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Building on success: increasing higher education retention in London

The GLA commissioned the Social Market Foundation to look at the reasons behind the non-continuation (drop-out) rate of undergraduates studying at London’s higher education institutions. This...

Numerical modelling of fracture intensity increase due to interacting blast waves in three-dimensional granitic rocks

This work presents a detailed three-dimensional finite element based model for wave propagation, combined with a postprocessing procedure to determine the fracture intensity caused by blasting. The...

Impacts of increasing land use under energy crops - ecology data, 2006-2009

Ecological field data for a variety of biodiversity indicators were collected from commercial fields of both crops. The study is part of the NERC Rural Economy and Land Use (RELU) programme. Future...

Impacts of increasing land use under energy crops - hydrology data, 2006-2009

This data set consists of various hydrological measurements taken over two years of instrumental monitoring in fields of willow and Miscanthus crops from a study as part of the NERC Rural Economy...

Impacts of Increasing Land Use under Energy Crops - GIS Data, 2006-2009

GIS-based computer generated real-time landscape models, and other computer generated static images were produced and used alongside photographs in more in-depth interviews and focus groups. (Some...

A multiparameter geophysical experiment at Santiaguito volcano, Guatemala, following a marked increase in explosive activity (NERC grant NE/P007708/1)

Continuous seismic waveforms from a network deployed at Santiaguito volcano between 2014 and 2015. Data are collected on broadband and short-period seismometers to record all volcanic activity for...

WFD Cycle 2 ecological water body classification

Ecological status classifications can be composed of up to five different assessments: 1. An assessment of status indicated by a biological quality element such as fish, invertebrates or algae. 2....

Transport of Lithophile Elements in Magmatic-Hydrothermal Fluids (NERC grant NE/I02349X/1)

Supplementary material received relating to the following papers: Metal complexion and ion hydration in low density hydrothermal fluids: Ab initio molecular dynamics simulation of Cu(I) and Au(I)...

Trace metals in soils in the West Bristol (Avonmouth) area

Concentrations of trace metals in soils from a grid of sites located around a disused (since 2003) smelting works in the Avonmouth, UK, area. The soil samples were collected on 4th and 5th October...

Mineral Exploration and Investigation Grants Act (MEIGA) Reports (1971–1984)

This dataset comprises reports and associated project documentation from mineral exploration projects undertaken in Great Britain under the Mineral Exploration and Investigation Grants Act (MEIGA)....

Discharges to rivers from abandoned metal mines

Information about average flows and water quality for known mine water discharges from abandoned metal mines in England. Adapted and updated from "Prioritisation of abandoned non-coal mine impacts...

210Pb-dated historical lake sediment metal concentrations from Greater Glasgow, Scotland (mid-19th century to 2016)

Measurements of sediment properties (including organic and carbonate content), radionuclides (210Pb, 137Cs, 241Am) and elements (including mercury, nickel, copper, zinc, and lead) in lake sediment...

Litterfall nutrient content in fertilised plots in the Central Amazon, 2017-2019

The data consists of leaf nutrients from litterfall in a fertilised old-growth forest in the Central Amazon. Data was collected in a full factorial nutrient addition experiment (nitrogen,...

210Pb-dated historical lake sediment metal concentrations from Norfolk, UK (mid-19th century to 2009)

Measurements of sediment properties (including organic and carbonate content), radionuclides (210Pb, 137Cs, 241Am) and elements (including mercury, nickel, copper, zinc, and lead) in lake sediment...

NI 154 - Net additional homes provided

Number of net increases in dwelling stock over one year. The net increase in dwelling stock over one year is calculated as the sum of new build completions, minus demolitions, plus any gains or...

Sustainable Transport Strategy - Walking & Cycling

This forms part of the Sustainable Transport Strategy Resource Library, please click here for more information. Where possible, cycling and walking is increasingly encouraged. Not only does it...

North Wales Spurdog Longline Fishery 2008/09 - Fisheries Science Partnership

To increase knowledge of the spatial and temporal dynamics of spurdog in waters off North Wales, to provide contemporary data on the reproductive parameters used in demographic models, and to...

Stream sediment geochemistry (500m Grid) dataset

This dataset represents the first publication of complete national maps from the Geochemical Baseline Survey of the Environment (G-BASE) and TellusNI projects, whose aim was to conduct a national...

Prescribing for diabetes in England

This report shows on prescribing trends for medicines prescribed in primary care in England for the treatment of diabetes for the period since April 2005. Diabetes is a high profile clinical area,...

Unemployment during the economic downturn

This release looks at the increase in unemployment during the recent economic downturn. Increases in unemployment will be compared across regions in the UK, age groups, gender and other...