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Evaluation of the first year of devolved Adult Education Budget in London

The GLA commissioned IFF Research to conduct an independent evaluation of the first year of AEB delivery after delegation of the AEB to the Mayor in 2019. The evaluation findings were “largely very...

Imposex surveys of whelks around England and Wales

Surveys of imposex in the dogwhelk (*Nucella lapillus*) have been conducted UK-wide over the past eighteen years (1992, 1997/1998, 2004 and 2007) to assess the effectiveness of TBT legislation...

Stoer Group and Sibley Group nitrogen geochemistry in red beds (NERC Grant NE/V010824/1)

Nitrogen abundances in red shales are shown to be suitable as a biosignature that may be applicable to red beds on Mars. The data set includes organic carbon and nitrogen abundances and isotopic...

Evolutionary rise of deep-rooting forests and enhanced chemical weathering: Quantitative investigations into the current paradigm (NERC grant NE/J007897/1)

The co-evolution and geographical spread of trees and deep-rooting systems is widely proposed to represent the 'Devonian engine' of global change that drove the weathering of soil minerals and...

Mortality Risk from High Temperatures in London (Triple Jeopardy Mapping)

A heatwave refers to a prolonged period of unusually hot weather. While there is no standard definition of a heatwave in England, the Met Office generally uses the World Meteorological Organization...

2001 Strategic Environmental Assessment SEA2 Technical report - Socio-economic implications of licencing in the North Sea

This report is a contribution to the Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA2) conducted by the Department of Trade and Industry (now Department of Energy and Climate Change). SEA2 focuses on the...

Soil properties and soil greenhouse gas emissions in biochar-amended bioenergy soils undergoing long term field incubation

Data collected during field and laboratory experiments to investigate the long-term effects of biochar application to soil on greenhouse gas emissions in a bioenergy plantation (Miscanthus X....

Wessex Archaeology (WSX) Geophysical Survey WESSEX4: (01/Jul/2003 to 28/Sep/2003)

Seabed Prehistory: Gauging the effects of Marine Dredging. Palaeo-Arun. Wessex Archaeology (WA) was commissioned, in April 2003, by the Mineral Industry Research Organisation (MIRO) to undertake...

UKCCSRC Call 1 Project: Oxyfuel and exhaust gas recirculation processes in gas turbine combustion for improved carbon capture performance

Conventional power generation in the UK faces a significant challenge in the face of decarbonising and maintaining a reliable, secure and cost effective electricity supply. The requirement for...

Ministry of Justice senior officials travel report

This report shows international travel undertaken by Ministry of Justice Senior Officials at SCS2 (or equivalent) and above. The report includes bookings made through departments’ central booking...

British Geological Survey (BGS) Geophysical Survey 1968/3: North Irish Sea (15/Jun/1968 to 03/Aug/1968)

This marine geophysical survey was carried out by George Wimpey & Co for British Geological Survey (BGS), the survey took place from June to August 1968 in the north east Irish Sea on board the...

British Geological Survey (BGS) Sampling Survey 1969/Pisces: Lower Loch Fyne (7-12 Nov 1969)

This manned submersible sampling survey undertaken by the British Geological Survey (BGS) took place in November 1969 in Lower Loch Fyne area aboard the vessel Vickers Venturer. The purpose was to...

British Geological Survey (BGS) Geophysical Survey 1973/19: SW Approaches between 50N and 51N (26/09/1973 to 31/10/1973)

This British Geological Survey (BGS) geophysical survey took place in September to October 1973 in the SW Approaches and Lizard area on board the TSS Profiler and formed part of the British...

British Geological Survey (BGS) Sampling Survey 1974/18: North Sea, East of Teeside: Gamma Spectrometer (14/Nov/1974 to 03/Dec/1974)

This BGS marine geochemical, geophysical and sampling survey took place in November/December 1974 in the North Sea, East of Teeside aboard the Royal Research Ship RRS John Murray. The purpose was...

British Geological Survey (BGS) Geophysical Survey 1985/7: NW Continental Margin (29/Jun/1985 to 09/Jul/1985)

This British Geological Survey (BGS) marine geophysical survey took place in May and June 1985 in the NW continental margin on board the MV Gorsethorn. The purpose was to collect data as part of...

British Geological Survey (BGS) Geophysical Survey 1972/3: English Channel (west of Cherbourg) (14/05/1972 to 15/06/1972)

This marine geophysical survey undertaken by Institute of Geological Sciences (BGS) took place March to June 1972 in the English channel (west of Cherbourg) on board the M.V. Researcher. The survey...

Species point records from 1972 Holme Renney Rocks (Heybrook Bay, Plymouth) littoral monitoring

The fauna of Renney Rocks is not especially rich, and there may be some doubt as to whether it is particularly suitable for monitoring. However, there is a good variety of intertidal algae. Due to...

Criminal Justice System Performance Information

Management information on the performance of the criminal justice system in line with Public Service Agreement (PSA) 24 performance indicators for local criminal justice boards in England &...

Care Home Sites

Care Home Sites Contains: Care Home site data. In the ‘Care Homes’ files, field 15 identifies the owning organisation of each individual Care Home organisation - in other words, their...

Green belt - South Ayrshire

Boundaries for designated greenbelts as defined in the South Ayrshire Local Development Plan. The greenbelt areas provide an effective method of: • protecting the operational needs of Prestwick...