United Kingdom – Iceland Arctic Science Partnership Scheme
Summary
An opportunity for researchers based in the United Kingdom and Iceland to make joint applications for bursaries to support active participation in new partnerships in the 2024-25 season. Please note, the call for applications has now closed.
Background
Researchers in the United Kingdom and Iceland are well-placed to develop important new science partnerships that address pressing research questions. These partnerships can support the development of skill- and knowledge-based networks to strengthen both communities; foster the creation of positive, respectful and empowering partnerships; and create lasting research connections.
The United Kingdom’s Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, working with the British Embassy in Reykjavik, the UK Science and Innovation Network and the NERC Arctic Office, together with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Icelandic Research Council (Rannís) is funding a new bursaries programme. This will support UK and Iceland-based researchers working in Iceland in 2024-25.
The outcomes of the science partnerships scheme are expected to support and further develop lasting research and collaboration links between researchers in the UK and Iceland; to provide new access opportunities for researchers to work with new partners; and develop ideas for future international projects.
Full call details available here (PDF).
Bursaries
Tariq Ahmed, Teeside University: Compatibility of Polymeric Materials for 100% Hydrogen Transportation in Iceland and the UK.
Catherine Howarth, Aberystwyth University: Island Oats
Eleanor Watson, Moredun Research Institute: Nanopore sequencing approaches for ecosystem monitoring in the Arctic
Iestyn Barr, Manchester Metropolitan University: Lake Drainage Events Recorded in Sediments (LAERS)
Nicola Dakin, British Geological Survey: OGGA-IWS – Offshore geological and geomorphological assessment: Icelandic windfarm suitability.
Jenny Jenkins, Durham University: Seismic Network in Underexplored Central Iceland – SNUCI
Benjamin Murray, Leeds University: Aerial sampling of ice-nucleating dust plumes over Iceland (DustDrone)
Gbotemi Adediran, Centre for Ecology and Hydrology: ArcticNanoCon: A Consortium for the Investigation of Colloidal Matter in the Arctic by Advanced Nanoscopy – (UK-Iceland Partnership).
Robert Jackson, University of Birmingham: Dog lichens and their associated microbiota as indicators of climate warming
Girish Beedessee, Northumbria University: Employing metatranscriptomics to survey functional diversity of eukaryotic phytoplankton around Iceland marine environment
Joanna Bullard, Loughborough University: Particulate contributions to air quality in Akureyri
John Chew, University of Bath: Microplastic Fibres in Arctic Wastewater: Focusing on Transport Behaviours in Membrane-based Treatment Processes
Mike Coffey, Nottingham Trent University: Holistic evaluation of sewage pollution at Akureyri, Iceland
Robert Storrar, Sheffield Hallam University: A research and public engagement hub for understanding glacial and environmental change in SE Iceland
Mariana Garcia Criado, University of Edinburgh: Plant borealization across a rapidly warming Arctic
Craig Smeaton, St-Andrews University: The Role of Iceland’s Sedimentary Environments in Climate Regulation (RISER)
Ulf Buentgen, Cambridge University: Combining dendrochronological and wood anatomical data and techniques to better understand the composition and behavior of Iceland’s dwarf shrub communi8es under climate change – DAIS
Luke Talbot, University of Lincoln: Industry and Society Benefits of Enhanced Fish Co-product Utilisation: Exploring Future Opportunities via Collaborative Partnership.
Lucy Stephenson, British Antarctic Survey: A networking and training event for Icelandic and UK Early Career Researchers onboard the RRS Sir David Attenborough
Tamara Lopez, The Open University: Sociotechnical modelling of resilient arctic communities
Karen Marshall, University of the Highlands and Islands: Strengthening ties – Exploring Collaborative Educational and Research Initiatives between Agricultural University of Iceland (AUI), the University of Highlands and Islands – Inverness (UHI) Inverness