Welcome to the website of the Research Councils UK Office in the US.
The Research Councils are the main UK public bodies charged with funding excellent
research and supporting the next generation of researchers. Research Councils also
stimulate the successful exploitation of new ideas to help the UK to compete effectively
in an increasingly competitive global environment. The Research Councils are principally
funded through the UK Government's Science Budget which is administered by the Department
for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS).
Each year the UK Research Councils invest around £2.8 billion ($5.6billion) in
research, fellowships, postgraduate training and research facilities covering the
full spectrum of academic disciplines from the medical, biological and environmental
sciences to astronomy, physics, chemistry, engineering, social sciences, economics,
and the arts and humanities.
As two of the strongest research systems in the world and the best resourced,
the UK and the US have long been partners in research. The US is the first choice
partner for many of the UK's best researchers, and vice versa.
To maintain the strength of this relationship, the UK Research Councils have
established an RCUK Office in the US to identify and facilitate new research collaborations
across the breadth of the research base.
The RCUK US Office will:
- facilitate further collaboration between US and UK researchers;
- promote the movement of researchers between the US and UK and access to
facilities, data and resources; and
- work with US research organisations in influencing the international research
agenda and promote the excellence of the UK research base.
The Office will work primarily with US federal funders and endowments to share
priorities and pursue and promote collaborative research opportunities.
This website will provide information on the funding available to researchers
and students in the UK and the US who wish to collaborate with, or work in, either
country.
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