Science Policy Research Unit

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Science Policy Research Unit
Address
Jubilee Building, Falmer campus Brighton United Kingdom
Information
Type	Public
Established	1966; 58 years ago (1966)
Founder	Christopher Freeman
Director	Jeremy Kent Hall
Staff	70
Publication	Research Policy
Focus	Policy, Management
Former Name	Science Policy Research Unit
Functions	Research, Teaching, Consultancy
Website	https://www.sussex.ac.uk/spru/

The Science Policy Research Unit (SPRU) is a research centre based at the University of Sussex in Falmer, near Brighton, United Kingdom. Its research focuses on science policy and innovation. SPRU offers MSc courses and PhD research degrees. In 2018, SPRU ranked 3rd in the world and 1st in the UK for top science and technology think tanks on the Global Go To Think Tank Index Report.^[1]

SPRU has more than 60 faculty members, 150 MScs and 50 doctoral students.