Global Change Research Group

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Global Change Research Group

• PRIMARY MEMBERSHIP
• 38 full time academic staff 20 postdocs
• PRIMARY SECONDARY
• 100 academics and post docs

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• Global Change Research Group
• Rationale Focus on the processes that control
  the nature of the Earths near surface
  environment
• Structure and Programmes
• Atmosphere
• Biosphere
• Cryosphere
• Oceans and Past Climate
• Continents
• Centre for Earth System Dynamics

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Atmosphere
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Biosphere
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Cryosphere
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Oceans and past climate
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Centre for Earth System Dynamics
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• Global Change Research Group Recent Developments
• SAGES Scottish Alliance for Geosciences
  Environment and Society (2006-2011)
• SFC contribution 2.02 million in salaries,
  0.44 million in equipment
• NEW POSTS
• 3 Chairs, 10 Lecture-Readers, 4.5 Research
  Fellows 3.5 Technicians

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Global Change Research Group Recent
Developments FUNDING
2007-2008 Sum of Total Awarded Costs
    Sponsor Type Total Charity
124109 European Union 183221 Research
Council 4485894 Commercial 496933 Group
Total  5,290,157
(13 increase on 2006-2007)
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2007-2008 grant income GLOBAL CHANGE-RELATED
(including relevant EEO, EPS and CECS
awards) Sponsor Type Total Awarded
Charity 366943 European Union 911328 Researc
h Council 9408324 Commercial 1919733 Grand
Total 12,606,328
(about double 2006-2007 income, but affected by a
few large awards)
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Global Change-Related Grant Income from Research
Councils, 2007-2008 Sponsor Total EPSRC 3735412
NERC 6033867 ESRC 32555 Total 9801834
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Global Change Research Group Recent Developments
3. Top European and 6th World ranked University
for Ecology and Environment based on recent
citation-based assessment by THES.
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• Global Change Research Group Opportunities
• Increasing engagement with NERC via Themes
• Increased collaborations in EU including possible
  new research masters
• Increase links with society via CECS, SAGES and
  Human Geography. (Carbon Management MSc example)
• SAGES II
• Ecology

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• Global Change Research Group Challenges
• Split site
• Aging buildings poorly suited to 21st century
  science
• Future replacement and development of major
  analytical facilities