Research funding in the United Kingdom is divided mainly among Non-Departmental Government Bodies: UK Research and Innovation ('UKRI'), and 'Higher Education Funding Bodies'. The budgets of both the UK Research Councils (which later merged into UKRI) and the Higher Education Funding Bodies budgets were set by the

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prior to 2016, at which point Department was succeeded by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.Research Councils United Kingdom (RCUK)
"About the RCUK partnership"
Retrieved on 5 April 2015. UK research funding follows the government policy, the '

Haldane principle In British research policy, the Haldane principle is the idea that decisions about what to spend research funds on should be made by researchers rather than politicians. It is named after Richard Burdon Haldane, who in 1904 and from 1909 to 1918 c ...

', this means research is evaluated by scientists themselves through

peer review Peer review is the evaluation of work by one or more people with similar competencies as the producers of the work (peers). It functions as a form of self-regulation by qualified members of a profession within the relevant field. Peer review ...

, not politicians.

UK Research Councils

There are seven Research Councils in the UK (see table below), all of which are now part of

UK Research and Innovation UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) is a non-departmental public body of the Government of the United Kingdom that directs research and innovation funding, funded through the science budget of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Str ...

. Each council receives funding from the Government's Science Budget (administered through the

) to fund research in a different area of research with a view to improving the UK economy, society and creating a sustainable world.Research Councils United Kingdom (RCUK)
"About the individual Research Councils"
Retrieved on 5 April 2015. Some Research Councils also receive income from other Government Departments, commercialisation of research and other research funders.Research Councils United Kingdom (RCUK)
"Government funding"
Retrieved on 5 April 2015.

Higher Education Funding Bodies (UK Funding Councils)

The four

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Funding Bodies, also referred to as "Funding Councils" (listed below) provide "block grant funding" to support research infrastructure and enable institutions to undertake ground-breaking research.Department for Business, Innovation & Skills (BIS)
"Policy: Research and development, subsection: Science and research funding"
Retrieved on 5 April 2015.

Dual Research Funding Support System

The Research Councils and the

Funding Bodies make up a dual support system. Research Councils provide grants for specific projects and programmes, while the

Funding Bodies provide block grant funding to support the research infrastructure and enable institutions research of their choosing. Such funding also provides the capacity to undertake research commissioned by the private sector,

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, charities, the

European Union The European Union (EU) is a supranational political and economic union of member states that are located primarily in Europe. The union has a total area of and an estimated total population of about 447million. The EU has often been des ...

and other international bodies.

Government funding

The Government's research budget allocations for the financial year 15/16 are outlined below.Department for Business, Innovation & Skills (BIS)
"Science and research budget allocations for financial year 15/16"
Retrieved on 5 April 2015.

References

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UK Research Councils

Higher Education Funding Bodies (UK Funding Councils)

Dual Research Funding Support System

Government funding

See also

References