon 2020)
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Evaluating the impact of chronic exposure to low dose ionising radiation on immunity
PI: Dr Jenson Lim
Funded by: The Carnegie Trust
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Delivering analysis-ready and value-added data to the South American supply chain and farmer advisory services
PI: Dr Armando Marino
Funded by: Environment Systems Ltd
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Design of a lakes surveillance network for England
PI: Dr Daniel Chapman
Funded by: Environment Agency
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Integrated Space Technology Vector Control for Enhancing community health and resilience against escalating climatic disruptions (DETECT)2
PI: Dr Armando Marino
Funded by: UK Space Agency
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Evolution and function of buzz pollination: An experimental test using fluorescent nanoparticles
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Funded by: Royal Society
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International Doctoral Training Partnership: South Africa - United Kingdom
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Funded by: The British Council
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HotScot Seedcorn
PI: Professor Andrew Tyler
Funded by: UK Research and Innovation
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Biodiversity and ecosystem function in ephemeral patches: a trait-based approach
PI: Dr Brad Duthie
Funded by: The Leverhulme Trust
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Dating, construction and function of cultivation terraces at Arthur's Seat, Edinburgh
PI: Dr Clare Wilson
Funded by: The British Academy
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Xylella Fastidiosa Active ContainmentThrough a multidisciplinary-Oriented Research Strategy
PI: Dr Daniel Chapman
Funded by: European Commission (Horizon 2020)
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Delivering Resilience to Climate Impacts on UK Freshwater Quality
PI: Professor Peter Hunter
Funded by: Natural Environment Research Council
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Anglian Water Case Study
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Funded by: Anglian Water
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Evaluating the relationship between public perception, engagement and attitudes towards underground energy technologies and UK Geoenergy Observatory science.
PI: Dr Jennifer Dickie
Funded by: British Geological Survey
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Assessing the market potential of a novel resistance management framework for fungal biopesticides in the UK glasshouse horticulture sector
PI: Professor Matthew Tinsley
Funded by: Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
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Developing a robust observational framework for chondrite identification on Mars
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Funded by: Commonwealth Scholarship Commission in the UK
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Understanding ecological dependencies in planktonic foraminifera: A role for the microbiome under climate change
PI: Dr Clare Bird
Funded by: The Carnegie Trust
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Earth Observation based services for Monitoring and Reporting of Ecological Status
PI: Professor Andrew Tyler
Funded by: European Commission (Horizon 2020)
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Preparatory Phase for the Pan-European Research Infrastructure Danubius–RI “The International Centre for Advanced Studies on River-Sea Systems
PI: Professor Andrew Tyler
Funded by: European Commission (Horizon 2020)
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Keltie Burn EIA for Cemex
PI: Dr Colin Bull
Funded by: Cemex
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Invertebrate survey of Keltie Water for Cemex
PI: Dr Colin Bull
Funded by: Cemex
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Geochemical investigation of Mars with Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity
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Funded by: Science & Technology Facilities Council
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DEVELOPMENT OF AN eDNA DATA SET TO PRODUCE A WFD COMPATIBLE CLASSIFICATION TOOL FOR LAKE FISH IN SCOTLAND
PI: Professor Nigel Willby
Funded by: Scottish Environment Protection Agency
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Past epidemics as predictors of disease evolution over space and time
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Funded by: Natural Environment Research Council
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River Forth Fish habitat survey
PI: Dr Colin Bull
Funded by: SLR Consulting Ltd
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OCEANCLOCK: Light/dark cycle in picoplankton in response to environmental change
PI: Dr Sabine Matallana-Surget
Funded by: Royal Society
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Feasibility Study - Exploitation of satellite remote sensing for regulation and monitoring of inland and coastal water quality
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Funded by: Natural Environment Research Council
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Post confict geoarchaeology: Dating Jaffna Fort Sri Lanka
PI: Professor Ian Simpson
Funded by: University of Durham
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