The following publications related to the environmental research database and the ERFF classification scheme are available for download:
- The ERFF Research Classification Scheme Manual
A guide to the ERFF Environmental Research Classification Scheme and how it is used to code work in the Environmental Research Database; essential reading for coders, for those who use the Advanced Project Search option on the Environmental Research Database, and for those using the scheme in analysing a research portfolio.
- A Short Guide to the ERFF Research Classification Scheme
A full listing of all the classes in the ERFF Environmental Research Classification Scheme together with all the basic information you need to have about the scheme in order to start using the Advanced Project Search option.
- The ERFF Research Classification Scheme: the classes in detail
A full listing of all the categories in the ERFF Environmental Research Classification Scheme together with the detailed guidance notes used by coders in applying the scheme. An adjunct to The ERFF Research Classification Scheme Manual and A Short Guide to the ERFF Research Classification Scheme for research planners and others who want to exploit the database to the full.
- Using the Environmental Research Database Coding Form
A guide to the coding form software which is used to code environmental research projects in the Environmental Research Database; contains instructions on installation and use of the software, together with the basic rules for coding.
- ERFF Report 04 - Strategic analysis of environmental research activity
A comprehensive overview and analysis of research funded in 2004-05 by ERFF members, encompassing the majority of the UK's publicly funded environmental research in that year.
Published 10 September 2007
Other ERFF and LWEC publications can be obtained from the LWEC website.
