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Research Councils Links

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 Office of Science & Technology (OST) 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/

Council for the Central Laboratory of the Research Councils (CCLRC)
www.cclrc.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/

Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council (PPARC)
www.pparc.ac.uk/