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Other potential sources of funding
- Research and funding councils
- UK government departments, agencies and non-departmental public bodies
- Other funding bodies
Research and funding councils
- Research Councils UK (RCUK)
- Research councils shared website with links to individual councils. - Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE)
- Promotes and funds teaching and research in universities and colleges in England. - Higher Education Funding Council for Wales (HEFCW)
- Promotes and funds higher education in Wales. - Scottish Funding Council (SFC)
- Promotes and funds teaching and research in Scotland's colleges and universities. - Department of Employment & Learning (DELNI)
- Responsible for higher education in Northern Ireland
UK government departments, agencies and non-departmental public bodies
- Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs (Defra)
- Department For International Development (DFID)
- Environment Agency
- Scottish Executive
- Welsh Assembly Government
- Department for Transport (DFT)
- Department for Business Innovation & Skills (BIS)
- Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA)
- Health & Safety Executive
- Food Standards Agency
- Forestry Commission
- Joint Nature Conservation Committee
- Technology Strategy Board
Other funding bodies
See also the useful links page within the science impacts section.