Research Councils UK

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UK Research Councils

Abbreviation	RCUK
Merged into	United Kingdom Research and Innovation
Formation	2002; 22 years ago (2002)
Dissolved	2018; 6 years ago (2018)
Legal status	Non-Departmental Public Body
Purpose	Funding of UK science research
Headquarters	Polaris House, North Star Avenue, Swindon, SN2 1ET
Region served	United Kingdom
Membership	7 UK Research Councils
Executive Group Chairman	Prof. Rick Rylance Chief Executive of AHRC
Main organ	RCUK Executive Group
Parent organization	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
Affiliations	BBSRC, EPSRC, ESRC, NERC, STFC, TSB, UKSA
Budget	£3,000m
Website	www.rcuk.ac.uk

Research Councils UK, sometimes known as RCUK, was a non-departmental public body^[1] that coordinated science policy in the United Kingdom from 2002 to 2018. It was an umbrella organisation that coordinated the seven separate research councils^[2] that were responsible for funding and coordinating academic research for the arts, humanities, science and engineering. In 2018 Research Councils transitioned into UK Research and Innovation (UKRI).