Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council |
| The Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) is the leading funding agency for academic research and training in the biosciences at universities and institutes throughout the UK. The research that we fund aims to improve our understanding of living organisms and biological systems. |
| http://www.bbsrc.ac.uk |
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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs |
| The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) funds scientific research to support the making and implementation of policy to pursue DEFRA policy objectives. DEFRA policy makers are customers for research carried out by government agencies, research institutes, universities and other researchers. |
| http://www.defra.gov.uk |
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Department of Agriculture & Rural Development (DARD) for Northern Ireland |
| DARD aims to promote sustainable economic growth and the development of the countryside in Northern Ireland; to assist the competitive development of the agri-food, fishing and forestry sectors of the Northern Ireland economy, being both proactive and responsive to the needs of the consumers for safe and wholesome food, the welfare of animals and the conservation and enhancement of the environment. |
| http://www.dardni.gov.uk/ |
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DTI |
The Government is strongly committed to increasing renewable energy usage in order to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions and thereby contribute to national and international targets for emissions reductions. Increasing usage of the various renewables technologies will also contribute to greater diversity in our energy supply. The increasing importance attached to this form of energy production was recently highlighted in the Energy White Paper.
A comprehensive framework of financial and non-financial measures has been put in place to synergise our business, technology and environmental objectives. This section of the website will focus on the non-financial mechanisms by which we hope to promote the greater use of renewables.
Our target is that by 2010, 10% of the UK's electricity sales will come from sources eligible for the Renewables Obligation. (Click on link or link below to learn more about the Renewables Obligation). The Obligation is itself underpinned by capital grants for emerging technologies, and our New & Renewable Energy R&D programme.
Learn more about the Non-Fossil Fuel Obligation or upcoming policy initiatives. |
| http://www.dti.gov.uk/energy/renewables/ |
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Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) |
| The Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) is the UK's leading research funding and training agency addressing economic and social concerns. We aim to provide high quality research on issues of importance to business, the public sector and government. The issues considered include economic competitiveness, the effectiveness of public services and policy, and our quality of life. |
| http://www.esrc.ac.uk/ |
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Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council |
The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) is the UK's leading funding agency for research and training in engineering and the physical sciences.
We invest more than £400 million a year in world-class research that forms the basis for future economic development in the UK and leads to improvements in everyone's health, personal well-being and lifestyle. EPSRC also actively promotes public awareness of science and engineering. |
| http://www.epsrc.ac.uk/website/index.aspx |
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English Nature |
English Nature champions the conservation of wildlife, geology and wild places in England. We are a Government agency set up by the Environment Protection Act 1990 and are funded by the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
English Nature has many responsibilities. We work with a wide range of people in a variety of ways and we try to enable others by giving advice, grants and licenses. We are committed to providing a high quality service. |
| http://www.english-nature.org.uk/ |
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Environment Agency |
| The Environment Agency are the leading public body for protecting and improving the environment in England and Wales. It's our job to make sure that air, land and water are looked after by everyone in today's society, so that tomorrow's generations inherit a cleaner, healthier world |
| http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/ |
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Food Standards Agency |
| The Food Standards Agency is an independent food safety watchdog set up by an Act of Parliament in 2000 to protect the public's health and consumer interests in relation to food. |
| http://www.food.gov.uk |
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Forestry Commission |
| Forest Research is the principal provider of high quality research and development surveys and technical services to the UK forest industry. Our research activities cover every aspect of forest management from seed propagation to harvesting, and from environmental benefits to timber quality. Our scientists, foresters and other specialist staff are based at two main research centres, and at field stations across Britain. They provide research, experimentation and consultancy services which are accessible to clients in Britain and across the globe. |
| http://www.forestresearch.gov.uk |
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Health and Safety Executive |
Britain's Health and Safety Commission (HSC) and the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) are responsible for the regulation of almost all the risks to health and safety arising from work activity in Britain.
Our mission is to protect people's health and safety by ensuring risks in the changing workplace are properly controlled.
We look after health and safety in nuclear installations and mines, factories, farms, hospitals and schools, offshore gas and oil installations, the safety of the gas grid and the movement of dangerous goods and substances, railway safety, and many other aspects of the protection both of workers and the public. Local authorities are responsible to HSC for enforcement in offices, shops and other parts of the services sector. |
| http://www.hse.gov.uk |
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LINK (CIMNFC) |
| This LINK programme (announced in May 1996 and closed in May 2002) supported innovative, pre-competitive research into industrial competitive materials from non-food crops, and responded to Technology Foresight priorities identified by the Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environment (ANRE), Health and Life Sciences and Chemicals and Materials Panels. |
| http://www.ost.gov.uk/link/foocim.html |
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Natural Environment Research Council |
| The mission of the Natural Environment Research Council is to promote and support, by any means, high quality basic, strategic and applied research, survey, long-term environmental monitoring and related postgraduate training in terrestrial, marine and freshwater biology and Earth, atmospheric, hydrological, oceanographic and polar sciences and Earth observation |
| http://www.nerc.ac.uk/ |
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Scottish Environment Protection Agency |
SEPA is a powerful body which is responsible for the protection of the environment in Scotland.
Our task is to protect the land, air and water - the core elements that form the fabric of our environment. We will do so in partnership with others, and in a way that enables Scotland to sustain a strong and diverse economy.
The environment represents one of Scotland's greatest resources and it must be continually protected and improved if we are to ensure economic prosperity and a vibrant and inclusive society. |
| http://www.sepa.org.uk/ |
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Scottish Executive Environment & Rural Affairs Department |
| The Scottish Executive Environment & Rural Affairs Department funds a programme of agricultural, biological and related research through its Agricultural and Biological Research Group (ABRG). ABRG aims to support a high quality science base in agricultural, biological and related sciences, and to fund research of strategic relevance to, and in support of, policy areas of the Scottish Executive and the related end-user communities in Scotland and beyond. |
| http://www.scotland.gov.uk/About/Departments/ERAD |
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The Scottish Crop Research Institute |
| SCRI aims to increase knowledge in the basic biological sciences; to improve crop quality and utilisation by the application of conventional and molecular genetical techniques and novel agronomic practices; and to develop environmentally benign methods of protecting crops from depredations by pests, pathogens and weeds. |
| http://www.scri.sari.ac.uk/SCRI/web/site/home/home.asp?sfgdata=4 |
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Welsh Assembly Government Department of Environment, Planning and Countryside |
| The Department for Environment, Planning & Countryside is working to improve the quality of our environment, protect and create a vibrant countryside, and develop and promote sustainable land-use planning, farming and rural regeneration policies. |
| http://www.countryside.wales.gov.uk/index.asp |
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