COVID-19 has impacted research, fieldwork, facilities and infrastructure in the polar regions, resulting in an accumulation of funded projects to be supported.
The Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) is committed to polar research and its importance to environmental science, and we are continuing to invest in world-leading polar research facilities.
Over the past 2 years our priority has been to prevent transmission of COVID-19.
With the subsequent delay in the construction of the RRS Sir David Attenborough most polar marine science cruises and major Antarctic field science projects were unable to take place when requested.
