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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear Colleagues<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">The Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) is inviting proposals for public engagement with environmental science which understand, address or mitigate the impacts of the COVID-19 outbreak.
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<p class="MsoNormal">This funding aims to help researchers find different and better methods of engagement that they would not otherwise be able to implement. It could also help researchers find alternative ways to gather data that would otherwise be collected
on fieldwork which can no longer go ahead. There is also room to consider how a diversity of audience groups will be affected and able to access digital engagement.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#282828;background:white">NERC intends to fund projects costing up to £10,000 each with a total budget of £50,000. Successful projects must be completed by 31 March 2021. The closing date for proposals is <strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">16:00
Hours (BST) Wednesday 13 May, 2020. </span></strong><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;font-weight:normal">Full details are available</span></strong><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">
</span></strong><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;font-weight:normal">here -
</span></strong></span><a href="https://nerc.ukri.org/funding/application/currentopportunities/nerc-covid-19-public-engagement-grant/">https://nerc.ukri.org/funding/application/currentopportunities/nerc-covid-19-public-engagement-grant/</a><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#282828;background:white"><o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#282828;background:white">THIS CALL IS SUPPORTED BY THE INSTITUTE FOR POLICY AND ENGAGEMENT.
</span></strong><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#282828;background:white;font-weight:normal">If you are planning to apply please contact
<a href="mailto:maria.richards@nottingham.ac.uk">Maria Richards</a> so that </span>
</strong>we can keep a record of interest and give guidance if appropriate.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Best wishes<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Maria<o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><span style="color:#00B0F0;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Maria Richards</span></b><b><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<b><span style="color:#2F5597;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Programme and Project Manager (Public Engagement)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#131B57;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Coronavirus (COVID-19): The University remains open for business, but to comply with Government Guidance all staff in the Institute
for Policy and Engagement will be working from home until further notice. Many thanks for your understanding and patience. We are grateful for your continued support in these unprecedented times and send our best wishes to you and your families.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">University Park<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">University of Nottingham colleagues can stay up to date with public engagement news by signing up to our internal newsletter
<a href="http://lists.nottingham.ac.uk/mailman/listinfo/public-engagement">here</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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