Recommendation 68

We further recommend that the Natural Environment Research Council strengthen its successful support for multilateral research initiatives by developing mechanisms to coordinate international funding more effectively. This includes reducing the burden of “double jeopardy” where researchers must apply for and secure multiple streams of funding from different national agencies—often facing incompatible timelines or processes. More integrated funding approaches, including shared peer review and harmonised grant rounds, would support high-impact collaborative science and ensure that promising international projects are not lost due to administrative barriers. (Recommendation, Paragraph 283) 106