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Research Councils UK
Summary
Research Councils UK, sometimes known as RCUK, was a non-departmental public body which coordinated science policy in the United Kingdom from 2002 to 2018. It was an umbrella organisation that coordinated the seven separate research councils that were responsible for funding and coordinating academic research for the arts, humanities, science and engineering. In 2018 Research Councils transitioned into UK Research and Innovation (UKRI).
The role of the RCUK was to:
Enabling dialogue about research priorities by facilitating an open and collective approach to investing in multidisciplinary research and training
Facilitating cooperation between the research councils and external stakeholders by promoting dialogue, collaboration, and partnership
Communicating the activities and views of the research councils to increase policy influence and collective visibility
Collaborating with academia and other funders to reduce bureaucratic tape for researchers and university administrators
Improving operational performance by sharing best practices
Each of the research councils is an equal partner in RCUK, and each uses its best endeavours to identify and pursue opportunities for mutually-beneficial joint working with one or more of the other research councils.
Each research council is a non-departmental public body incorporated by royal charter. Each is governed by its own governing council comprising a mix of academic and non-academic members, appointed by the Secretary for Innovation, Universities and Skills following a public nomination. The councils receive public funds from the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, and each reports annually to the British Parliament. In 2008 the combined annual budget was £3.5 billion, of which over £1 billion went to research grants and training at universities. This is one element of the UK's dual system of research funding, the other being block grants provided by the UK Funding Councils for higher education.
Research Council grants support around 50,000 researchers through 18,000 grants at any one time.
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