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Research competitions
The table below sets out all our current competitions, covering both calls for full proposals and expressions of interest. Competition packs may cover individual projects or requirements documents or newsletters covering multiple projects. Further details are available within each pack.
Call for a Full Proposal
| Title Click the Pack Code for the Competition Pack. |
Pack Code | Closing date |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultiural Advisory Services Analysis | FFG 0912(705 KB) | 4 December 2009 |
| Scoping study into the use of recreational surveys for economic valuation | NEE 0906 (715 KB) | 09 December 2009 |
| Assessing the carbon dioxide emissions and cost-effective carbon savings potential for organisations not covered by EU ETS, CCAs or CRC | CESA 0903 (720 KB) | 11 December 2009 |
| Methodology for estimating, in monetary terms, the benefits of nanotechnology | CND 0903 (710 KB) | 18 December 2009 |
| An assessment of the environmental impact of management options for waste wood (WR1209) | SCP 0904 (710 KB) |
4 December 2009 |
| Investigation of peatland restoration (grip blocking) techniques to achieve best outcomes for methane and greenhouse gas emissions / balance | CTE 0945 (710 KB) | 16 December 2009 |
| Setting up a local flood risk management portal | FD2625 (780 KB) | 4 December 2009 |
| Evaluation of environmental impacts of 2003 Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) reforms and the likely environmental implications of the cap ‘health check’ regulations in England | FFG 0910 (720 KB) | 20 November 2009 |
| Effective approaches to environmental labelling of food products | FFG 0911 (710 KB) | 4 December 2009 |
| Schemes with multiple objectives and funders – case studies | FD2635 (790 KB) | 17 November 2009 |
| Scoping the risk assessment process for small reservoirs | FD2640 (780 KB) | 17 November 2009 |
| Design and implementation of monitoring approach at catchment scale, and development of the catchment conceptual model | FFG 0909 (11 MB ) | 13 November 2009 |
Call for Expressions Of Interest
| Title Click the Pack Code for the Competition Pack. |
Pack Code | Closing date |
|---|---|---|
Biodiversity, people and landscapes research and evidence programme 2009-10 - Research Requirements Document No.5: |
11th December 2009 |
|
| Identifying a range of options to prevent avian collision with wind turbines and modelling collision risk against a range of mitigation options, using a UK based case study | CTX 0912 (140 KB) | 18 December 2009 |
| Research into the effectiveness, at reducing odours, of treatment techniques for sewage sludge which is to be spread to agricultural land | CTX 0911 (140 KB) | 17 November 2009 |
Research Requirement Documents and Newsletters covering project calls
| Title Click the Pack Code for the Competition Pack. |
Pack Code | Closing date |
|---|---|---|
A competition e-mail notification service is available if you wish to be notified as new competitions are advertised. A guidance note providing information on preparing and submitting a research tender to Defra (Word format) is available.
- Recent competitions
- Historical competitions (Available on the National Archives website)
The Packs: Important details
Each competition pack includes all the relevant information relating to the competition, including the project specification, a guidance note on completing a bid, the relevant application form and, where applicable, Defra's standard research contract. Please read all the documents contained within the pack.
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Page last modified: 20 November 2009