Natural Environment Research Council

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Natural Environment Research Council

Abbreviation	NERC
Formation	1965
Type	Research Council within UKRI
Purpose	Funding of UK environmental science research
Headquarters	Polaris House
Location	North Star Avenue, Swindon, SN2 1EU
Region served	United Kingdom
Chairman	Anthony Cleaver
Chief Executive	Louise Heathwaite
Main organ	NERC Council
Parent organisation	Department for Science, Innovation and Technology UK Research and Innovation
Affiliations	AHRC, BBSRC, EPSRC, ESRC, MRC, RCUK, STFC, TSB, UKSA
Budget	£400 million
Website	www.ukri.org/councils/nerc

The Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) is a British research council that supports research, training and knowledge transfer activities in the environmental sciences.