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We are pleased to announce the name of our new polar research vessel, RRS Sir David Attenborough
#NameOurShip
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We are delighted to announce that
#BoatyMcBoatface
will live on as a high-tech remotely operated undersea vehicle
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#BoatyMcBoatface
meet the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Sir David Attenborough.
#newpolarship
#RRSSirDavidAttenborough
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NERC-supported institution
@SAMSoceannews
used satellite data and fieldwork observations to map the spread of algae on the Antarctic coastline.
SAMS findings conclude that the spread of this so-called 'green snow' is increasing with global warming.
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We give you the one, the only, the most awe inspiring
#RRSSirDavidAttenborough
#newpolarship
@KensingtonRoyal
@BAS_News
@UKRI_News
@CammellLaird
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Lockdown's impact on the UK environment is visualised in a series of beautiful infographics by the Natural History Museum, produced through a NERC-funded project.
View them here:
@NHM_London
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We'll announce the name of our new polar research vessel in due course. Follow
@nercscience
for updates
#NameOurShip
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First blue whale sighting in English waters: spotted by scientists on board
#RRSJamesCook
for
@codemap2015
expedition
http://t.co/cPObrum6Go
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Once you have set eyes on the RRS Sir David Attenborough, you won't forget her. From rock drills and marine robots to the intriguingly named moon pool, take a closer look at everything the ship has to offer
#Polarship
@BAS_News
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Wishing
#DavidAttenborough
a very happy birthday 🎂 from all at
@NERCscience
. Here's a little trip down memory lane: the launch of the RRS Sir David Attenborough hull into River Mersey from last July. Thanks for your support and inspiration to so many!
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The hull is launched! "Our future, and everyone's, will be affect by what people on this ship will be discovering"
@SirDavidBBC
#polarship
@BAS_News
@UKRI_News
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Congratulations to Prof Tamara Galloway, Prof Richard Thompson OBE, Dr Penelope Lindeque, Prof Brendan Godley, Dr Ceri Lewis & Dr Matt Cole winners of the Societal Impact category at the
#NERCImpact
Awards 2018
@UniofExeter
@PlymUni
@PlymUni
#microplastics
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Congratulations to Prof Tamara Galloway, Prof Richard Thompson OBE, Dr Penelope Lindeque,
@BrendanGodley
,
@CezzaLew
, Dr Matt Cole OVERALL winners at the
#NERCImpact
Awards 2018
@UniofExeter
@PlymUni
@PlymUni
#microplastics
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Our
#NameOurShip
campaign has now closed. Thank you all for your overwhelming interest and support.
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"I am honoured to be taking up the role of the Director of
@BritGeoSurvey
. I look forward to joining such a world-renowned organisation and to leading it into its next stage."
@k_hanghoj
named Director of the British Geological Survey
#WomenInSTEM
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We’re delighted to announce the appointment of Professor Louise Heathwaite as the new Executive Chair of NERC.
Prof Heathwaite, who's currently Pro-Vice Chancellor Research and Enterprise at
@LancasterUni
, will take up her new role in March 2024. More:
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Once you have set eyes on the RRS Sir David Attenborough, you won't forget her. From rock drills and marine robots to the intriguingly named moon pool, take a closer look at everything the ship has to offer
#Polarship
@BAS_News
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UK and USA join forces to understand how quickly a massive Antarctic glacier could collapse
#ThwaitesGlacier
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Happy International Women's Day!!!! Without the countless contributions from inspirational women throughout history, the face of modern science would never have looked the same! Check out some of their stories:
#IWD2018
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Once you have set eyes on the RRS Sir David Attenborough, you won't forget her. From rock drills and marine robots to the intriguingly named moon pool, take a closer look at everything the ship has to offer.
Find out more about our
#NewPolarShip
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NERC is investing £1.3 million to engage the UK public on big issues in environmental science. The project will see researchers collaborate with diverse communities on issues in environmental science.
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Congratulations to our
#NERCImpact
Awards 2018 shortlist 👏🎉👏
The category and overall winner will be announced at a ceremony in London on 3 December.
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"This hull (with my name on it) is the greatest possible honour, I wish everyone huge success when this marvelous ship gets to the Antarctic, {the research} is crucial to the future of all of us"
#polarship
@BAS_News
@CammellLaird
@SirDavidBBC
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Congratulations to Susan Waldron who is joining NERC as Director of Research and Skills
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Introducing our new polar research vessel, the RRS Sir David Attenborough
#NameOurShip
#polarscience
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Today is the day! The huge hull of our new
#polarship
the RRS Sir David Attenborough will be in Mersey! Learn more about it here - and find out how you can watch it live here -
@BAS_News
@UKRI_News
@beisgovuk
@CammellLaird
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Marine robot
#BoatyMcBoatface
to visit
@sciencemuseum
A scale model of the Autosub Long Range (ALR) known as Boaty McBoatface will take centre stage in the Science Museum as part of an exhibition starting this summer
#driverless
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The Autosub Long Range submarine
#BoatyMcBoatface
looking at home on the
#RRSSirDavidAttenborough
#NewPolarShip
.
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We want to make it easier for people outside academia to use environmental data – so tell us what you need! Please take our survey by 9 March -
@CEHScienceNews
@BAS_News
@BritGeoSurvey
@NOCnews
@innovateuk
#environmentaldata
#OpenData
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The autonomous sub known as
#boatymcboatface
@NOCnews
has completed its most daring dive yet in the
#Antarctic
helping
@BAS_News
scientists understand the Flichner ice shelf
#polarstern
@AWI_Media
. Read about it on BBC:
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Today is the 1st International
#LGBTSTEMDay
! A day to recognise and appreciate the contribution of the queer community to STEM! Science is impartial, but people sometimes aren't. We support
@PrideinSTEM
@OUTinSTEM
and others to make STEM a truly inclusive and safe space! 🏳️🌈
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After going missing on Christmas Day five years ago, deep ocean measuring equipment belonging to
@NOCnews
has just been found on a beach in Tasmania by a local resident after making an incredible 14,000 km journey across the ocean -
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Thank you so much to all the wonderful scientists, students, comms teams, researchers, puffins, orangutans, crabs, worms and fish that made
#UnEarthed2017
such an amazing event! We ❤️❤️❤️ you all
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More than £1bn saved in health costs in one year thanks to pollution removal by plants
@CEHScienceNews
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2020 is the 200th anniversary of Antarctica's discovery ❄️To mark the occasion, 28 places on the continent have been named in honour of polar scientists and staff, including 27 from the British Antarctic Survey and NERC.
Find out more:
#AntarcticaWeek
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Congratulations to Tamara Galloway and her team from University of Exeter on winning the Research Impact award for their work on the devastating effects of
#microplastics
that helped shape government policy | The Guardian
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Just over two hours until
#NHMLates
@NHM_London
! We have a fantastic evening of environmental science planned 😃🦖🐋🐠🌳🌲🌏🌍🌎🌬✈️🐵⛰🔬🚰💖🛰🚢🍷🥗
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Happy
#AntarcticaDay2020
! All this week, you can learn about amazing Antarctic research from the warmth of your home with a series of family friendly talks.
Check them out here:
@BAS_News
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A huge thank you to all the wonderful penguins who joined us today at the
#RRSSirDavidAttenborough
naming ceremony!
#newpolarship
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This morning, we're at the
@sciencemuseum
, where
#boatymcboatface
is acting as an ambassador for underwater
#driverless
technology
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Tomorrow the
#RRSSirDavidAttenborough
– one of the most advanced polar research vessels in the world - will be officially named. Watch this time lapse video of her construction
#NewPolarShip
Find out more:
@BAS_News
@CammellLaird
@beisgovuk
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We’d like to say a huge thank you to everyone who suggested names, shared tweets & got involved with
#NameOurShip
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Did you know the
#RRSSirDavidAttenborough
is capable of spending 60 days at sea without being refulled allowing her to embark on longer voyages than any other UK polar research vessel. Find out more about the
#NewPolarShip
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"Even a few years ago, the perception was that plastic pollution was a trivial issue,".
Find out about
#NERCImpact
winner Prof Tamara Galloway's journey through plastic.
#WomenInScience
#WomenInSTEM
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From autumn 2019, the RV Polarstern will drift through the Arctic Ocean, locked in the ice, with up to 600 scientists & crew from 17 countries as part of an international effort to better understand the fastest changing environment on earth
#UKinArctic
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We want to make it easier for people outside academia to use environmental data – so tell us what you need! Please take our survey by 9 March -
@CEHScienceNews
@BAS_News
@BritGeoSurvey
@NOCnews
@innovateuk
#environmentaldata
#OpenData
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Oceans under greatest threat in history, warns Sir David Attenborough
@BAS_News
#microplastic
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The Overall Impact Award went to a team led by Prof Davey Jones
@bangorsoil
at
@BangorUni
, at the 2023 NERC Impact Awards.
The award recognises their innovative work on tracing the COVID-19 pandemic via wastewater.
Congratulations to the whole team!
#OurEnvironmentOurFuture
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What's it like to spend 24 days living on a ship in the Arctic sea ice? ❄️ Graduate student Robbie Mallett shares his experience of a summer school like no other on the
@MOSAiCArctic
expedition
Image: Alfred Wegener Institut/Stefan Hendricks, CC-BY4.0
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We are pleased to invite applications for the NERC 2018 Impact Awards🏆. Find out more and apply here: Ooh and please spread the word!
#NERCimpact
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University of Stirling to lead £800,000 study into forests and
#climatechange
@StirUni
@durham_uni
@Forest_Research
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Free
#flood
resources (posters, postcards, social media files) available on the
@NERCscience
website
#groundwater
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Congratulations
@ed_hawkins
on receiving the
@royalsociety
Kavli Medal for his significant contributions to the understanding of long-term climate change & for active climate
#scicomms
with broad audiences. 🏅🌍 🙌
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Thank you all for supporting our
#NameOurShip
campaign. The final decision will be announced in due course.
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The next issue of
@NERCPlanetEarth
will focus on ships – life on a ship,
#ScienceAtSea
& all things ship-related. We’d like to find out why our vessels are important to our researchers, so let us know! We might even feature your comment in the mag 🚢⚓🛳🌊
DM us your comments
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Huge congratulations to all the winners of the
#NERCImpact
awards 2018, from uncovering
#microplastics
and protecting biodiversity in palm oil plantations to the science underpinning a satellite to weigh the world's forests. Read all about it here:
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We’re investing in four new centres for doctoral training to support the next generation of environmental scientists.
More on the centres:
@UniofBath
,
@unisouthampton
,
@HeriotWattUni
and
@uniofleicester
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From rock drills and
#marinerobots
to the intriguingly named moon pool, take a closer look at everything the RRS Sir David Attenborough
#PolarShip
has to offer.
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We are delighted to announce our public showcase. Who's coming to see us in Edinburgh this November?
#UnEarthed2017
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NERC invests £22 million in major research programme on the Atlantic Ocean
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Work continues on the RRS Sir David Attenborough & Boaty McBoatface gets set to dive! Read more:
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A new £290m government investment is set to modernise the UK's Arctic and Antarctic research infrastructure.
Part of a total £670m investment, it will support researchers in answering some of the most important questions facing our planet
@BAS_News
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What a wonderful few days we've had in
#Birkenhead
for the naming of the magnificent
#RRSSirDavidAttenborough
Thank you to everyone who made this such a success
@KensingtonRoyal
@BAS_News
@CammellLaird
@WirralCouncil
@UKRI_News
@BAMNuttall
@ramboll_uk
@RollsRoyceUK
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Seven new research projects are set to bring cutting-edge digital technology to environmental science, helping to manage environmental hazards and increase our understanding of our planet.
Find out more in the thread👇or on our website:
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We're so excited to see
#RRSSirDavidAttenborough
embarking on her first sail! Later today, she'll leave her Merseyside construction yard and make the trip to Holyhead to begin sea trials.
#TheBigSail
Something exciting is happening at Cammell Laird shipyard today...
#TheBigSail
!
#RRSSirDavidAttenborough
@NERCscience
@UKRI_News
@CammellLaird
@beisgovuk
@ASollowayUK
@KensingtonRoyal
📷 Rich Turner
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Are you involved in
#envsci
research? Are you interested in inspiring families in your science? Would you like to be involved with a project which will engage 100,000 children & adults across the UK? Register your interest now
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Looking for environmental science funding? Here's a selection of our open and upcoming calls ⬇️
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Some of the fun at
#UnEarthed2017
from day 2 at
@ourdynamicearth
. We're here until Sunday if you want to pop along!
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We're aware of this email and would like to clarify that it was not sent by NERC and does not reflect our position. UKRI recognises the effect the cost of living is having on students and is looking to see if we can provide further financial support.
NERC just sent an email out recognising that the cost of living increase means its PhD stipend isn't sufficient to live on.
Their solution isn't to increase it, it's to suggest students start selling Avon and sign up to clinical trials...
@ARIES_DTP
@UKRI_News
@NERCscience
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Today we are also launching a new animation from illustrator Chris Haughton, researcher Emily Shuckburgh and poet Nicola Davies about
#ClimateChange
in Great Britain at the launch of the second phase of
#HayTransMISSION
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NERC in the news: With about a third of the world's population on lockdown, researchers at
@BritGeoSurvey
are seeing noticeable effects on the amount of vibration - or "seismic noise" - in the earth's crust.
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Congratulations to Professor Tamara Galloway who has been shortlisted in the NERC Impact Awards 2018 for her research into microplastics in the ocean. Find out more about her research
#NERCImpact
#Microplastics
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Happy
#PolarPride2021
from everyone at NERC!
@BAS_News
@GovBAT
@GovSGSSI
#LGBTQSTEMDay
📸
@griffiths_huw
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Last year's drought and heatwaves could mean fewer butterflies in 2023, new evidence from the UK Butterfly Monitoring Scheme shows
@UK_CEH
@savebutterflies
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Calling citizen scientists!
@UK_CEH
needs your help with a new project investigating the link between
#nature
and
#wellbeing
.
#CloseToNature
This project is funded by a NERC
#COVID19
urgency grant.
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New research has revealed the first observed reduction in lead concentrations in the surface waters of the seas around Europe since the phasing out of leaded petrol, showing the amazing
#impact
of environmental science 🌍
#Oceans
#environment
-
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Watch the hull-launch of our new
#PolarShip
RRS Sir David Attenborough at 12:20 pm from vantage points such as Albert Docks and Otterspool in Liverpool or stream via -
#YoE
#SummerofEngineering
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Happy Midwinter to all those stationed in Antarctica!
Three BAS Stations (
@GovBAT
&
@GovSGSSI
) mark the shortest & darkest day of the year today. Teams in the
#Antarctic
will take part in sporting events, special meals & exchange handmade gifts. Wishing a Happy
#Midwinter
to all!
📷 Rothera, BAS/Adam Bradley
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In case you were wondering, this is how the NERC logo would float if it was an iceberg (with apologies to our brand manager).
#Iceberger
@GlacialMeg
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BBC News - Sir David Attenborough launches 'Boaty' polar ship
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NERC stand up and running at
#ASDC17
conference at Dynamic Earth
#Edinburgh
... Watch out for NERC's
@DrHannahCollins
starring as "Earthy"!
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New international research will boost resilience to hazards such as floods, droughts, storm surges and landslides in South East Asian countries
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Shetland has been hit by at least two more tsunamis in the past 10,000 years than previously thought, and scientists are working to identify where the giant waves originated. Find out more
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Have you been keeping up with the
@SkyUK
broadcasts from
#Antarctica
? This daily blog from Science Correspondent Thomas Moore contains a wealth of fascinating research stories from RSS James Clark Ross and Rothera research station: take a look!
@BAS_News
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We've just launched
@Operation_Earth
with 11 amazing
@sciencecentres
around the UK
@belfastcc
@CatalystSDC
@myTQG
@ourdynamicearth
@edenproject
@NHM_London
@spacecentre
@jodrellbank
@morethanadodo
@Observatory_Sci
@thinktankmuseum
@beisgovuk
@UKRI_News
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Find out what motivates volunteers and scientists to get involved in
#citizenscience
?
#NERCengage
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X-rays of Scotland's seabed reveal how Ice Age ended
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@TeaCambridges
Hi
@TeaCambridges
, yes we will be live streaming it here 👉. Exact timings will be shared via our social media channels on the day.
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