The Parliamentary and Scientific Committee
A guide to Science in Parliament and Government: 2007
A Publication of the Parliamentary and Scientific Committee
Science in Government - Structures and functions
The Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills (DIUS)
Science and Innovation Group
The Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills (DIUS) is responsible for the allocation of the Science Budget into research via the seven Research Councils for which the Director General of Science and Innovation (DGSI) is responsible.
The Science and Innovation Group are responsible for:
- The science budget including funding for the seven Research Councils, three National Academies, the Higher Education Innovation Fund, Capital Funding for Research Infrastructure, and science and society programmes;
- Policy on innovation including funding for the Technology Strategy Board, the National Measurement System, the National Physical Laboratory, British Standards Institute, the Design Council and government links with NESTA (the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts)
- British National Space Centre
- UK-Intellectual Property Office (UK-IPO)
- National Weights and Measures Laboratory (NWML)
The UK Research Councils established under Royal Charter are:
- Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC)
- Biotechnology & Biological Science research Council (BBSRC);
- Engineering & Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC);
- Economic & Social Research Council (ESRC);
- Medical Research Council (MRC);
- Natural Environment Research Council (NERC);
- Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)
On 1 April 2007, PPARC and CCLRC merged to form the Science and Technology Facilities Council.
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