11/9/25
Equator project
We are delighted to announce that ACCE+ DLA has joined the Equator project. You can read more about the project here https://theequatorproject.com/
The Equator Project aims to improve race equity in NERC-aligned research by improving access and participation, increasing retention, and removing barriers to access.
Watch this space as great things will be happening soon!!
19/5/25
Opportunity available at Natural History Museum!
NHM are currently recruiting for a curator-in-residence role (application deadline 25th May), please see the job spec and application guidelines in this link: https://www.hmag.org.uk/see-and-do/projects/curator-in-residence-fixing-our-broken-planet/.
Application deadline 25th May!
11/5/25
ACCE+ DLA studentships for 2025 available! We have two opportunities, one at University of Liverpool/National Oceanography Centre (NOC) and one at University of York, co-funded with the UN Environment Programme. Please see below for the links!
University of Liverpool/NOC studentship: https://accedtp.ac.uk/acce-dla-opportunities-at-the-national-oceanography-centre/
University of York/UN Environment Programme: https://accedtp.ac.uk/acce-dla-projects-at-university-of-york/
17/12/24
ACCE DTP recently co-ordinated a successful outreach project, utilising Diversifying the Talent Pipeline awarded to the DTP by NERC.
On Friday 15th November, pupils from schools across the ACCE partner cities of Liverpool, Sheffield and York attended each University’s campus to learn about the ACCE programme and about environmental science research. ACCE PhD students were on hand to showcase their projects and speak to pupils about what it is like to undertake scientific research. At the end of the day Dr Nick Crumpton from the Natural History Museum (NHM), another ACCE partner, joined all pupils and teachers on a Zoom call to showcase the work taking place at NHM.
Following this, on Tuesday 4th December, group of pupils from the three cities attended a visit day to NHM in London, taking part in NHM’s Biodiversity in Action school workshops. This marked the first time a joint event of this type had taken place. For many of the students, this was their first trip to London and the feedback was overwhelmingly positive:
- My favourite part was definitely the dinosaurs! They had a few of them as like animatronics and it would move and one of the t-rexes was dressed up all festively and had a Christmas sweater and hat on with snow in the enclosure!
- The activity with the insects was a lot of fun and engaging, especially looking at the insects under the microscope, which I found fascinating.
- I would say the day was very enjoyable. I had an amazing time with my friends and got a chance to learn a bit more about the world
ACCE director Professor Andy Fenton said: “These activities aimed to showcase to pupils who might not have the chance to engage with the subject, the importance and fascination of environmental science, and hopefully inspire them to pursue science subjects at GCSE and beyond. It was fantastic to see everyone so engaged and get so much out of the activities, and we hope at least some of them will genuinely consider careers in the environmental sciences in the future. We hugely thank the children, the school, University and Natural History Museum staff, and current ACCE students, for all their help making this such a success.”
6/12/24
We are delighted to announce our new ACCE+ Doctoral Landscape Award (DLA) funding from NERC, for five years (subject to a successful mid-term review). Our first student cohort is now being recruited and will begin on the programme in October 2025. If you are an interested candidate, see here for all details of recruitment to the new programme!
15/10/24
Congratulations to ACCE DTP graduate Helen Davison (University of Liverpool), who has been awarded a Certificate of Commendation for her thesis: ‘Investigating the Evolution and Ecology of Obscure Symbioses Found in Invertebrates, Ciliates and Algae’, by the ZSL Awards Committee!
15/10/24
Applications are open for 2024 BES – Natural England Policy Fellowship:
Full role description and application is available on the BES website:https://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/policy/fellowships/2024-bes-natural-england-policy-fellowship/
Applications close on 21 October 2024, with interviews in the week of 4 November 2024.
Topic
The fellowship will explore ways to maximise the effectiveness of the national Nature Recovery Network in England.
Procedure
The Fellowship will ideally start in January 2025, but there is some flexibility in terms of the start date, which will be agreed between Natural England, the Fellow, and the Fellow’s home institution. The placement can be full-time or part-time.
Funding
A maximum of £20,000 is available from the BES to support the Fellowship, including salary, accommodation and other costs. Applicants are asked to specify and justify the amount of funding requested and how it would be spent. This budget needs to include some funding to attend meetings, including subsistence costs.
Eligibility
Applications to the BES Policy Fellowship will be open to BES members, who are a PhD student or postdoc affiliated with a UK institution (university, research organisation or otherwise).