About us
The Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) is the UK's main agency for funding and managing research, training and knowledge exchange in atmospheric, Earth, biological, terrestrial and aquatic sciences.
NERC is the UK’s main agency for funding and managing research, training and knowledge exchange in the environmental sciences.
We coordinate some of the world’s most exciting research projects, tackling major issues such as climate change, environmental influences on human health, the genetic make-up of life on earth, and much more.
NERC is a non-departmental public body. We receive funding from the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS).
Working internationally, we have bases in the most hostile parts of the planet. We run a fleet of research ships and aircraft and invest in satellite technology to monitor gradual environmental change on a global scale. We provide knowledge, forewarning and solutions to the key global environmental challenges facing society.