ACCESS
Our state-of-the-art facility provides environmental researchers across the UK with access to innovative technologies to enable world-leading research.
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We are briefly pausing applications to the NEOF-Visitor Facility from 30/03 until 05/05/2026. This is to enable our Steering Committee to review applications to our recent NEOF Pilot Competition. You can still send an enquiry and discuss technical requirements for projects but new access requests will only be processed from 05/05.
Access requests for NERC Grant-funded projects continue as normal.
Eligibility
We support:
- NERC grantholders who have consulted with us before submitting their grant to NERC.
- Researchers based in the UK to undertake pilot studies in environmental science.
- PhD students (or other eligible visitors) in the environmental science area based in the UK. Supervisors must apply on behalf of students.
Please note that Principal Investigators must comply with the UKRI eligibility criteria.
For support of any work within the NERC remit, please contact NEOF enquiries team to see how we may be able to support you.
Access procedure
- Deadline for Applications to NEOF: 1 December 2025; no application will be processed in December.
- All potential users are asked to first complete an enquiry form to discuss feasibility.
- Applicants will receive a quotation after the enquiry to submit with their proposal.
- To organise work at the Facility, users should then complete the access form.
- Please read the instructions to complete the form.
- All users are required to agree to our Terms and Conditions.
- FAQs.
NERC Grants
See UKRI funding opportunities. Please contact NEOF at least 2 weeks prior to obtain a quote ahead of submission deadlines.
NEOF Pilot Competitions
Submissions for this pilot funding closed on 2/3/26. Applicants will receive the decision by the end of May 2026.
Visitor Facility (NEOF-VF)
Year-round access to support and hands-on training at the NEOF Visitor Facility (NEOF-VF) for PhD students, postdocs, technicians and fellows.
Apply at any time.
Bioinformatics Workshops
Free online training courses on genome assembly, metabarcoding, population genomics, RNA sequencing etc.