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Second announcement

The STFC Futures Programme is holding a second workshop on environmental research which will build on the outputs from the November 2010 workshop and the current Environment Review by the STFC Physical and Life Sciences advisory committee.

The purpose of this second workshop is to bring together the STFC and environmental science communities in areas where there is significant potential for STFC to contribute, and begin the formation of collaborative research partnerships.

This workshop will focus on the following six initial research areas, some of which map directly onto planned NERC research programmes or areas of potential future development:

• bioinformatics (link opens in a new window)
• tropical forests (link opens in a new window)
• radioactivity (link opens in a new window)
• space weather (improved forecasting and early warning)
• pollution (of land, water and atmosphere)
• geological repositories (for carbon and nuclear waste storage)

There will also be some discussion of research opportunities not covered by these six headings.

During the workshop the STFC will announce an opportunity for Network funding to enable researchers from the different communities to engage and prepare joint bids for project funding.

The workshop is open to researchers supported by the STFC through grants or facility access, collaborative partners, STFC staff and members of the environmental science community.

The workshop will be held over two days at the Open University, Milton Keynes, with a working dinner held during the evening of the first day.

The number of workshop participants will be limited to 50 and we aim to achieve a balance between the NERC and STFC research communities. In the case that the event is oversubscribed selection will be made on the basis of alignment of research interests with the workshop programme. To register please complete the on-line workshop registration form (link opens in a new window) by 1 September.