Partner contacts

Research Councils

The Research Councils are the main public investors in fundamental research in the UK with interests ranging from bio-medicine and particle physics to the environment, engineering and economic research. RCUK works alongside the Department of Innovation, Universities and Skills to support the UK's finest academic researchers and to ensure the best investment of public money in research.

Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC)
www.ahrc.ac.uk

The Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC)
www.bbsrc.ac.uk

Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)
www.epsrc.ac.uk/default.htm

Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)
www.esrc.ac.uk/ESRCInfoCentre/index.aspx

Medical Research Council (MRC)
www.mrc.ac.uk

Natural Environment Research Council (NERC)
www.nerc.ac.uk

Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)
http://www.scitech.ac.uk/

Government departments

Ministry of Defence
http://www.mod.uk

Department for Transport
http://www.dft.gov.uk

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
http://www.defra.gov.uk

Department of Health
http://www.dh.gov.uk/Home/fs/en

Home Office
http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk

Department for International Development
http://www.dfid.gov.uk

Regional Development Agencies and Devolved Administrations

RDA's / DA's aim to help the UK's economic development and regeneration, giving business support, investment and competitiveness, skills, training for sustainable development.

North East England
www.onenortheast.co.uk

North West England
www.nwda.co.uk

Yorkshire and Humber
www.yorkshire-forward.com

East Midlands
www.emda.org.uk

West Midlands
www.advantagewm.co.uk

South East England
www.seeda.co.uk

South West England
www.southwestengland.co.uk

East of England
www.eeda.org.uk

London
www.lda.gov.uk

Scotland
www.scottish-enterprise.com
www.scotland.gov.uk

Northern Ireland
www.investni.com

Wales
www.wda.co.uk
www.wales.gov.uk