Access form - NEOF - NERC Environmental Omics Facility

Request for access to NEOF

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Step 1 of 7 - Introduction

Please read the following instructions

Instructions for NERC-funded researchers (Grants and Fellowships)

Instructions for applying for access or training at the Visitor Facility (NEOF-VF) - Training for PhD students and grant-funded visitors

Instructions NEOF-VF

Instructions for applying to the Independent Research (PI) Pilot

Independent Pilot Instructions

Instructions for Early Career Researchers applying to the ECR Pilot competition

ECR Instructions

Your research team

Principal investigator title

Principal Investigator name*

First Last

Are you eligible to apply for this funding as PI?

Yes

Please note that the PI (except for the Early Career Researchers Pilot competition) must comply with the UKRI eligibility criteria; Applicants should check early enough whether their proposal is within NERC remit if they are unsure: https://www.ukri.org/councils/nerc/guidance-for-applicants/check-if-you-are-eligible-for-funding/ Applicants to NEOF Independent Pilot funding should be eligible as per NERC guidelines above, with Employment at lecturer (or equivalent) level or above. Applicants to NEOF Early Career Researcher Pilot funding are not expected to be eligible (unless they are an Independent Research Fellow).

Job title*

Institute*

Email*

Phone

Please provide the full names and institutes of any co-investigators

Forename

Surname

Institution

Name and year of study of the PhD student associated with your proposal

Full name

Institution

Year

Project partners

Please provide the names and institutions for any of your project partners, e.g. CASE partners etc.

If you are requesting access to the NEOF Visitor Facility, who is it for?

Principal Investigator

Co-Investigator

Postgraduate student

Technician

Postdoctoral Research Associate

Project Partner

Bioinformatics requirements

When the data are generated, do you have the opportunities & experience to analyse them or would you require help to analyse your data? (maximum 50 words). Please do not reveal any information that would identify your research team.

Bioinformatics requirements

When the data are generated, do you have the opportunities & experience to analyse them or would you require help to analyse your data? (maximum 50 words).

Your project

Project title*

Project abstract (100 words maximum)*

If your project plan has changed since your application to NERC (e.g. due to new technology becoming available at NEOF), please briefly outline your proposed amended plan (100 words or so).

How will this proposal help your transition to become an independent researcher? (400 words maximum)

Please describe your work in this area to date and, how it equips you to conduct the proposed work. State, and how the proposed project will be distinct from the work of your current or previous supervisors and thereby allow you to develop an independent programme of research. Please state whether this is targeted at supporting your application for future fellowship or other funding calls. This will be shared with the Steering Committee, so do not include any personal, identifiable information you do not wish to be shared.

Scientific Case (de novo)*

Please cover (up to 400 words): 1. How a reference genome will aid the work of your group and of others, noting the potential for studentship training, further grant or fellowship proposals, or to applied conservation, etc. 2. How other available genome resources will maximise the impact of this reference genome or, alternatively, how the lack of related reference genomes or the unusual nature of the proposed reference genome make this a valuable resource.

Samples

Collection of geographical data on sampling locations

We need to know the geographical origins of your samples, ideally a latitude and longitude. If this is not known, please provide the sea or country in which the samples are collected, then further location detail such as the field site, the research station, the island, lake, river or the nearest city in which samples have been collected. For samples maintained in labs or from aquaria, museums, zoos, etc, please state where originally collected or their geographical range in the wild. DO NOT submit GPS coordinates; please convert them into Decimal Degrees format (https://www.gps-coordinates.net/gps-coordinates-converter). Finally, you must have appropriate legal and ethical permissions for the collection and analysis of your samples.

Longitude

Please provide the longitude according to this format: for instance, longitude of nearest city Liverpool is -2.983333.

Latitude

Please provide the latitude according to this format: for instance, latitude of nearest city Liverpool is 53.400002

Country

Sea

Field Site / Research Station/ island/ lake/ river/ nearest city

Terrestrial/ Freshwater/ Marine/ Polar

Binomial species*

Also provide a common name or brief description.

Genome size*

Is this species found in Britain or Ireland*

YES

Does the sample originate in Britain or Ireland?*

YES

Is a high-quality specimen or tissue sample available from a single individual or clonal line?*

Single individual

Clonal line

Please provide a brief description of availability of sample*

e.g. 1. amount of material available; 2. are samples available as fresh or freshly frozen? 3. if samples are in long-term storage, how have they been stored? 4. if samples are being collected from the field, comment on the logistics and any ethical requirements of shipping samples. 5. Samples may either be prepared in applicants’ own laboratory or at NEOF, which houses expertise and equipment for high molecular weight nucleic acid extraction and QC. If this is required, please flag this during project discussions.

When do you anticipate your samples to be available?

You must have appropriate legal and ethical permissions for the collection and analysis of your samples

I confirm that I have appropriate legal and ethical permissions for the collection and analysis of my samples

Quote reference number(s)*

Please enter the Quote reference number provided to you at the enquiry stage by a NEOF staff member. (example CGR SDxxx) If you don’t have one please contact us via the Enquiry form.

Request for access to NEOF

Access

Funding

Your research team

Your project

Samples

Collection of geographical data on sampling locations

Supporting documentation

Application summary