NERC Researcher Short Articles

Research leading to a PhD is often funded by one of the seven Research Councils

This collection of short articles gives sixth formers an insight into the type of research funded by the Natural Environment Research Council. They were the top ten entrants in a NERC writing competition for postgraduate researchers, showing the worldwide research projects that can lead to a PhD.

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A different perspective on Icelandic glaciersBy Alex Clayton - University of Southampton


Unravelling human-leopard conflict through the eyes of a farmer By Natasha Constant - Durham University



Stress and weavers in the Kalahari nightBy Dominic Cram  - University of Exeter



Ice at the end of the Earth By Christopher Darvill - Durham University

Shrinking (Ultra-) Violet
By Scott Hayes - University of Bristol



My PhD: Continuation of a childhood obsession
By Laura Hepburn - University of Southampton



NERC and the Nuptials
By Paul Hopwood - University of Exeter


Me and my (fishy) NERC PhD
By Abigail Marshall - University of Sheffield



It’s all in the poo: life, death and hormones in a wild population of deerBy Alyson Pavitt - University of Edinburgh



Blue butterflies, Burnet moths and Burial Mounds
By Grace Twiston-Davies - University of Reading