NERC Radiocarbon Facility

The NERC radiocarbon facility is administered by the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and provides funded radiocarbon dating research services to the academic community served by NERC and the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC).

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Applications for project support

The deadline for applications to the next meeting is .

The next panel meeting for consideration of applications will be on .

To apply for radiocarbon dating support you need to be from a UK academic institution and be eligible to apply for a grant to the relevant research council. Details of the application process are given on the Project submission page.

Applications will be graded by a panel appointed by NERC/AHRC which meets twice a year.

Facility laboratories

The facility is based at two laboratories:

• NERC Radiocarbon Laboratory at SUERC in East Kilbride
• Oxford Radiocarbon Accelerator Unit at the University of Oxford

These two laboratories have complementary expertise and work closely together, sometimes jointly on individual projects, and aim to provide a comprehensive service.

Facility Secretaries