Research has confirmed how early land vertebrates, which evolved from fish, developed weight-bearing limbs and other adaptations long before their feeding systems adjusted to a vegetation-based diet. Now, for the first time, fossil jaw measurements have demonstrated this gap in…
Ultrasonic sounds of the rainforest
Research aimed at developing ultrasonic microphones with insect-like sensitivity is to continue in the rainforests of Colombia and Ecuador. Following the discovery of a previously unidentified hearing organ in the South American bushcrickets’ ear, a scientist from the University of…
Natural Environment Research Council (NERC)
The Natural Environment Research Council invites applications for its standard research grants. This is an open competition for curiosity-motivated basic, strategic or applied research. Grants provide a minimum of £65,000 and a maximum of £1.2 million for directly incurred costs.…
Registration Open for Eco-Innovation Info Day
Registration has opened for the European Info Day for the 2012 Eco-Innovation call, which will take place in Brussels on Tuesday 8 May 2012. The event will also be webstreamed, and a series of national Info Days on the call…
Business Skills and the Low Carbon Economy
Business Skills and the Low Carbon Economy is a three-day course for early-stage researchers – both postgraduate and post-doctoral level – designed to equip you with an understanding of climate change and its impact on the economy and business. It…
Research Councils Announce International Collaborative Fund
Research Councils from seven of the G8 nations have announced a five-year joint funding program to address major international challenges. The Multilateral Research Funding Initiative will announce a series of calls for funding to tackle global issues such as climate…