FOI2026/00273: Fieldwork and Palaeontology
Case reference FOI2026/00273
Received 29 March 2026
Published 1 June 2026
Request
Request received: 29 March 2026
I kindly ask for the following information for a research project:
With regards to applications that you received to your IRF scheme and Doctoral funding schemes in the years 2014, 2015, 2018 and 2022, specifically those project applications that involved palaeontology research:
a) What proportion of these applications include a fieldwork component, and,
b) What proportion of funded palaeontology projects include fieldwork in their proposal.
Response
Response sent: 22 April 2026
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