Science Policy Research Unit

Science Policy Research Unit
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Jubilee Building, Falmer campus


United Kingdom
Information
TypePublic
Established1966; 58 years ago (1966)
FounderChristopher Freeman
DirectorJeremy Kent Hall
Staff70
PublicationResearch Policy
FocusPolicy, Management
Former NameScience Policy Research Unit
FunctionsResearch, Teaching, Consultancy
Websitehttps://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.

  1. ^ James G. McGann. "2018 Global Go To Think Tank Index Report".