Science and Engineering Research Council

Science and Engineering Research Council
AbbreviationSERC
PredecessorScience Research Council (SRC)
SuccessorEngineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)
Formation1981
Dissolved1991
TypeNon-departmental public body
PurposeFunding of science and engineering research

The Science and Engineering Research Council (SERC) and its predecessor the Science Research Council (SRC) were the UK agencies in charge of publicly funded scientific and engineering research activities, including astronomy, biotechnology and biological sciences, space research and particle physics, between 1965 and 1994.[1][2][3][4][5]

  1. ^ Anon (2019). "Our beginnings". epsrc.ukri.org. EPSRC. Archived from the original on 2019-11-11.
  2. ^ "Science And Engineering Research Council (SERC)". archiveshub.jisc.ac.uk. Newcastle.
  3. ^ Walgate, Robert (1983). "UK energy research: Powers link up with SERC". Nature. 304 (5922): 106. Bibcode:1983Natur.304..106W. doi:10.1038/304106a0. ISSN 0028-0836.
  4. ^ Anon (1993). "Realising our potential: A strategy for Science, Engineering and Technology". epsrc.ukri.org. Archived from the original on 2019-11-12.
  5. ^ Dickson, David (1993). "William Waldegrave wants to carve up SERC and create stronger political links". Nature. 363 (6427): 289. doi:10.1038/363289a0. ISSN 0028-0836.